Linden Church Trust
What it does
We run a Parent & Toddler Group, Foodbank & Warm Spaces Hub, Youth Club, Community Fit Classes, Community Brunch, Community Meal, Musical Memories Choirs, Holiday Playschemes, Parenting Workshops and take school lessons in wellbeing. Christian activities include regular services with kids & youth provision and weddings & funerals. We also provide a venue for various community groups.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN SWANSEA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TOO TIME THINK FIT..
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
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- City of Swansea
- Elsewhere
- Zambia
Area of benefit in its governing document: In Practice Swansea and Surrounding Area
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £352,851 and spent £379,523.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £352,851 | £379,523 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 March 2024 | £448,989 | £447,415 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 December 2022 | £314,145 | £347,135 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 December 2021 | £321,900 | £299,342 | Not reported | 100 |
| 31 December 2020 | £333,470 | £269,475 | Not reported | 200 |
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
- Up 6%, from £333,470 in the year to 31 December 2020 to £352,851 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 108% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £142,229 from 7 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £142,229 from 7 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £149,031 from 18 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £6,750 from 5 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £14,713 from 6 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2020 | £17,055 from 5 grants | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zambia - Mutende project (via Care of Zambia) | 31 March 2025 | £4,000 |
| Zambia - Mutende project (via Care of Zambia) | 31 March 2024 | £5,400 |
| Zambia - Mutende project (via Care of Zambia) | 31 December 2022 | £6,251 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 8 grants to this charity since 2014, worth at least £103,928.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£57,274, 3 grants
- The National Lottery Community Fund£28,154, 4 grants
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£18,500, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,953 |
| 2 Nov 2020 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £874 |
| 28 Mar 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £8,500 |
| 22 Mar 2018 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £27,900 |
| 29 Nov 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,888 |
| 26 Jun 2015 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £28,500 |
| 30 Jul 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,813 |
| 29 Apr 2014 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £18,500 |
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Kate Piper
- Dr PAUL FLYNN
- Eleanor Jane Evans
- Kristina Maria Williams
- Rachel Percival
- Rev Andrew Graham Pilcher
- Simon James Groves
- Susan Jane PILCHER
- Tim Brown
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 11 November 2025, 81 days early | Received 11 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 28 January 2025, 3 days early | Received 28 January 2025 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 29 September 2023, 32 days early | Received 29 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 4 August 2022, 88 days early | Received 4 August 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | 31 October 2021 | Received 17 June 2021, 136 days early | Received 17 June 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1053050
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 19 February 1996
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 21 JUNE 1995
- Website
- www.lindenchurch.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
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.