Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic U.K.
Registered charity 1047717 Registered since 1995
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Gilbert Pomell Chair since 2017
- Denson Lewin since 2017
- Jacob Smith since 2017
- Leesorn Foster-Brooks since 2017
- Rev Raymond Narme since 2017
9y median 9y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Gilbert Pomell Chair since 2017
- Denson Lewin since 2017
- Jacob Smith since 2017
- Leesorn Foster-Brooks since 2017
- Rev Raymond Narme since 2017
16y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Gilbert Pomell Chair since 2017
- Denson Lewin since 2017
- Leesorn Foster-Brooks since 2017
Portfolio (2)
- Jacob Smith since 2017
- Rev Raymond Narme since 2017
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Religious Activities 5
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Business services 1Retail and trade 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£1.1m latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
15.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 14.1 in 2021
13 from 27 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic (Telford) 1 shared trustee
- Bethel Apostolic Church Lowhill Limited 1 shared trustee
- Bethel Hall Green Apostolic Church and Community Centre 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Jamiatul-ILM WAL-Huda UK Similar size; both Religion
- Spurgeons College Similar size; both Religion
- Theravada Monastic Trust Similar size; both Religion
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.bethelconventioncentre.co.uk |
| trustees@betheluniteduk.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01215535566 |
| Address | BETHEL CONVENTION CENTRE, KELVIN WAY, WEST BROMWICH, B70 7JW |
Finances
£1,127,508 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £716,956 | £780,589 |
| 2022 | £1,006,526 | £993,852 |
| 2023 | £937,830 | £738,705 |
| 2024 | £877,808 | £1,109,879 |
| 2025 | £1,127,508 | £1,149,455 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29/05/1995AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 29/07/2004AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 16 DEC 2017 as amended on 04 Feb 2023
Trustees (5)
5trustees
71median age
1aged 70+
- Gilbert Pomell Chair since 2017
- Denson Lewin since 2017
- Jacob Smithage band 70-74 since 2017
- Leesorn Foster-Brooks since 2017
- Rev Raymond Narme since 2017
Connected charities (3)
- Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic (Telford) 1 shared trustee
- Bethel Hall Green Apostolic Church and Community Centre 1 shared trustee
- Bethel Apostolic Church Lowhill Limited 1 shared trustee
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