Bethany Community Church Harpenden

Analysis

Bethany Community Church Harpenden is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harpenden. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Bethany Community Church Harpenden reported income of £552k and spending of £404k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £240k to £552k (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bethany Community Church Harpenden sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Myvision Oxfordshire (£550k), Treasures Foundation (£552k) and The Ahoy Centre (£549k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95%, charitable activities 3.9% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £15k. Reserves of £177k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.