GRACE CHURCH WEST WALES

Registered charity 1186689 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GRACE, GRACE CHURCH NARBERTH, KINGS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (PRIOR TO 2008)

Grace Church West Wales is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation newly created to replace the Charity of the same name. The Church is an all age christian church in West Wales. It provides services and outreach to the community.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:4.1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND THE WORSHIP OF GOD; 4.2. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK; AND 4.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.

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

£169k

Latest spending

£89k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on unrestricted funds of £12,022 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £11,314. Per the trustees' report, this unrestricted reserve level is below the stated policy target of approximately £10,000 (three months of salary costs), although the trustees remain satisfied that income will meet ongoing needs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of total salary cost (around £10,000) (held: £11k)

“Because the principal staff are on 3-month notice contract, the policy is targeted at 3 months of total salary cost. This is currently around £10,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One employee appointed as a Trustee received £4,103 remuneration under their continuing employment contract. No other trustees were paid for their role as trustee or for professional advice/services.

“During the year, one employee was appointed a Trustee in the year and paid total remuneration of £4,103 under their continuing employment contract after their appointment as a trustee. The remuneration was not for their role as trustee but for other roles that they are fulfilling for the charity.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Connected person (close family member of a Trustee) paid £1,700 for services provided on a self-employed basis.

“During the year, one connected person, being a close family member of a Trustee, was paid £1,700 for services provided to the charity on a self-employed basis.” — page 16

“During the year, one employee was appointed a Trustee in the year and paid total remuneration of £4,103 under their continuing employment contract after their appointment as a trustee.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: One employee appointed as a Trustee received £4,103 remuneration under their continuing employment contract.

“During the year, one connected person, being a close family member of a Trustee, was paid £1,700 for services provided to the charity on a self-employed basis.” — page 16

“During the year, one employee was appointed a Trustee in the year and paid total remuneration of £4,103 under their continuing employment contract after their appointment as a trustee.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees made unconditional donations totaling £25,850.

“During the year, one connected person, being a close family member of a Trustee, was paid £1,700 for services provided to the charity on a self-employed basis.” — page 16

“During the year, one employee was appointed a Trustee in the year and paid total remuneration of £4,103 under their continuing employment contract after their appointment as a trustee.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher Rupert Maynard
Julie Debra Edwards
Kanchana Edwards
Philip Prosser

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£169k	£89k
31/03/2024	£88k	£115k
31/03/2023	£121k	£143k
31/03/2022	£86k	£92k
31/03/2021	£122k	£23k

Common questions

Is GRACE CHURCH WEST WALES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on unrestricted funds of £12,022 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £11,314. Per the trustees' report, this unrestricted reserve level is below the stated policy target of approximately £10,000 (three months of salary costs), although the trustees remain satisfied that income will meet ongoing needs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ALMOND TRUST	1	£100k
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH.

GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH income £85k
GRACE CHURCH ISLE OF WIGHT income £140k
GRACE CHURCH, TRURO income £248k
GRACE CHURCH YATE income £287k
GRACE CHURCH GREENWICH income £779k
GRACE TRUST (BRISTOL) income £174k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GRACE CHURCH WEST WALES	£169k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£85k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH ISLE OF WIGHT FY2025	£140k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH, TRURO FY2025	£248k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH YATE FY2024	£287k	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH GREENWICH FY2025	£779k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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