Bethany Pentecostal Church Registered Charity Number 1052756 Financial Statements To the Year End March 2026 Contents Page Company Information Trustees, Annual Report Independent Examiner's Report Receipts and Payments Accounts 9-10
Bethany Pentecostal Church Company Information Trustees during 2026 K. G. S. Warrington B Monks M. Talbot Chairman Principal Address: 51 South Road, Erdington, Birmingham. B23 6EA Charity Number: 1052756
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustso8'Annual Report for the period from 0110412025 to 3110312026 Bothany Pfrntscostal Church Charity registration number: 1052756 Objectlves and Actlvllles The objects of the Church (the charity) are for the benefrt of the public= a) To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Belief in such ways and such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from lime to time may think fil. b) To relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of counselling and 8UPPOrt in such parts ofthe United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from the lime to time may think fit. c) To advance education in such ways and such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from lime to time may think fit. The main activities of the Church (the Charity) in relation to those purposes are.. Regular Church services Counselling provision for local ward activitl88. Provision of paid personnel at reduced 500A of cost lo oversee and manage the foodbank within the newly created Bethany Community Outreach Mission support for Erdinglon As can be seen from Ihe aforementioned list of activities the Trustees have had regard for guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public beneflt. The Charity is not a grant making Charity, we therefore have no fomial policy. Due to the low availabilrty of funds, we do not have a specific policy on investment. If Ihe rcumstance$ were lo change, this matter would be reviewed by Trustees. The Church relies on its Minister. volunteers and trustees to support and maintain its activities. Achlovements and Pérformance The day outreaches in our local area as explained in last year's report now come under the separate charrty Bethany Community Outreach (11711331 who we Continue to support. All our activities continued to demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ to those in our locality.
Financial Review The Church Council recognised because of the fall in church numbers that the unsustainable mission giving of the past three years needed to b8 addressed. Bethany Community Outreach were in a position to contnbute lo the wages of the personnel that we supply in particular to the foodbank and for which it could not run without. This has made a great deal of difference as has the small charges for using the facilities of the church. The policy of the charity is to hold sufficient funds to meet its commitments up to six months ahead and to Cover the charity's operational costs also up to six months ahead. The only reserve 18 the cash reseNe held at the bank which at the end ofthe year was £93,311. There are no funds in deficit. There are no uncertainties about the charity continuing a8 a going ¢on¢8rn. The principal source of funds are the Church Congregation and use of facilitl8s for communlty programmes. The Congregation who gives regularly at church services and also exceptionally make donations for specific needs in line with Ihe objects. The funds raised have been used to support the local community by Ihe supply of paid personnel for the foodbank, which at present couldn't afford to employ a full time or even part time manager. In consideration of major risks - the charity has assessed and will continue to assess the major risks to which the charity 18 8xposed and in particular to those related to the operations and finances of the charity and are Satisfied that the Systems are in place to mitigate their exposure to these major risks. Structure, Governance and Management Our Governing document 18 a Constitution with Trust Deed. The Charity is constituted as a Trust. Potential Trustees are nominated al a Trustee meeting. If the Trustees are in agreement. then the person or persons are then approached. If they are invit8d to the next Trustee meeting and formally appointed to the charity. Newly appointed trustees are briefed on the responsibilities they have in the charity. They are given the informalion pack from the Commission on being a trust88. The charity does not neork with other charities but reserves the nght to donate to other charities who have the sarne obj8Cts, from time to time.
Reference and Administrative detsils Charity name Other name the charity uses Registered charity number Charity's principal addre5S'. Bethany Pentecostal Church None 1052756 Soulh Road Erdington Birmingham B23 6EA Names of the charlty trustees who manage tho charlty Trustee Name Offl¢• Dotos actgd if not for whole ear hole Period Whole Period Whole Period Name of personlbody ontitl•d to olnl tru•to0 K G S Warrington B Monk M Talbol Chairman Trustee Trustee Corporate Trustees - Names of the Directors at the dale the report was approved: Dlr8Ctors Name K. G. S Warrin ton B Monk M Talbot Name of trustees holding tit18 to prop8rty belonging lo the charity Trustee Name Dates acted if not for whole ear Funds held as custodian tru8tees on behalf of others: There are none Exemptions from disclosure Not applicable
Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee's report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) BL- Full Name Position Kevin Graham Warrin Chairman ton Adam Baker Accountant Date ILQZ
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent Examinor8 report on the accounts I report to the trustees of Bethany Pentecostal Church on the accounts for the year ended 31$1 March 2026 Charity Number 1052756 set out on pages 9 and 10. I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (the Trust) for the year ended 3110312026. As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ( the Act). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect.. Accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or The accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. MrAdam Baker LHK Chartered Accountants Unit 18 Phoenix Business Park Avenue Close Birmingham B7 4NU Signed.. Dated 03.lo%iio MrAdam Baker Independent Examiner