CheckMyDonation

Bethesda Methodist Church

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1188011CheltenhamReligion
Income£173k2026-08-31
Spending£183ksame year
Spent / received90%5-year average
Size in its cause76th pctReligion
Registered2020Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Bethesda Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2026, Bethesda Methodist Church reported income of £173k and spending of £183k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2026, income grew from £127k to £173k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bethesda Methodist Church sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maidenhead United Reformed Church Charity (£173k), Bristol Mosque (£173k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Leamington Spa (£173k).

Income and spending

£0£80k£161k£241k£321k2022 Income: £127,3222022 Spending: £150,06820222023 Income: £143,4282023 Spending: £136,70620232024 Income: £321,3362024 Spending: £140,85120242025 Income: £158,3592025 Spending: £223,49220252026 Income: £173,0922026 Spending: £182,8392026
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

Bethesda Methodist Church serves the Leckhampton community of Cheltenham offering a welcoming and caring approach to church activities both within the building and surrounding areas.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Maidenhead United Reformed Church CharityReading£173k
Bristol MosqueBristol£173k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Leamington SpaLeamington Spa£173k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul, Chippenham with Langley BurrellChippenham£173k