GODFIRST BARRY

Registered charity 1187915 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

GodFirst is a new church for Barry, Vale of Glamorgan. We aim to put God first in all we do. We gather around four main values: Gospel-Centred - Community - Discipleship - Mission.What's our Vision? To be a church that plants churches, that plant churches, for new believers, across the Vale of Glamorgan.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS OUTLINED IN APPENDIX 1 IN BARRY AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND,(2) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £1,701 for the period, increasing total unrestricted reserves to £12,176. The trustees confirm that this level of reserves meets their stated policy target of three to six months' running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Advance — “We are a partner church of Advance, a growing movement of churches that are passionate about advancing the gospel through church planting an…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rhys John Gronowchair
• Ben James
• Sara Gomez Estrella
• THOMAS JAMES EDWARD CLEWER

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

Operates in: Vale Of Glamorgan

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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