Bethesda Cardiff
Analysis
Bethesda Cardiff is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Bethesda Cardiff reported income of £382k and spending of £825k, spending 216% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £44k to £382k (+765%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 235%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bethesda Cardiff sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Happy Church - the Christian Action Faith Ministries (£381k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Mary with All Souls, Kilburn and Saint James, West Hampstead. (£382k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter, Notting Hill (£381k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Main worship services, weekly prayer and bible meetings, weekly coffee mornings, toddlers group, monthly lunch for the elderly, children and youth groups, youth weekends, financial support to mission workers in various countries, specialannual events at Christmas and Easter.