PENARTH MINISTRY AREA

Registered charity 1210418 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Penarth Ministry Area (PMA) is a UK registered charity and a benefice of the Church in Wales. The charitable object of PMA is the promotion of the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical, within the Ministry Area.

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Latest income
£456k
Latest spending
£419k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss on unrestricted funds of approximately £22,000 for the year ended 31 December 2025. However, the charity holds unrestricted general net assets (reserves) of approximately £1.32m, largely due to the sale of a property which released over £450,000. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern with adequate resources to operate for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.3m; policy: minimum of £50,000)
“As at 31 December 2025, unrestricted current assets amounted to £27,197” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Clergy expenses to trustees
“Three trustees (members of the clergy) received expenses relating to their clerical duties totalling £3,200 during the year.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Vale Of Glamorgan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£456k£419k

Common questions

Is PENARTH MINISTRY AREA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss on unrestricted funds of approximately £22,000 for the year ended 31 December 2025. However, the charity holds unrestricted general net assets (reserves) of approximately £1.32m, largely due to the sale of a property which released over £450,000. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern with adequate resources to operate for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.