GILGAL BAPTIST CHURCH, PORTHCAWL

Registered charity 1134864 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The activities include:regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching & teachingbaptismCommunion of the Lord's Supperevangelism & missionteaching, encouragement, welcome & inclusion of young peoplenuture & growth of Christian discipleseducation & training for Christian & community servicegiving & encouraging pastoral caresupporting & encouraging charitable social action.

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Latest income

£204k

Latest spending

£190k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £740,259, with free reserves of £149,380 significantly exceeding the trustees' policy target of approximately £35,000. The charity reports adequate cash balances of £129,729 and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operational running costs, i.e. around £35,000 (held: £149k)

“The trustees consider this ideally should be not less than three months of operational running costs, i.e. around £35,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev MARTIN JAMES GILLARDchair
ANTHONY JOHN HORNSBY · trustee of 3 other charities
Alison Farrow
Barbara Ann Matthews
DAPHNE HARRIS
ELIZABETH MARY REES
JACQUELINE CROLE
KEVIN JEMMETT
Linda Harber
MARK PEERS
Malcolm John Nicholas · trustee of 2 other charities
Margaret Eileen Hornsby

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

Operates in: Bridgend

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£204k	£190k
31/12/2024	£182k	£202k
31/12/2023	£193k	£166k
31/12/2022	£202k	£150k
31/12/2021	£225k	£109k

Common questions

Is GILGAL BAPTIST CHURCH, PORTHCAWL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £740,259, with free reserves of £149,380 significantly exceeding the trustees' policy target of approximately £35,000. The charity reports adequate cash balances of £129,729 and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE NORWOOD AND NEWTON SETTLEMENT	1	£30k

Charities like this

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

GUISELEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £210k
GILGAL PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY income £188k
LLISWERRY BAPTIST CHURCH income £132k
CARSHALTON BEECHES BAPTIST FREE CHURCH income £320k
NEWPORT PAGNELL BAPTIST CHURCH income £777k
CREECH ST MICHAEL BAPTIST CHURCH income £309k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GILGAL BAPTIST CHURCH, PORTHCAWL	£204k	—	above	—	no doubt
GUISELEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£210k	—	above	—	no doubt
GILGAL PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
LLISWERRY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£132k	—	below	—	no doubt
CARSHALTON BEECHES BAPTIST FREE CHURCH FY2025	£320k	—	above	—	no doubt
NEWPORT PAGNELL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£777k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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