TABERNACLE CARDIFF

Registered charity 1106761 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TABERNACLE CHURCH CARDIFF

Religious activities

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Latest income

£625k

Latest spending

£111k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash assets increased significantly to £569,870, largely due to the receipt of a legacy. The charity maintains a stated minimum reserve policy of £30,000, which is well above the actual unrestricted reserves of £569,870. The trustees have resolved to expend a significant proportion of these funds on necessary repairs to the church hall in the coming financial year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £30,000 (held: £570k)

“In policy terms, the church retained a minimum reserve of £30,000.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: The Pastor (Revd. Dewi Higham) is a trustee and received salary/NI/PAYE of £39,137.

“The Pastor is a trustee of the charity and a paid employee of the church.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Pastor is a trustee and paid employee.

“The Pastor is a trustee of the charity and a paid employee of the church.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£625k

Total spending

£111k

Reserves (reported)

£570k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~61.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (06/12/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev DEWI WYN HIGHAMchair · trustee of 2 other charities
ALUN HIGHAM
Dr MICHAEL RHYS JOHNSON
Peter Millier
Richard Dickinson

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£625k	£111k
31/03/2024	£146k	£161k
31/03/2023	£216k	£239k
31/03/2022	£145k	£121k
31/03/2021	£85k	£88k

Common questions

Is TABERNACLE CARDIFF financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash assets increased significantly to £569,870, largely due to the receipt of a legacy. The charity maintains a stated minimum reserve policy of £30,000, which is well above the actual unrestricted reserves of £569,870. The trustees have resolved to expend a significant proportion of these funds on necessary repairs to the church hall in the coming financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW CROYDON.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW CROYDON income £164k
Venture Church income £285k
RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATES income £490k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALDERSBROOK ST GABRIEL income £191k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILEMON TOXTETH income £173k
HILLINGDON PARK BAPTIST CHURCH income £126k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TABERNACLE CARDIFF	£625k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW CROYDON FY2024	£164k	—	above	—	no doubt
Venture Church FY2025	£285k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATES FY2025	£490k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALDERSBROOK ST GABRIEL FY2024	£191k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILEMON TOXTETH FY2024	£173k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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