# THE BETHANY PROJECT (TANZANIA) UK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 517995
- **Other names:** NORTHERN EVANGELICAL TRUST, N E T
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 6, 1986
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=517995


## Contact

- **Address:** 11 Ash Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington
- **Postcode:** BB5 3LN
- **Phone:** 07913522883
- **Email:** graham@pountain.net
- **Website:** www.bethanyfamily.net



## Activities

**Activities:** As per existing Trust deed. Activity is now focussed on providing grants to run the Bethany Orphanage in Tanzania for the welfare of children who were once either orphaned, abandoned or abused and providing education where possible.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Tanzania
- Cumbria
- Lancashire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £219027 | £217704 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £201790 | £190902 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £164458 | £199126 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £191634 | £227765 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £229437 | £220294 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **GRAHAM JOHN POUNTAIN** (Chair)
- David Borland OBE — appointed May 30, 2011
- David Daniel Shaw — appointed Feb. 22, 2025
- HEATHER ELAYNE JEFFERY — appointed June 18, 2011
- PAUL POUNTAIN — appointed May 30, 2013