TAWE VALLEY CHURCH

Registered charity 1192931 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Regular Sunday services open to all held at 86 Christopher Rd, Clydach and weekly prayer meetings either via Zoom or at hired conference venues: Outreach to the community via on-line services, Youtube video productions, craft evenings and carol services: Regular missionary contact with India, Ukraine, Germany, France: Employment of a full time Pastor for ministry, study and pastoral care:

Objects

3.1 THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE TAWE VALLEY AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND 3.1.2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; PROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHURCH HANDBOOK.

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
£143k
Latest spending
£158k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £15,009.32 for the year, with total expenditure of £157,734.30 exceeding total income of £142,725. The trustees report that the charity holds £50,000 in reserves and considers itself financially secure following the purchase of its building with a 66% mortgage.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £50k)
“We hold a £50,000 reserve to see us through any difficult or unforeseen circumstances”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 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 (1 freehold); recorded price paid £225k. 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
31/12/2025£143k£158k
31/12/2024£65k£48k
31/12/2023£59k£50k
31/12/2022£60k£52k
31/12/2021£49k£34k

Common questions

Is TAWE VALLEY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £15,009.32 for the year, with total expenditure of £157,734.30 exceeding total income of £142,725. The trustees report that the charity holds £50,000 in reserves and considers itself financially secure following the purchase of its building with a 66% mortgage.

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 MESSAGE TRUST1£219k
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST1£38k
CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST1£25k
THE GOSHEN TRUST1£23k
BASINGSTOKE COMMUNITY CHURCHES1£2k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TAWE VALLEY CHURCH£143k—0unclear—no doubt
ST TEILO'S CHURCH FY2024£469k—0below—no doubt
TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, TEWKESBURY FY2024£287k—0above—no doubt
VALLEY CHURCH FY2025£286k£33,4530unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY AND ALL SAINTS WHALLEY FY2025£116k—0unclear—no doubt

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