CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1° November 2023 To 31° October 2024 Charity name: BETHANIA Charity reglstrntion number: 1201328 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming documenl The o¥ect of the charlty called Bethanla is the advancoment of tho Christian faith In particular (but wlthout Ilmltatlon) by provlding I•￿TShiP, prayer and Chrlstlan tsachlng. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefrt, in particular, the aclNities. projects or seNices identffied in the aco)unts. Slnce the church opened IV$ doors on Satunlay 18" May 2024 there has been a gradual increase In th• actlvltles that take place at Bethanla. On a woekty basis the following athilios take place:. Sunday worshlp servic• Coffee momlng Two Bible study groups. Ono Is In the momlng and the other is early evenlng to allow for as many people as posslble to attend. An aftor school kids club A class to learn baslc conversallonal welsh. AA and an Al anon group Bethanla opens Its doors for an hour and a half a woek as a Foodbank distribution centre which fomis part of the Trussell Trust Iniilatlve. Once every two mnths there Is a webh coffee momlng and once every 3 to 4 months there Is PAeMy Church. We have conllnued to ralse awaren￿$ and Introduce ourselves to the local communty through the dlstrlbutlon of Christlan tracts whllst hlghllghtlng th• numerous actlvliles available for people to engage in. Statement confiming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity commissi￿ on public benefft In considering the exact fu￿re activit*s of the ¢haiity we wlll keep in mind the Charlty Commission's guldance on publlc b•nefft at our trustees nio•tings. Addltlonal infonnatlon (optlonal) You may choose to indude further statements where relevart about: Policy on grant Ma￿n0 NIA Policy on scKial investment induding pwram rdated investment NIA Contribution made by volunteers All our activities arn currenty run by volunteers and we have been encouraged by the support of local wple with regards to this. Other Achievements and Perforniance Summary ofthe main achievements of the charty. identifying the differen￿ the Charit￿s work has m&Je to the ctrcumstances of its benefictaries and any wider benefts lo sooety a$ a whole. There have been many posftlv• wlde-ranglng beneffts foft by th• communty from th• activities that take place at Bethanla. Bethanials the only place of worshlp In Aberfan and thereforo provkles much needed splrltual help and guldance through Its Sunday worship servlces and Blble study groups. The kids club also d•dicatss a portion of its time in sharing a Blble story and dolng a felated cra Activities for children are qulte Ilmlted In Aberfan, therefore an after School kld$ club for chlldren from Year5 3 to 6 that free of charye h hugety beneficial to a communlty whlch has slgnfficant socloweGonomlc challenges. Feedback from individuals that havo attended either the coffee morning andlor the welsh language class hav• found them to be posltfve exporf0nc￿ towards bullding frfendshlps and finding suppo The welsh coffee mornlng has provlded an ideal Opwthntty for those attending the welsh classes and any other intsrgsted pooplo to come together In a fr18ndty and supporbve environment to further practiu thoir convernatlonal welsh over a cup of tea or coff0•. These momlngs have also been attended by children from both local primary schools glvlng the chlldren an opportunlty to soclally Interact wlth older people through the medlum of webh, and everyone seem to benefft from. and enjoy th• ex￿￿ence. We recognlse the Importance of family, so Messy ChU￿h provldes the ideal Op￿thnIty for chlldren accompanted by either thelr parents or grandparents to Spend some valuabl• tlme together playing games. listening to a blblical stOryJ •ngag• In various crafts and on￿ som• food all of which is free of charge. Oponing a Foodbank distribution c•ntr• at Bethania In Aberfan has provided a much neod•d servlce to the local Poople who previousty had to travel much further to xcess thls help. Thls Is especlally welcomed by people who often do not havo a car or who would otherwlse have to travel much fvrther on public transport whlch does not appear to bo as rellable and as uent as It once was. Additlonal Infomiatlon (op￿Onall You ma choose to indude further stalwnents where rebevant atrA>Ut: Achievements against objectives set Perfomiance of fundraising activitÉes a ainst ob- Investment perfonnance against objectives Other Financial Review Review of the charivs finanaal posrtion at the end of the petiod Bethanla's financlal poslllon on the 31" OCto￿r 2024 shows that all our rtstricted funds which Yds made up of grant money was used up completely and the only fiinds in the bank was £9.002 of unreslrfcted funds, which is currenty suffklent to me•t the running costs of the charlty. We arn aware ofth• the Charfty CommlsslonS document on Charity Roserves (CC19) and will bolgd by thls guidanco when the charfty reaches a posliion to conslder thls. The charity is sllll in its Infancy and currently do•s not hav• ic al)out holdin See note above Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are