Betel UK

Registered charity 1081462 · since 2000betel.uk·Spain·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£247k
Annual giving, year to 31 December 2024
From filed accounts
£50,000
Typical grant (median)
3 published grants

Key takeaways

  • Betel UK's work is Christian residential recovery for people facing homelessness, drug and alcohol problems and social exclusion, so a small nonprofit whose work sits well outside that area is unlikely to fit its purposes.
  • Its annual giving is £246,892, but no grant range or typical grant band is stated, so size any request to your project rather than to a published figure.
  • Its organisational grants have gone chiefly to other Betel organisations, and it makes grants to individuals when support is assessed as aiding a move towards independence; no geographic focus is stated, though its annual report shows grants mainly in Spain.
  • No application process is published in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so use the contact shown to ask how it takes requests before you prepare anything.
  • Do not approach it on behalf of anyone under 18, since residents must be 18 or older and it does not generally have facilities to care for children.

Overview

Betel UK is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1081462).

Betel UK is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1081462) that exists for the advancement of the Christian faith and the relief of people in need, hardship or distress, and the restoration of people affected by addiction or homelessness. Its mission is to help homeless and drug and alcohol-dependent people move towards productive, independent lifestyles through work-as-a-therapy and long-term experience of a stable, ordered life in a residence. Its annual giving is £246,892, chiefly as organisational grants to other Betel organisations, and 111 grants were made to individuals.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Betel UK’s core work is Christian residential recovery for people facing homelessness, drug and alcohol abuse and wider social exclusion. It provides a family-like community, peer support and meaningful work to help residents move towards independence. Its organisational grants have gone chiefly to other Betel organisations; the listed purposes are not stated. It also makes grants to individuals when support is assessed as aiding a move towards a more independent life. Its model combines long-term residential community life with work-as-therapy and a stable, ordered routine.

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the annual report shows grants mainly in Spain.

What they don't fund

  • Residents must be 18 years or older
  • You would not be permitted to take opiate-based painkillers
  • You will not have access to mobile phones, laptops or tablets
  • You won’t be able to get on the internet either for an extended season, and only then under supervision
  • We do not generally have facilities to care for children

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where its grants have gone

  • Spain

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Grants

3 published grants analysed · median £50,000

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

  • Betel of Spain
    £183,904year to 31 December 2024
  • Betel International
    £50,000year to 31 December 2024
  • Betel USA
    £12,000year to 31 December 2024

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 grant to individuals; 1 with no named recipient; 2 whose recipient could not be identified.

Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 31 December 2020£7,395,417£4,425,324£225,387Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021£6,814,539£4,959,269£270,849Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022£6,194,022£4,961,948£331,009Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023£6,617,889£5,066,721£339,076Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024£6,651,818£5,814,490£246,892Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2020
£225k grants
YE 2021
£271k grants
YE 2022
£331k grants
YE 2023
£339k grants
YE 2024
£247k grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.

  • Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020; year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
  • Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.

Sources

Other sources

  • Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)

This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.

Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.

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