Bethel Community Church (Newport)
Analysis
Bethel Community Church (Newport) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and recreation, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Bethel Community Church (Newport) reported income of £229k and spending of £384k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £164k to £229k (+39%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bethel Community Church (Newport) sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George Bloomsbury (£229k), Resurrection Power and Living Bread Ministries Birmingham (£229k) and Sutton in the Elms Baptist Church (£229k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity advances the Christian Faith, primarily in the Newport, South Wales area. The church also provides services and facilities to improve the life of the residents of the Newport area and seeks to provide education and relieve sickness and financial hardship by the provision of goods, funds or services in the UK or the wider world.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George Bloomsbury | London | £229k |
| Resurrection Power and Living Bread Ministries Birmingham | West Bromwich | £229k |
| Sutton in the Elms Baptist Church | Leicestershire | £229k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Mark, Tollington Park | London | £229k |