ST PAUL'S FAMILY CENTRE

Registered charity 1060020 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting children and families

Objects

1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION AND TO WORK BI-LINGUALLY WITH THEM AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FACILTIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND EDUCATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. 2)TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE (WHETHER ALONE OR NOT) THE FAMILY CENTRE IN FURTHERANE OF THE ABOVE OBJECT

Area of benefit: RURAL DEANERY OF CYDWELI

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Carmarthenshire, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£181k

Latest spending

£178k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £45,073 exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £9,500 to £19,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £3,267 for the year, with total income of £181,211 against total expenditure of £177,944. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters required attention in connection with the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 2 - 4 months running costs (£9,500 to £19,000) (reserves figure: £45k)

“The trustees feel that a reserve equal to 2 ~ 4 months running costs (£9,500 to £19,000), without reference to Flying Start funding, this policy is reviewed annually.” — page 7

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

Volunteers: 1
Government income: £100,096 — contracts £77,404 (2), grants £22,692 (5); 55% of the £181,211 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 1
Government income: £72,044 — contracts £64,644 (1), grants £7,400 (1); 49% of the £147,122 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 1
Government income: £94,420 — contracts £89,538 (2), grants £4,882 (1); 77% of the £122,010 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

NICHOLAS CHARLES PATRICK GRIFFINchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Ann O'Hare
Carol Hodson
Joanne Yeo
Louvain Roberts
Margaret Ann Evans
Paolo Piana · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev HELEN NICHOLLS · trustee of 1 other charity
Terry Davies · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Carmarthenshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£181k	£178k
31/03/2025	£147k	£149k
31/03/2024	£122k	£132k
31/03/2023	£131k	£117k
31/03/2022	£107k	£101k

Common questions

Is ST PAUL'S FAMILY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £45,073 exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £9,500 to £19,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £3,267 for the year, with total income of £181,211 against total expenditure of £177,944. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters required attention in connection with the examination of the accounts. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ST PAUL'S FAMILY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST PAUL'S FAMILY CENTRE as a grant recipient include MARGARET DAVIES CHARITY, THE OAKDALE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
MARGARET DAVIES CHARITY	FY2023	£5k
MARGARET DAVIES CHARITY	FY2022	£5k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
MARGARET DAVIES CHARITY	FY2024	amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	29/03/2024	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/03/2023	£10k	WALES COL - Families Together
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/06/2020	£10k	COVID-19 - Let's Get Digging
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/05/2019	£10k	'Play and Learn' Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/03/2014	£193k	St Paul's Family Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/10/2010	£49k	Recession 2 - St Paul's Family Centre

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
COLLECTIVE FUTURES (CIO)	1	£95k
TRUST FOR LONDON	1	£90k
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIES	1	£16k
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£11k
LONDON CATALYST	1	£10k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S, BROOMHILL, SHEFFIELD	1	£291

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SPRINGS FAMILY CENTRE.

SPRINGS FAMILY CENTRE income £156k
ST MICHAELS PREP SCHOOL PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION income £29k
ST. PAUL'S, FURZEDOWN income £132k
PONTEFRACT FAMILY CENTRE income £192k
HOME-START LEEDS income £422k
FAMILIES RELIEF income £458k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST PAUL'S FAMILY CENTRE	£181k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SPRINGS FAMILY CENTRE FY2025	£156k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MICHAELS PREP SCHOOL PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION FY2025	£29k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST. PAUL'S, FURZEDOWN FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
PONTEFRACT FAMILY CENTRE FY2025	£192k	—	below	—	no doubt
HOME-START LEEDS FY2026	£422k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.