UNION FOUNDATION

Registered charity 517324 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ETCW, THE EVANGELICAL THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE (WALES) LTD, UNION, UNION SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY, WALES EVANGELICAL SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY LTD

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £156,678 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £1,547,597 to £1,390,919. Per the trustees' report, the charity currently has no free reserves because its total reserves are fully offset by fixed assets valued at £1,904,980. The trustees note that the charity is developing strategic partnerships and new income sources to work towards greater financial resilience.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 25% of annual expenditure (held: £86k)
Subject to funds being available, it is our policy is to maintain a reserve of approximately 25% of annual expenditure. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Union Foundation US
Union Foundation received donations of £271,960 (2024 - £211,159) from Union Foundation US (a not-for-profit organisation incorporated in the United States). Joel Morris and Mike Reeves, key management personnel with Union Foundation are directors of Union Foundation US. — page 28
Union Foundation received donations from trustees totalling £5,135 during the year. — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
Union Foundation received donations of £271,960 (2024 - £211,159) from Union Foundation US (a not-for-profit organisation incorporated in the United States). Joel Morris and Mike Reeves, key management personnel with Union Foundation are directors of Union Foundation US. — page 28
Union Foundation received donations from trustees totalling £5,135 during the year. — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HSJ Audit Limited.

Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£47k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bridgend

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.6m£1.8m
31/08/2024£1.5m£1.6m
31/08/2023£1.5m£1.6m
31/08/2022£1.5m£1.6m
31/08/2021£1.4m£1.3m

Common questions

Is UNION FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £156,678 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £1,547,597 to £1,390,919. Per the trustees' report, the charity currently has no free reserves because its total reserves are fully offset by fixed assets valued at £1,904,980. The trustees note that the charity is developing strategic partnerships and new income sources to work towards greater financial resilience. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HSJ Audit Limited.

Who funds UNION FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UNION FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST, HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH CARDIFF.

Known funders

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

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED1£190k

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