hekl Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero Details of fund materially in deficrt Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a gang Con￿rn No None expectsd. Additional inforniation (optlonal) You may choose to indude further ststements where relevant about.. The charity's princ4pal sources of funds (induding Bethania's onty source of funding currenty is by personal any fundraising) offerlngs and donations by local people and church attondees. Investrnent policy and objectives induding any social investment policy adopted NIA A description of the principal risks facing the thatity The biggest rlsk would be rfthe amount of pernonal offerlngs and donatEon$ wlll nrt b• sufflclent to cover the charity's running costs. Our onty other Unkntr￿n at the mom•nt Is the cost of our electrlcty usage as our energy provlded has been unablo to issue us wlth a b511. Oespite numerous telephone convernafjons to try and resolve thls m*der there has stlll not yet been a rosolutlon to this problem. On tho 2&11012024 w8 made the decision to oscalat• th• Issue and made a verbal lainL Other Structure, Governance and Management Descri tion of chari 's trusts.. Type of goveming document Constliution adopted on f August 2022 How is the charity constituted? Charltable Incorporat•d Organisallon (CIO) Trustee selection methods induding details of any constitutional provisions e.g. elects'on to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees TNstees wlll be electad In line with the tho adoptsd constittrtlon. Currentty there are only four trustees (who arg tho first charfty trustees) and each has been appolnted for a set tsrni of offic• calculated from the dats of registratton of the CIO at the Charity Commisslon. Additional infornmtion (opliona You may choose to indude further statements vthere relevant al)ouL' Policies and procedures adoprted for the induction and training of The main polky and proc8dure currgnty adopted In trustees meetlng Bethanla's maln objects Is our Safeguarding Policy and Procedures. Three out of the four tTUSteos currenty undertake rol•s whern a DBS is re uired. The charitls organisational structure and any wider net with which the chwity *Drks Relationship with any relaled parti8S Other Reference and Administrative details Charity name BETHANIA Other name the d￿rity Capel Bethanla Registered chaiity number 1201328 Chartty's principal address Capel 8•thanla Aberfan Road Aberfan Morthyr Tydfil CF48 4QN Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charity Trustee name Ifa Datss acted If not for whole Rov•rnnd Robert Sfjvey Bethan Tricker Daniel Stiv•y Ann Acock S•cr•tsrylChair Tr•asurnr Name of trustees holdlng tide to property belonglng to the charlty Trusts8 name Reverend Robert Stive Datss acted rf not for whole Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others DescAipts'on of the assets held in this capaoty NIA Name and objects of the chafity on whose behalf the assets are hekl and how this falls within the custodian chariWs oty'ects NIA Deta￿$ of arrangements for safe cust<* and segregation of such assets from the chaiitys NIA Addl￿onal Inforniatlon (optlonal) Namos and addrnsses of advisern (Optional information) of advlser Name Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of ke rsonnel d&￿IS None Other o tional information Declarations The truste•s declarn that they have approved th• trusteos, rnport above. Slgned on behalf of the charlty'$ trust•os Slgnature(s) Full namels) Ann Gwenlli8n Ac¢xk Posltion (eg S•cret•ry, Chair, etcl Treasurer ao Charity Name: BETHANIA Charity No. 1201328 Receipts 2nd payments accounts CC16a For the p¢riod 01111123 31110124 Section A Receipts and paymeDts Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest to the nearest Totsl funds to the nearest £ IAst year to the Dearest Al Receipts Individual Gtving Grants 19850 19850 5023 151023 151023 145000 Personal Loans Charitable Gift- JBC Gift Aid Re)nnection wth the examination1o111tr ¥thich give5 me cause to beSev8 that in. any material respect.. the accounting reuyds were n(* kept in acu)rdance wtth section 130 of the Charitses Act; or the accounts did not arxx)rd ￿ryth the S(￿OUnting recayds: or the accounts did not compty ￿ the applicable requirements c(￿Cerning the fonn and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Re[￿s) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts gr¥e a 'tTue and fairf view which is not a matter C(￿ldered as part of an independent examination. I have no conc6ms and have come auoss no other matters in conneclS with the examination to vknich attention shouhl bè dravm in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. . Plea￿ dglel8 the words in rthe brad(8ts rfth8y ￿ not apply. Signod: Dats: 02¥ Name: Martin HowelLs Relevant professlonal quallficatlon(sl or body IER Oct 2018 Of an￿. Address: 36, Chapel Road, Abercanaid. Merthyr Tydfil. CF48 1SX Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem Isee CC32. Independent examination of tharity accounts: directions and guidance for examiner5). Glve here brief detslls of ony Item5 that the examiner wishes to dlscloso. None found IER Oct 2018