ARDAL GWEINIDOGAETH BRO CELYNNIN MINISTRY AREA

Registered charity 1185028 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PARISH OF BRO CELYNNIN, PLWYF BRO CELYNNIN

Bro Celynnin is a Ministry Area of the Diocese of Bangor of the Church in Wales. It comprises five medieval churches in the town of Conwy and the lower Conwy Valley, west of Afon Conwy:St Mary and All Saints', Conwy;St Benedict's, Gyffin;St Celynin's, Llangelynnin ('the Old Church');St Mary's, Caerhun; andSt Peter's, Llanbedr y Cennin.For details, please see https://caruconwy.com.

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Latest income

£297k

Latest spending

£467k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Ministry Area operated with unrestricted reserves of £113,092.79 at year-end, which was temporarily above its policy target of four to six months of expenditure due to a pending contractor payment. The charity reported a deficit of £132,558 for the year, largely driven by the Church Hall renovation project, which was subsequently offset by additional grant funding received in January 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Although Planned Giving, by Gift Direct and standing orders, is 7% up on 2023, total giving (Planned + Plate + Donations + Misson) is down by 6%.” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: four to six months of expected annual expenditure (held: £113k)

“The policy of Bro Celynnin is that, taking all bank accounts together, readily available unrestricted resources should be maintained at four to six months of expected annual expenditure.” — page 16

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ARDAL GWEINIDOGAETH BRO CELYNNIN MINISTRY AREA (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (13/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (13/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Dr Kevin Stuart Ellischair
Barbara Elizabeth Richmond Baldon
Christopher John Mostyn Roberts
Dr Elisabeth Sarah Gibson
Dr Rosemary Titterton
Heather Frances Thompson
Ian James Thompson
Joan Audrey Flood
Lynn Christine Jones
Mark Geoffrey Holliland
Michael Evelyn Young MSc MBA · trustee of 1 other charity
Patricia Margaret Anne Fysh
Simon Roderick Baldon
Tarnya Marie Newell Roughsedge
The Rev. Eryl Haf Parry
The Rev. Susan Blagden MTh

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

Operates in: Conwy

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£297k	£467k
31/12/2023	£175k	£184k
31/12/2022	£153k	£200k
31/12/2021	£206k	£145k
31/12/2020	£115k	£159k

Common questions

Is ARDAL GWEINIDOGAETH BRO CELYNNIN MINISTRY AREA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Ministry Area operated with unrestricted reserves of £113,092.79 at year-end, which was temporarily above its policy target of four to six months of expenditure due to a pending contractor payment. The charity reported a deficit of £132,558 for the year, largely driven by the Church Hall renovation project, which was subsequently offset by additional grant funding received in January 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ARDAL GWEINIDOGAETH BRO CELYNNIN MINISTRY AREA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ARDAL GWEINIDOGAETH BRO CELYNNIN MINISTRY AREA as a grant recipient include COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SUPPORT CONWY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SUPPORT CONWY	FY2025	£9k
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SUPPORT CONWY	FY2024	£750

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	14/04/2026	£228k	"St Benedicts Church, Gyffin - our heritage / Eglwys Sant Bened, Gyffin - ein treftadaeth"
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/08/2021	£8k	Bagiau Cariad Bags of Love

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ARDAL GWEINIDOGAETH BRO GWYDYR MINISTRY AREA.

ARDAL GWEINIDOGAETH BRO GWYDYR MINISTRY AREA income £208k
ARDAL WEINIDOGAETH BRO ENLLI MINISTRY AREA income £171k
ARDAL WEINIDOGAETH BRO ARWYSTLI MINISTRY AREA income £136k
Pontypridd Ministry Area Council income £218k
THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF BRECON CATHEDRAL income £457k
CYTUN:EGLWYSI YNGHYD YNG NGHYMRU / CHURCHES TOGETHER IN WALES LIMITED income £188k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ARDAL GWEINIDOGAETH BRO CELYNNIN MINISTRY AREA	£297k	—	above	—	no doubt
ARDAL GWEINIDOGAETH BRO GWYDYR MINISTRY AREA FY2024	£208k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ARDAL WEINIDOGAETH BRO ENLLI MINISTRY AREA FY2024	£171k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ARDAL WEINIDOGAETH BRO ARWYSTLI MINISTRY AREA FY2024	£136k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Pontypridd Ministry Area Council FY2025	£218k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF BRECON CATHEDRAL FY2024	£457k	—	below	—	no doubt

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