GLENWOOD CHURCH

Registered charity 1125128 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To encourage one another to be people who know and love God who are passionate, spiritually healthy and engaged in our communities;To be agents of change in societyTo serve the poor and vulnerable of our world, regardless of race, religion, gender, disability and sexual orientation;To recognise and develop the latent gift in all of us;To serve the wider church community

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£425k
Latest spending
£400k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds carried forward were £1,991,223, with free reserves of £28,748 against a policy target of up to £40,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £25,041 for the year, having previously incurred an outgoing, and notes that trustees are monitoring performance in light of 'very challenging times' for the sector.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £29k)
“Free reserves are currently £28,748 (2024: £19,812) and the charity continues to develop its fundraising to meet the free reserves target.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Paul Francis received remuneration of £34,577
“As allowed by the Charity Trust Deed, Paul Francis received remuneration of £34,577 (2024: £33,533) including employers NI and had expenses reimbursed of £350 (2024: £401).” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£305k
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£569k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~22.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (78% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£425k£400k
31/03/2024£339k£353k
31/03/2023£344k£360k
31/03/2022£432k£347k
31/03/2021£1.4m£305k

Common questions

Is GLENWOOD CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds carried forward were £1,991,223, with free reserves of £28,748 against a policy target of up to £40,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £25,041 for the year, having previously incurred an outgoing, and notes that trustees are monitoring performance in light of 'very challenging times' for the sector. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/01/2020£500kGlenwood Wellbeing Space
The National Lottery Community Fund25/10/2018£50kGlenwood Wellbeing Space