Bethel Evangelical Church Gorseinon
What it does
Worship services twice each Sunday, plus a monthly midweek service. Meetings for youth and younger children each week in term time. Prayer meeting/Bible study every week. Ad hoc participation in local community activities e.g Christmas Lantern Parade. Engagement with local schools, e.g. holding assemblies and providing facilities for Christmas Carol Services.
Its charitable purposes
THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH SHALL BE:-(1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN GORSEINON AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND(2)SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN A CHURCH MEETING, FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Overseas aid and famine relief
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- City of Swansea
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £76,456 and spent £61,785.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £76,456 | £61,785 | Not reported | 18 |
| 31 December 2024 | £75,921 | £77,267 | Not reported | 14 |
| 31 December 2023 | £69,783 | £52,134 | Not reported | 21 |
| 31 December 2022 | £62,367 | £52,633 | Not reported | 16 |
| 31 December 2021 | £49,893 | £50,340 | Not reported | 12 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 53%, from £49,893 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £76,456 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 81% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Keith John Vine
- Martyn Philip Keane
- Matthew David Lee
- Samuel Matthew Reeve BSc
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 10 September 2026, 51 days early | Received 10 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 11 September 2025, 50 days early | Received 11 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 14 September 2024, 47 days early | Received 14 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 18 October 2023, 13 days early | Received 18 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 5 September 2022, 56 days early | Received 5 September 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1154845
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 3 December 2013
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20 FEB 2013
- Website
- www.bethel-gorseinon.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.