WOODVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1134695 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOODY BAPTIST

We teach & promote Christianity, building a community who show our faith in worship, ethical lifestyle & practical care of others. We provide activities for children/young people; work with students, inc teaching, support & practical welfare; a Cardiff Foodbank distribution centre; support for UK & third world charities; involvement in counselling & healing ministry; premises for community groups

Objects

The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£160k

Latest spending

£169k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves of £45,791 exceed its stated policy target of £30,000, indicating a satisfactory financial position. The charity reports that its financial outturn was broadly in line with the budget, with shortfalls in some areas covered by excesses in others. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“none of whom received a salary in excess of £60,000.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £30,000 (held: £46k)

“In November 2013 the Trustees updated the reserves policy by increasing the free reserves held by the charity by £10,000 to £30,000 where funds allow.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Joshua Pramod Parmarchair
ANNABEL BARBARA CHALONER
David Francis Garner
JUSTIN CHALONER
MARTIN CHARLES PEARCE
MRS JUDY DAVIES
STUART NEIL HARDISTY

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£160k	£169k
31/12/2023	£174k	£178k
31/12/2022	£126k	£126k
31/12/2021	£131k	£135k
31/12/2020	£141k	£130k

Common questions

Is WOODVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves of £45,791 exceed its stated policy target of £30,000, indicating a satisfactory financial position. The charity reports that its financial outturn was broadly in line with the budget, with shortfalls in some areas covered by excesses in others. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of WOODVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

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
INCORPORATED BOURNEMOUTH FREE CHURCH COUNCIL	1	£59k
CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
Kingdom Impact	1	£10k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOODLEY BAPTIST CHURCH.

WOODLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £229k
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH income £410k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN AND ST WULSTAN, SELLY PARK, BIRMINGHAM income £358k
VINE BAPTIST CHURCH income £103k
LANSDOWNE BAPTIST CHURCH BOURNEMOUTH income £819k
CARDIFF VINEYARD income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WOODVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH	£160k	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt
WOODLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£229k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£410k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN AND ST WULSTAN, SELLY PARK, BIRMINGHAM FY2025	£358k	—	0	unclear	100.0%	noted
VINE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£103k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LANSDOWNE BAPTIST CHURCH BOURNEMOUTH FY2024	£819k	in excess of £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt

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