EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH (SWANSEA)
Morning & evening Sunday ServicesBible Study & Prayer MeetingSunday School, children's & Young People's meetingsMother & Toddlers' GroupLadies' & Mens' MeetingsVisiting of & distribution of literature to local communityOpen Air literature stallChristianity Explored coursesSupport (financially, practically & in prayer) of other Christian workers/organizations in the UK & overseas
Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH AND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The trustees state that the charity's financial position is satisfactory and that sufficient reserves are held to safeguard future operations. The document does not disclose specific unrestricted reserve figures or a reserves policy target, nor does it detail staff emoluments or fundraising costs.
What the accounts disclose
“Our funds are received mainly from the members and those attending our services.” — page 8
“Paid Trustee(s) Rev. Graham John (Pastor) (until September 2024) Note: Our trustee and former cleaner (Mr John Matthews) retired as cleaner in January 2024.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management 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
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (10/12/2015)
Trustees
- DANIEL PHILLIP TOWERS
- Dr Emmanuel Owoso
- Frederick David Tucker
- JONATHAN HARVEY
- Stephen Paul Watkins
- Wilfred John Matthews
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £168k | £146k |
| 31/03/2024 | £149k | £141k |
| 31/03/2023 | £210k | £230k |
| 31/03/2022 | £148k | £127k |
| 31/03/2021 | £125k | £132k |
Common questions
Is EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH (SWANSEA) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The trustees state that the charity's financial position is satisfactory and that sufficient reserves are held to safeguard future operations. The document does not disclose specific unrestricted reserve figures or a reserves policy target, nor does it detail staff emoluments or fundraising costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SPORT, AMENITIES, RECREATION IN KESGRAVE | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH, SCARBOROUGH
- PANTYGWYDR BAPTIST CHURCH SWANSEA
- ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, MELBOURN
- MOUNT PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH
- NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH
- Emmanuel Baptist Church Thamesmead
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH (SWANSEA) | £168k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH, SCARBOROUGH | £131k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| PANTYGWYDR BAPTIST CHURCH SWANSEA | £167k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, MELBOURN | £127k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MOUNT PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH | £372k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH | £135k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |