EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1155275 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Church holds weekly Sunday worship services, Sunday School and a mid-week prayer and Bible study meeting . It also runs weekly parents and toddlers group, weekly clubs for primary and secondary school ages, a coffee morning and a foodbank. These activities are all open to the local community. The Church conducts baptismal, marriage and divorce services. It also supports missionary work.

Objects

(1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN GABALFA, CARDIFF AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND(2)SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MANAGING TRUSTEES FURTHER THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£157k

Latest spending

£129k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 have been examined by an independent examiner who confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and that the accounts accord with those records. The examiner reported no material matters that would cause concern or require attention for a proper understanding of the accounts.

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 3 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
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Aled David Goodwin
Aneurin Britton
BEN LEWIS JONES
David Rees · trustee of 1 other charity
Dewi Gwilym Brady
Dr James Robert Ashford
Dr Samuel Ng Lap Li
GARETH DAVIES
JOHN GLYN ELLIS
JONATHAN BASTON
Paul James Worthy
Rev Paul David Whiteley

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£157k	£129k
31/12/2024	£140k	£97k
31/12/2023	£131k	£132k
31/12/2022	£142k	£106k
31/12/2021	£104k	£101k

Common questions

Is EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 have been examined by an independent examiner who confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and that the accounts accord with those records. The examiner reported no material matters that would cause concern or require attention for a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.