Beech Hill Church, Otley

Charity Number: 1184784
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Weekly: Sunday morning and evening services including activities for children. Toddler group, holding services in a local residential care home, assisting in local Primary and Junior Schools with assemblies and Bible teaching. Prayer meetings and small group Bible studies. Annually: Carol Services, involvement in the local community Carnival and Christmas Fayre

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £120,842
Total expenditure: £104,549

People

3 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Leeds City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 August 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • Beech Hill Church, Otley (Working name)
  • BETHEL CHURCH OTLEY (Working name)
  • BETHEL EVANGELICAL CHURCH, OTLEY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Christopher George Haley BA Hons Chair 29 April 2019
None on record
Stuart Andrew Freer Trustee 16 February 2024
None on record
Richard Bailey Hughes Trustee 29 April 2019
ST GEORGE'S CRYPT
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £415.90k £155.93k £99.31k £100.91k £120.84k
Total expenditure £23.04k £73.18k £77.94k £90.53k £104.55k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2024 15 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 15 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 02 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 02 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 26 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 26 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 30 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 30 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 28 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 28 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 06 Aug 2019 as amended on 22 Oct 2021

Charitable objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE: 3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN OTLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND 3.1.2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; PROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHURCH HANDBOOK.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
Beech Hill Church
20-24 Westgate
OTLEY
West Yorkshire
LS21 3AS
Phone:
01943 468876
Email:
hello@beechhillchurch.org.uk
Website:

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