The Parish of Casllwchwr and Gorseinon

Registered charity 1134662 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CATHERINE'S

PROMOTION OF THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH, PASTORAL, EVANGELICAL, SOCIAL AND ECUMENICAL IN THE PARISH AND TO PROVIDE TO THE PEOPLE OF GORSEINON SUCH COMMUNITY SERVICES WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE ACTIVITIES.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH, PASTORAL, EVANGELISTIC, SOCIAL AND ECUMENICAL, IN THE PARISH.

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: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£728k
Latest spending
£748k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total incoming resources were £495,952 and total payments were £308,163, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees confirm that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, indicating no immediate risks to the charity's continuity.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£728k
Total spending
£748k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Swansea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£728k£748k
31/12/2024£496k£308k
31/12/2023£213k£165k
31/12/2022£191k£152k
31/12/2021£166k£126k

Common questions

Is The Parish of Casllwchwr and Gorseinon financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total incoming resources were £495,952 and total payments were £308,163, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees confirm that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, indicating no immediate risks to the charity's continuity. Its FY2024 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 Fund22/06/2020£10kWifi screens and audio improvement at St Catherine's Church & Community Hall