Bethlehem Development Trust

Analysis

Bethlehem Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in August 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bethlehem Development Trust reported income of £72k and spending of £54k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income fell from £87k to £72k (-18%), an average of -9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bethlehem Development Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Springfield Community Flat (£72k), House of Hope Calvary Christian Centre (£72k) and Love India (£72k).