NODDFA BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1199103 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a Christian Church whose purpose is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus through preaching and teaching the word of God. We have a Pastor employed by the Church to enable us to fulfil this aim through pastoral care, evangelism and mission.

Objects

THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN ABERSYCHAN AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN GENERAL MEETING FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH

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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Registered contact address: Torfaen, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£234k

Latest spending

£175k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the church reported a net surplus of £59,353.49 for the year, resulting in total funds of £407,371.16. The trustees report notes a total cash balance of £409k, comprising both unrestricted and restricted funds, with specific reserves held for church and manse maintenance. The financial review indicates that the church maintains a general fund for day-to-day expenditure and has historically held separate accounts for maintenance and repair.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £34,293.23 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“J Funnell received remuneration of £34,293.23 during the year for work within the Ministry and Valley School of Theology” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: The church maintains a general fund for day-to-day expenditure... It has historically held two separate accounts for maintenance and repair of the church and the manse (reserves figure: £407k)

“The church maintains a general fund for day-to-day expenditure of the Church which currently holds the balances of some of the restricted funds. It has historically held two separate accounts for maintenance and repair of the church and the manse these are currently at £33,390 for the church and £11,906 for the manse.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 45
Government income: £25,459 — contracts £21,459 (1), grants £4,000 (1); 11% of the £233,906 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £73,577 — contracts £8,369 (1), grants £65,208 (4); 26% of the £282,614 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £9,540 — grants £9,540 (6); 5% of the £177,953 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

SUSAN DAVIESchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Eleanor Rachel Gregory
Georgina Bolton
Laura Robinson
Sandra Elizabeth Sweeting
Sophie Toovey

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£234k	£175k
31/12/2024	£283k	£212k
31/12/2023	£178k	£92k
31/12/2022	£89k	£64k

Common questions

Is NODDFA BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the church reported a net surplus of £59,353.49 for the year, resulting in total funds of £407,371.16. The trustees report notes a total cash balance of £409k, comprising both unrestricted and restricted funds, with specific reserves held for church and manse maintenance. The financial review indicates that the church maintains a general fund for day-to-day expenditure and has historically held separate accounts for maintenance and repair. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of NODDFA BAPTIST CHURCH earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £34,293.23 band.

Charities like this

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

NORTHFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH income £170k
CUCKFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH income £178k
NEWBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH income £53k
WOODFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £182k
WALDRINGFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH income £97k
NORTH CHEAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £131k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NODDFA BAPTIST CHURCH	£234k	£34,293.23	0	above	—	no doubt
NORTHFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2026	£170k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CUCKFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£178k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
NEWBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£53k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODFORD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£182k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WALDRINGFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£97k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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