VALE OF GLAMORGAN WELSH CHURCH FUND

Registered charity 506628 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grants for capital purposes, largely to churches, occasionally to other charitable organisations, for projects within the geographical area of the Council's of the Vale of Glamorgan and Cardiff County Council only.

Objects

SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE NATURE DESCRIBED IN THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE SCHEME AS THE COUNCIL MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT (SEE PARAS 1-13).

Area of benefit: SOUTH GLAMORGAN

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

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the net value of the fund decreased by £83k to £6.426m, primarily due to a reduction in the value of investments. The general unrestricted reserve stood at £166k, which the trustees note equates to 3.69% of the value of investment properties and is held to fund unforeseen maintenance costs and income fluctuations.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Vale of Glamorgan Council

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

Operates in: Cardiff · Vale Of Glamorgan

Income and spending

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