Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -6

THE WELSH BAPTIST UNION CORPORATION LIMITED

The charity works with member churches in Wales or associated with Wales, facilitating co-operation between the charity, member churches and other Christian groups, with the object of the furtherance of the Gospel of Christ in accordance with the principles of the Baptists.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£130	£126	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£62	£132	£-71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£191	£202	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£78	£135	£-56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£399	£136	£263	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£223	£144	£79	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£233	£180	£53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£158	£134	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£1,687	£1,589	£98	£15	£6,171	£5,659	42.7	72	0
31/12/14		£1,821	£1,681	£140	£17	£6,096	£5,590	39.9	72	0
31/12/13		£2,265	£1,551	£713	£15	£5,954	£5,457	42.2	72	0
31/12/12		£1,948	£1,951	£-2	£133	£8,914	£6,266	38.5	72	0
31/12/11		£1,982	£1,824	£158	£130	£8,573	£5,973	39.3	72	0
31/12/10		£1,607	£1,781	£-174	£136	£8,662	£5,803	39.1	72	0
31/12/09		£1,758	£1,783	£-25	£134	£8,479	£5,665	38.1	70	0
31/12/08		£930	£391	£538	£153	£6,231	£3,608	110.7	4	0
31/12/07		£757	£342	£415	£139	£6,685	£3,719	130.6	4	0
31/12/06		£867	£303	£563	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	*	£556	£359	£197	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£163	£21	£142	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 58 years
(103 years as a company)

www.buw.org.uk

judith@ubc.cymru

0345 222 1514

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Joseph Rank Trust - Tabernacle Baptist Church, Newbridge
£25,000	04/05/2017	To part fund the Church property scheme
National Lottery Community Fund - I Can Hear You Project
£3,950	02/02/2017 12	Ebenezer Dyfed Baptist Chapel, in Crymych, will install a public address system and hearing loop at their facility to ensure inclusiveness at all community events. The grant, of Â£3,950, will fund ....more Ebenezer Dyfed Baptist Chapel, in Crymych, will install a public address system and hearing loop at their facility to ensure inclusiveness at all community events. The grant, of Â£3,950, will fund the installation of a PA system and hearing loop.
National Lottery Community Fund - Operation Welcome Outreach
£16,663	26/01/2011 12	The project will convert the upstairs gallery area of the church into a communal area to provide a number of social activities. The one-year grant will provide refurbishment costs, decoration and a ....more The project will convert the upstairs gallery area of the church into a communal area to provide a number of social activities. The one-year grant will provide refurbishment costs, decoration and a disabled stair lift.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 53-80

ALDYTH MARY WILLIAMS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Teacher

ARALL IWAN DAVIES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

D MARC OWEN, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

DAVID MICHAEL EVANS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None

FRANCIS HAROLD MAULL Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Retired Hr Personnel Head

GLYNDWR SAMUEL PRIDEAUX (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Clerc Cyngor Cymuned Llangyndeyrn

HUGH BENJAMIN TRIBE Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Director

MR BILL DAVIES Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Cyn-Reolwr Personel

REVEREND IRFON CARADOG ROBERTS, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

REV JUDITH ANNE MORRIS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: None

REVD ELFRYN JONES Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Gweinidog Yr Efengyl

REVEREND SUE PHILLIPS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None

ROBERT SCOURFIELD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/09/1966, number: 248192
Registered at Companies House on 24/03/1921, number: 00173908

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR05: 30 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ABERFAN BAPTIST MEMORIAL FUND on 11/07/2023

Main office

Swyddfa UBC/BUW Office
Y Llwyfan
Heol y Coleg
CAERFYRDDIN
SA31 3EQ

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF THE INTERESTS OF THE WELSH BAPTIST DENOMINATION. (FOR FUTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE

Data Sources

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