ST DAVID'S DIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Registered charity 244178 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST DAVID'S DIOCESAN MORAL WELFARE COMMITTEE

THE OBJECTS OF THE COUNCIL ARE GENERAL MORAL WELFARE WORK WITHIN THE DIOCESE OF ST DAVIDS.Aims:* Social Responsibility as an integral part of the Church's mission;* To work with children, young people and their families, in their communities through the Plant Dewi project;* offering resources to practitioners through conferences, publications and Diocesan and Plant Dewi websites;

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£865k
Latest spending
£966k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had free reserves of £411,698 as of 31 March 2025, which the trustees describe as a healthy financial position. However, the trustees' report notes that finances continue to be challenging, with securing grant funding impacting the work of key projects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately one year (held: £412k)
“It is the policy of the Council to maintain free reserves at a level sufficient to fund the core activities of the Plant Dewi central team and to support the continuing work of the Social Responsibility Officer for a period of approximately one year.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St David's Diocesan Council for Social Responsibility (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£865k
Total spending
£966k
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£412k
Employees
34

Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (73% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire · Ceredigion · Pembrokeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£865k£966k
31/03/2024£950k£916k
31/03/2023£1.0m£891k
31/03/2022£905k£856k
31/03/2021£908k£891k

Common questions

Is ST DAVID'S DIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had free reserves of £411,698 as of 31 March 2025, which the trustees describe as a healthy financial position. However, the trustees' report notes that finances continue to be challenging, with securing grant funding impacting the work of key projects. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery08/09/2025£25kMillionaire Street 2025 09w2 Year 1
The National Lottery Community Fund30/07/2025£398kPlant Dewi: Strengthening our Communities/Cryfhau ein Cymunedau
The National Lottery Community Fund11/12/2024£20kPlant Dewi Dads' project
The National Lottery Community Fund17/01/2023£10kUKP COST OF LIVING - Plant Dewi Baby Bundle Bank
The National Lottery Community Fund26/08/2021£10kFamilies Together Cross Hands
The National Lottery Community Fund19/04/2021£10kCOVID-19 - Connecting young parents to their communities
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2019£10kDewi project
The National Lottery Community Fund05/07/2012£5kMOBI Project Young parent's group
The National Lottery Community Fund29/08/2006£5kAnimated Alcohol Advice Project Launch

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST DAVID'S DIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY£865k—0unclear—no doubt
SWANSEA AND BRECON DIOCESAN BOARD FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FY2025£2.3m——unclear—no doubt
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint David, Exeter FY2025£125k—0above—no doubt
ST DAVIDS DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FY2025£4.9m£60,001 - £85,0002unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY AND SAINT STEPHEN'S, BRISTOL FY2025£206k—0above—no doubt
OXFORD DIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL WORK INCORPORATED FY2025£5.4m——unclear12.5%no doubt

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