RADNOR WALK CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL

Registered charity 1126827 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing funds to other Welsh Chapels and the Welsh School in London.

Objects

THE CHAPEL PROPERTY SHALL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE SAID CHURCH AND FOR THE PUBLIC WORSHIP OF GOD ACCORDING TO THE DOCTRINES, PRINCIPLES AND USAGE OF PROTESTANT DISSENTERS OF THE WELSH CONGREGATIONAL DENOMINATION COMMONLY CALLED INDEPENDENTS AND ACCORDING TO THE RULES REGULATIONS AND CUSTOMS OF SUCH DENOMINATION AND FOR NO OTHER PURPOSES

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.4m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's principal source of funds is the realisation of gains from its investment portfolio, which generated over £2.2 million in income. Expenditure was significantly lower at approximately £78,000, resulting in a net increase in unrestricted funds and cash reserves of £93,477. The trustees note that the charity has sufficient reserves to invest in short-term needs while retaining a long-term portfolio.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The charity’s principle source of funds is the realisation of gains in investments and continual monies generated from their investment portfolio.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: To have sufficient reserves to invest in short term needs but also to retain a portfolio long-term. (held: £136k)
“To have sufficient reserves to invest in short term needs but also to retain a portfolio long-term.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£2.4m
Total spending
£2.3m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (98% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£2.4m£2.3m
05/04/2024£603k£657k
05/04/2023£577k£558k
05/04/2022£244k£114k
05/04/2021£70k£65k

Common questions

Is RADNOR WALK CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's principal source of funds is the realisation of gains from its investment portfolio, which generated over £2.2 million in income. Expenditure was significantly lower at approximately £78,000, resulting in a net increase in unrestricted funds and cash reserves of £93,477. The trustees note that the charity has sufficient reserves to invest in short-term needs while retaining a long-term portfolio. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST1£11k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RADNOR WALK CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL£2.4m—0unclear—no doubt
RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATES FY2025£490k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WESTON FY2025£329k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LANTERN METHODIST CHURCH OF WIMBLEDON AND RAYNES PARK FY2025£300k—0within—no doubt
FUNDS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE DUNHAM ROAD UNITARIAN CHAPEL FY2025£106k—0unclear—no doubt
UNION OF WELSH INDEPENDENTS INCORPORATED FY2024£674k—0above—no doubt

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