Festival Church Trust Limited
What it does
Running the Love Wales Mission Centre including the provision of Christian training, conferences and community events. Broadcasting, recording and live streaming of events and programmes. Meeting the needs of people through practical social action, support and care. Supporting volunteers and voluntary activities aimed at increasing skills and employment.
Its charitable purposes
1). TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. 2). TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND A COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT SERVICE.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Religious activities
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £13,819 and spent £15,896.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £13,819 | £15,896 | Not reported | 20 |
| 30 September 2024 | £17,699 | £18,835 | Not reported | 15 |
| 30 September 2023 | £22,570 | £9,721 | Not reported | 30 |
| 30 September 2022 | £4,800 | £6,076 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2021 | £21,535 | £4,590 | Not reported | 40 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 36%, from £21,535 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £13,819 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 115% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 September 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | £1,250 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Reverend Michael John CurtisChair
- Adrian John Curtis
- Douglas David Bell
- Janet Teresa Holdaway
- Janice Ann Bell
- Rev David Holdaway
- Rev Marilyn Harry
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 30 July 2026 | Not required |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 11 July 2025, 19 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 20 August 2024, 21 days late | Not required |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 28 June 2023, 32 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 5 August 2022, 6 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1044238
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 February 1995
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 FEBRUARY 1995
- Company number
- 03017448This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- festivalchurch.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Blaenau Gwent
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.