21st Century Church
What it does
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE SAID AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT Area Of Benefit IN PRACTICE LLANELLI AND SURROUNDING AREA
Its charitable purposes
A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN LLANELLI AND THE SURROUNDING AREA B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELEIVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TME TO TIME THINK FIT C) TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE SAID AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Overseas aid and famine relief
- Religious activities
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Carmarthenshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: In Practice Llanelli and Surrounding Area
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £88,300 and spent £94,300.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £88,300 | £94,300 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 March 2024 | £161,718 | £163,467 | Not reported | 65 |
| 31 March 2023 | £155,910 | £148,050 | Not reported | 60 |
| 31 March 2022 | £113,500 | £114,900 | Not reported | 48 |
| 31 March 2021 | £92,410 | £100,518 | Not reported | 48 |
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 4%, from £92,410 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £88,300 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 107% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £12,155 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £12,945 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
Grants it paid to others
| Recipient | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Heirs [charity no. 1210535] | 31 March 2025 | £1,049 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 4 grants to this charity since 2022, worth at least £291,522.
By funder
- Benefact Trust£134,000, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£127,868, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£29,654, 2 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2025 | Benefact Trust | £134,000 |
| 8 Apr 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £20,000 |
| 20 Mar 2024 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £127,868 |
| 25 Oct 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,654 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Ceri Curry Pound
- Clair Merrigan
- Emma Curry Pound
- Joshua Alun Davies
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 29 January 2026, 2 days early | Received 29 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 31 January 2025 | Received 31 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 30 January 2024, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 31 January 2023 | Received 31 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 18 January 2022, 13 days early | Received 18 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1047101
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 9 June 1995
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 14 FEBRUARY 1995
- Website
- www.21cc.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.