THE BENEFICE OF SWANSEA ST PETER (COCKETT)

Registered charity 1181042 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing: regular public worship; Sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation; Pastoral work, including sick/ bereaved visiting;Teaching Christianity through sermons and small groups;Assemblies in local schools; Promotion of Christianity through events,services and literature distribution; Youth club with Christian ethos; Promotion of Church in Wales mission in community to groups.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH, PASTORAL, EVANGELISTIC, SOCIAL AND ECUMENICAL, IN THE PARISH.

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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Latest income
£86k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Benefice is undergoing a significant transitional period and restructuring work that will continue into 2026. The filing presents multiple separate funds, including a Building Fund and Emergency Fund, indicating a fragmented financial structure rather than a single consolidated balance sheet. Specific unrestricted reserves figures are not explicitly stated in a consolidated format, though individual fund balances are listed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Benefice of Swansea St Peter (Cockett) is going through a significant transitional period as it merges with other churches under the Penderi Ministry Area banner. This has meant that restructuring work has been undertaken during 2024 and will continue into 2026, when a newer configuration will be active.” — page 1
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Swansea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£86k£59k
31/12/2023£186k£168k
31/12/2022£106k£105k
31/12/2021£106k£97k
31/12/2020£92k£68k

Common questions

Is THE BENEFICE OF SWANSEA ST PETER (COCKETT) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Benefice is undergoing a significant transitional period and restructuring work that will continue into 2026. The filing presents multiple separate funds, including a Building Fund and Emergency Fund, indicating a fragmented financial structure rather than a single consolidated balance sheet. Specific unrestricted reserves figures are not explicitly stated in a consolidated format, though individual fund balances are listed.