Bethel Trust Port Talbot
Analysis
Bethel Trust Port Talbot is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Port Talbot. It was registered in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Bethel Trust Port Talbot reported income of £75k and spending of £68k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £79k to £75k (-4.5%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 95%. 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, Bethel Trust Port Talbot sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Highbridge Area Foodbank (£75k), Darji Mitra Mandal of the United Kingdom (£75k) and Ifta Welfare Trust UK (£75k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Objects of the CIO are, for the public benefit, the relief of persons who are in need by reason of financial hardship, ill-health, unemployment, homelessness, education and such other economic or social disadvantage. In addition, for the public benefit, the advancement of the Christian faith in such ways as the charity trustees may from time to time decide.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Highbridge Area Foodbank | Highbridge | £75k |
| Darji Mitra Mandal of the United Kingdom | Ilford | £75k |
| Ifta Welfare Trust UK | Mitcham | £75k |
| Redeemed Christian Church of God All Nations Assembly | Sunderland | £75k |