THE EVANGELICAL MOVEMENT OF WALES

Registered charity 222407 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q63975170 · also known as THE MOVEMENT

6 Bookshops, a conference centre, run camps & conferences and produce Christian publications. Provide theological education and training

Objects

1. THE PROMOTION OF A TRUE AND FAITHFUL WITNESS TO THE FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ( AS OUTLINED IN THE DOCTRINAL BELIEF IN CLAUSE 3) AND TO THE ESSENTIAL SPIRITUAL UNITY OF THOSE WHO SUBSCRIBE TO IT. 2. TO BRING OTHERS TO A PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO ENCOURAGE SUCH TO LIVE A GODLY LIFE. 3. TO FOSTER EVANGELISM, EXPERIENTIAL RELIGION AND A CONCERN FOR REVIVAL. 4. TO PROVIDE MEANS FOR UNITING AND CO-ORDINATING THE WITNESS AND FELLOWSHIP OF EVANGELICAL CHURCHES, FELLOWSHIPS AND INDIVIDUAL CHRISTIANS. 5. THE FORMATION AND SUPERVISION OF EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIPS. 6. THE PUBLICATION DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF ENGLISH & WELSH LITERATURE CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL BELIEF OF THE MOVEMENT AND TO FACILITATE THE SAME TO OPEN SUCH SHOPS AND OTHER OUTLETS AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THESE PURPOSES. PROVIDED THAT THE MOVEMENT SHALL NOT UNDERTAKE ANY PERMANENT TRADING WHICH IS NOT ANCILLARY TO THE OBJECTS DESCRIBED ABOVE. 7. TO PROVIDE CHRISTIAN WORKERS WHO SUBSCRIBE TO THE MOVEMENT'S DOCTRINAL BELIEF WITH ADVICE AND SUPPORT. 8. TO PROVIDE THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PERSONS ASPIRING TO CHRISTIAN SERVICE WITHIN THE EVANGELICAL CONSTITUENCY. 9. TO CO-OPERATE WITH OTHER BODIES, AT HOME AND ABROAD, WHICH SUBSCRIBE TO THE MOVEMENT'S DOCTRINAL BELIEFS IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE FOREGOING AIMS AND OBJECTS. 10. TO HELP CHRISTIANS THINK AND ACT BIBLICALLY REGARDING THE WORLD IN WHICH THEY LIVE. 11. SUBJECT TO ANY CONSENTS REQUIRED BY LAW, TO BORROW AND RAISE MONEY IN ANY MANNER WHETHER WITH OR WITHOUT SECURITY OR ANY PUBLIC APPEAL TO FACILITATE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTS. 12. TO INVEST SURPLUS MONIES FROM TIME TO TIME IN SUCH MANNER AS IS ALLOWED BY LAW. 13. TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: WALES

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: Gwynedd, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£836k
Latest spending
£842k
Registered
1963

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Policies the charity declares

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 500
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 500
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 250
  • 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£836k
Total spending
£842k
Reserves (reported)
£1.9m
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~26.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (80% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£836k£842k
30/09/2024£801k£852k
30/09/2023£772k£778k
30/09/2022£757k£710k
30/09/2021£505k£439k

Common questions

Who funds THE EVANGELICAL MOVEMENT OF WALES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE EVANGELICAL MOVEMENT OF WALES as a grant recipient include HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH CARDIFF.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH CARDIFFFY2024£1kChurches representation
HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH CARDIFFFY2025£1k