Bethesda Children's Foundation
Analysis
Bethesda Children's Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08321768). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Bethesda Children's Foundation reported income of £40k and spending of £35k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £35k to £40k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bethesda Children's Foundation sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Time Out Mission International (£40k), Lilly Uganda (£40k) and The Pachamama Project CIO (£40k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Charity primarily supports a new children's home in Mettupalayam,Tamil Nadu, South India for up to 150 children and young people run by Pastor G Samuel as part of the work of Bethesda Mission Trust.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Time Out Mission International | Cornwall | £40k |
| Lilly Uganda | Surrey | £40k |
| The Pachamama Project CIO | Chelmsford | £40k |
| Pluspoint | London | £40k |