THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF BANGOR CATHEDRAL

Registered charity 1158340 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of the Christian Religion of the Church in Wales

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION OF THE CHURCH OF WALES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH IN WALES IN AND THROUGH THE CATHEDRAL BY PROMOTING THE STATEMENT OF FAITH MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN:• THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH IN WALES.• THE ROYAL CHARTER 1919.• THE WELSH CHURCH ACT 1914.• THE WELSH CHURCH (TEMPORALITIES) ACT 1991.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net operational deficit of £146,306 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total reserves. The trustees note that free reserves of £476,380 did not meet the target level of £405,000, and financial forecasts for 2026 aim to reduce operational deficits and build reserves.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Investment
• Risk management
• 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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (26/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• The Reverend Canon Tracy Jane Joneschair
• CANON TOWNSEND · trustee of 1 other charity
• CANON WILLIAMS · trustee of 2 other charities
• CANON WILLIAMS
• Canon Gareth Iwan Jones
• Canon Jane Coutts
• Canon Lesley Lee Horrocks
• David Allan Parry · trustee of 4 other charities
• Rev Canon Alan Gordon Gyle · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Canon Alexier Olwen Mayes
• Rev Canon Kimberley Victoria Williams · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Canon Richard Stanton Wood · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Canon Roland Peter Barnes · trustee of 2 other charities
• The Venerable John Christopher Harvey · trustee of 5 other charities

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

Operates in: Gwynedd

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