VICTORY CHURCH CWMBRAN

Registered charity 1143387 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VC

To advance Christian faith in accordance with the statement of beliefsTo support those with sickness and financial hardship, to promote and preserve good health by the provision of goods or services, including counselling and pastoral support.To advance the Christian faith in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the worldwide as the in line with Trustee approval.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£570k
Latest spending
£465k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £105,094 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £93,945. The trustees confirm the charity is financially stable and prepared on a going concern basis, noting that unrestricted funds are moving toward their policy target of three to six months of expenditure.

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: £94k; policy: three and six months of the resources expended)
“We are moving toward this aspiration and the trustees are currently looking at ways to increase reserves to enable them to fall within the range as set out above.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: IT services received from Apex Computer Services Limited, a company related to trustee Mr Samuel Green.
“During the year, the charity received IT services from Apex Computer Services Limited totalling £706, a company to which Mr Samuel Green (trustee) is related. The trustees confirm that the above services from business related to trustees were provided on normal commercial terms.” — page 22
“The total amount of donations received from trustees without conditions, during the year, was £8,493 (2024: £8,421).” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustees.
“During the year, the charity received IT services from Apex Computer Services Limited totalling £706, a company to which Mr Samuel Green (trustee) is related. The trustees confirm that the above services from business related to trustees were provided on normal commercial terms.” — page 22
“The total amount of donations received from trustees without conditions, during the year, was £8,493 (2024: £8,421).” — page 22
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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£570k
Total spending
£465k
Reserves (reported)
£252k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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: Blaenau Gwent · Monmouthshire · Philippines · Torfaen

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£570k£465k
31/03/2024£573k£533k
31/03/2023£478k£491k
31/03/2022£444k£412k
31/03/2021£324k£330k

Common questions

Is VICTORY CHURCH CWMBRAN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £105,094 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £93,945. The trustees confirm the charity is financially stable and prepared on a going concern basis, noting that unrestricted funds are moving toward their policy target of three to six months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds VICTORY CHURCH CWMBRAN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name VICTORY CHURCH CWMBRAN as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST, THE WOODLANDS TRUST, CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK (UK).

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUSTFY2022£38kGrant commitment made in 2022
THE WOODLANDS TRUSTFY2025£3ksupport their projects
CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK (UK)FY2025£2kHumanitarian Aid and Promotion of Christian Religion
CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK (UK)FY2024£2kHumanitarian Aid and Promotion of Christian Religion

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund31/01/2025£19kConference Space Upgrades
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2023£10kWALES COL - The Grocery Store
The National Lottery Community Fund17/01/2023£10kVictory Church Warm Space
The National Lottery Community Fund24/01/2022£10kFlooring Upgrade
The National Lottery Community Fund22/06/2020£9kCOVID-19 - Victory Covid-19 Response
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2019£10kThe Ark