MONMOUTH MARCHES MINISTRY AREA

Registered charity 1203832 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide Christian services at churches in north-east Monmouthshire with other activities including pastoral support, conducting baptisms, weddings, funerals, providing meeting places and social groups, maintaining churchyards and educating people about the Christian faith.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased to £1,542,940.82 from £1,844,559.58 in the prior year, largely due to the completion of works at St Tysoi. While the Ministry Area met all quarterly payments to the Diocese, the trustees note that several local churches face difficult financial situations despite some being in a healthy position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~9.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (49% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Timothy Dackchair
• Catherine Godfrey
• Charles Meldrum
• David Brian Perry
• Dr STEPHEN HUNTER
• ELIZABETH JILL WILLIAMS · trustee of 3 other charities
• Francis Andrew Langton
• GLYN EDMUNDS · trustee of 2 other charities
• Gaynor Dorothy Connor
• Jill Francine Rundle
• Martha Howells
• Nigel Peter Smith
• Patricia Anne Porter
• Patricia Josephine Margaret Lacy
• RICHARD JOHN HARBOTTLE
• ROBIN BARRY GIBSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Daniel John Damon
• Rev Elizabeth Ann Perry
• Rev Karen Ann Dack
• Rev Stuart Ghezzi
• Susan Janet Hughes
• Tessa Norgrove

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

Operates in: Monmouthshire

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Government & lottery funding

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