Oldham Bethel Church

Analysis

Oldham Bethel Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, 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 services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Oldham Bethel Church reported income of £90k and spending of £126k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £151k to £90k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Oldham Bethel Church sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oundle Baptist Church (£90k), The Parochial Church Council of All Saints, Lydd, St Peter's, Greatstone and the Sanctuary, Dungeness (£90k) and Christian Community Trust for Norwich and Norfolk Limited (£90k).