Registered charity (CIO) · Port Talbot
Bethel Trust Port Talbot
Bethel Trust Port Talbot is a registered charity (number 1157288) based in Port Talbot, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Dr Elizabeth Hill O' Shea since 2014. Latest income £75k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
The Objects of the CIO are, for the public benefit, the relief of persons who are in need by reason of financial hardship, ill-health, unemployment, homelessness, education and such other economic or social disadvantage. In addition, for the public...
- 5 trustees
- Income £75k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Neath Port Talbot
- Website
- www.betheltrustpt.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Bethel Trust Port Talbot
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£75k£68k
- 2024£39k£46k
- 2023£47k£32k
Earlier years
- 2022£46k£68k
- 2021£79k£61k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The Objects of the CIO are, for the public benefit, the relief of persons who are in need by reason of financial hardship, ill-health, unemployment, homelessness, education and such other economic or social disadvantage. In addition, for the public benefit, the advancement of the Christian faith in such ways as the charity trustees may from time to time decide.
Grants received
12 grants · £146,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £76,446 (6 grants)
- The Headley Trust · £30,000 (2 grants)
- Community Foundation in Wales · £24,000 (3 grants)
- Postcode Community Trust · £15,554
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Community Trust
Board analysis
Board DNA
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
- Dr Elizabeth Hill O' Shea Chair since 2014
- Anthony Hill O'Shea since 2017
- Derry Flay since 2023
- REV Michele Matthews since 2018
- Steven Speakman since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Elizabeth Hill O' Shea Chair since 2014
- Anthony Hill O'Shea since 2017
- REV Michele Matthews since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Anthony Hill O'Shea since 2017
- Derry Flay since 2023
- REV Michele Matthews since 2018
- Steven Speakman since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Dr Elizabeth Hill O' Shea Chair since 2014
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1157288
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 03 JUN 2014AMENDED ON 28/01/2016 as amended on 16 Aug 2019
- Companies House
- Company number CE002033 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07971700105 · betheltrustpt@GMAIL.COM
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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