21ST CENTURY CHURCH
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE SAID AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT Area Of Benefit IN PRACTICE LLANELLI AND SURROUNDING AREA
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that income decreased significantly from £161,718 to £88,289, while expenditure also fell from £163,467 to £94,309. Consequently, unrestricted cash reserves dropped from £17,456 to £3,616, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £4,000. The trustees acknowledge the low level of general funds and are taking steps to address this, noting that the financial position has shown encouraging improvement subsequent to the year end.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees have determined that the charity should hold no less than £4,000 of unrestricted cash (around one month of expenditure)” — page 6
Trustees
- Ceri Curry Pound
- Clair Merrigan
- Emma Curry Pound
- Joshua Alun Davies
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £88k | £94k |
| 31/03/2024 | £162k | £163k |
| 31/03/2023 | £156k | £148k |
| 31/03/2022 | £114k | £115k |
| 31/03/2021 | £92k | £101k |
Common questions
Is 21ST CENTURY CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that income decreased significantly from £161,718 to £88,289, while expenditure also fell from £163,467 to £94,309. Consequently, unrestricted cash reserves dropped from £17,456 to £3,616, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £4,000. The trustees acknowledge the low level of general funds and are taking steps to address this, noting that the financial position has shown encouraging improvement subsequent to the year end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/04/2025 | £20k | Resilient Teens |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 20/03/2024 | £128k | "21st Century Church" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/10/2022 | £10k | Heirs - Healing through Helping |
| UK government | 01/04/2021 | £13k | 21ST CENTURY CHURCH |