Bethel Apostolic Church of Excellence

Analysis

Bethel Apostolic Church of Excellence is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bethel Apostolic Church of Excellence reported income of £70k and spending of £53k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £41k to £70k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bethel Apostolic Church of Excellence sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redeemed Christian Church of God ("RCCG") Jesus Pavilion (£69k), Rotary Club of Grantham Trust Fund (£70k) and The William and Patricia Venton Charitable Trust (£69k).