THE GLYN NEST BAPTIST HOME

Registered charity 1160563 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GLYN NEST CARTREF Y BEDYDDWYR; GLYN NEST BAPTIST HOME

Residential Home for the Aged

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL STAND POSSESSED OF THE PROPERTY AND ALL FUNDS AND OTHER ASSETS PRESENTLY HELD BY THEM FOR OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAID HOME TOGETHER WITH ANY ACCRETIONS THERETO AND INCOME THEREFROM AND ALL PROPERTY FOR THE TIME BEING REPRESENTING THE SAME (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE TRUST FUND') UPON TRUST TO PAY OR APPLY THE SAME (WITHOUT DISTINCTION BETWEEN CAPITAL AND INCOME) TO THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE WELSH BAPTIST DENOMINATION FOR THE RELIEF OF THE AGED AND THE RELIEF OF THE INFIRM AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF RESIDENTIAL OR OTHER ACCOMMODATION OF ANY KIND AND ANY AMENITIES TO BE ENJOYED IN CONNECTION OR ASSOCIATION THEREWITH FOR THE RELIEF OF AGED AND/OR INFIRM PERSONS IN NEED THEREOF IN SUCH FORM AND UPON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE ASSEMBLIES SHALL JOINTLY OR IF MEETING SEPARATELY SHALL BOTH OTHERWISE BY IDENTICAL RESOLUTION DETERMINE AND THEREAFTER FOR SUCH PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROMOTION OF THE CHARITABLE OBJECTS OF THE UNION AS THE ASSEMBLIES SHALL JOINTLY OR IF MEETING SEPARATELY SHALL BOTH BY RESOLUTION DIRECT.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £60,163 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by increased agency staff costs. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,646,345, which is above the stated policy target of £300,000. The financial statements were prepared on a basis other than going concern due to the planned transfer of assets to a new company.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.6m)
“The policy is to ensure that the charity has sufficient free and available funds to meet at least 6 months of annual budgeted expenditure. In addition the Trustee considers it is prudent to provide for a further 3 months for efficient running of the Home. At 31 December 2024, this figure is estimated at £300,000.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The trustees do not, therefore, consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Ellis Lloyd Jones Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£300k
Employees
34

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.2m£1.3m
31/12/2023£1.2m£1.2m
31/12/2022£795k£944k
31/12/2021£878k£868k
31/12/2020£845k£812k

Common questions

Is THE GLYN NEST BAPTIST HOME financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £60,163 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by increased agency staff costs. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,646,345, which is above the stated policy target of £300,000. The financial statements were prepared on a basis other than going concern due to the planned transfer of assets to a new company. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Ellis Lloyd Jones Audit Limited.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)1£23k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GLORY HOUSE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GLYN NEST BAPTIST HOME£1.2m—0unclear—noted
GLORY HOUSE FY2025£809k——unclear—no doubt
GABALFA BAPTIST CHURCH AND MANSE FY2025£181k£50,5860unclear—no doubt
THE ALMSHOUSE OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST FY2024£160k—0unclear—no doubt
GLYNDON COMMUNITY GROUP FY2025£221k—0unclear—no doubt
Boulton Cottage Homes Trust FY2026£163k—0unclear—no doubt

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