GABALFA BAPTIST CHURCH AND MANSE

Registered charity 234763 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GABALFA BAPTIST CHURCH, MANSE

Sunday services, Wednesday prayer meeting, Children and Youth group, Parent and Toddler group

Objects

THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY IS TO BE HELD FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CONGREGATION OF GABALFA BAPTIST CHURCH, CARDIFF.

Area of benefit: CARDIFF

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

£181k

Latest spending

£206k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £25,171 for the year, with total income of £180,551 and expenditure of £205,722. The Trustees confirm that reserves at the end of the year were £70,591 and consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the Church's ability to continue operations for the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £50,586 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“Two of the trustees, Sam Smith and Lee Jones receive salaries of £34,954 & £50,586 respectively in their capacity as pastors of the church.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: none

“Our income was mainly received from gifts given by church members and from claiming gift aid.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Sam Smith (£34,954) and Lee Jones (£50,586) received salaries as pastors.

“Two of the trustees, Sam Smith and Lee Jones receive salaries of £34,954 & £50,586 respectively in their capacity as pastors of the church.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees Lee Jones and Sam Smith are paid salaries for pastoral roles while serving as trustees.

“Two of the trustees, Sam Smith and Lee Jones receive salaries of £34,954 & £50,586 respectively in their capacity as pastors of the church. They are both also trustees on a voluntary basis and unpaid for this position.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

ALUN MATTHEW HOWELLS
Clayton Piper
Lee Jones
Sam Smith

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£181k	£206k
31/12/2024	£193k	£189k
31/12/2023	£188k	£155k
31/12/2022	£171k	£195k
31/12/2021	£142k	£131k

Common questions

Is GABALFA BAPTIST CHURCH AND MANSE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £25,171 for the year, with total income of £180,551 and expenditure of £205,722. The Trustees confirm that reserves at the end of the year were £70,591 and consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the Church's ability to continue operations for the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of GABALFA BAPTIST CHURCH AND MANSE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £50,586 band.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement	1	£4k

Charities like this

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

RODBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH income £100k
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH, PENARTH income £240k
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST income £651k
SITTINGBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH income £165k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, EALING income £200k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HELEN, BISHOPSGATE income £4.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GABALFA BAPTIST CHURCH AND MANSE	£181k	£50,586	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RODBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£100k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH, PENARTH FY2025	£240k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST FY2025	£651k	—	2	above	—	no doubt
SITTINGBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£165k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, EALING FY2025	£200k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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