Eglwys Penuel Church

Registered charity 238795 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PENUEL BAPTIST CHAPEL, CARMARTHEN-TRUST FUNDS AND PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION THEREWITH

Gospel-centred bilingual services. Children and Young People Clubs. Bible Classes and Sunday Schools. Prayer meetings. Mission meetings. "TLC" Lunchtime talks. Supporting good causes in the local area, Carmarthenshire, Wales and worldwide.

Objects

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Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£115k

Latest spending

£113k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves stood at £543,778.13 as of 31 December 2025, which is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of £35,000 to £40,000 (representing six months of expenditure). The charity reported a net decrease in cash excluding transfers of £15,919.15, driven by increased operational costs and outreach initiatives, while remaining heavily dependent on volunteer labor.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: General giving (13% of income)

“Income received from giving increased from £68,427.41 in 2024 to £71,976.77 in 2025.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months of all expenditure (held: £544k)

“The Reserves Policy of Penuel church is to hold six months of all expenditure to allow the church to adapt to any changes in income or expenditure. The trustees currently believe this amount to be in the range of £35,000 to £40,000.” — page 3

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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (23/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Geraint Lloyd
Glyn Griffiths
Jonathan Williams
Mark Neubert
Rev Dafydd Aron Treharne
Sam Edwards

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£115k	£113k
31/12/2024	£426k	£453k
31/12/2023	£305k	£283k
31/12/2022	£57k	£65k
31/12/2021	£67k	£53k

Common questions

Is Eglwys Penuel Church financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves stood at £543,778.13 as of 31 December 2025, which is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of £35,000 to £40,000 (representing six months of expenditure). The charity reported a net decrease in cash excluding transfers of £15,919.15, driven by increased operational costs and outreach initiatives, while remaining heavily dependent on volunteer labor. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EGLWYS EFENGYLAIDD CAERFYRDDIN.

EGLWYS EFENGYLAIDD CAERFYRDDIN income £122k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH PENNINGTON (MANCHESTER DIOCESE) income £214k
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH, PENARTH income £240k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, PENWORTHAM income £105k
CARLTON PENTECOSTAL CHURCH income £741k
PENARTH EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £107k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Eglwys Penuel Church	£115k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EGLWYS EFENGYLAIDD CAERFYRDDIN FY2024	£122k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH PENNINGTON (MANCHESTER DIOCESE) FY2024	£214k	—	within	—	no doubt
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH, PENARTH FY2025	£240k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, PENWORTHAM FY2025	£105k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CARLTON PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FY2024	£741k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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