The Friends of St John's Church Cardiff
What it does
The Charity supports the preservation, maintenance and improvement of the historic church building of St John the Baptist in the City of Cardiff, together with its churchyard, for the benefit of worshippers, visitors and the general public.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY WORKING TO MAINTAIN, REPAIR, RESTORE, PRESERVE, BEAUTIFY AND RECONSTRUCT THE FABRIC OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CARDIFF, ITS MONUMENTS, FIXTURES, FITTINGS, FURNITURE, STAINED GLASS, ORNAMENTS AND OTHER CHATTELS AND ITS CHURCHYARD.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
Area of benefit in its governing document: St John the Baptist, Cardiff
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £1,779 and spent £0.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £1,779 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £3,745 | £46 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,251 | £1,500 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £1,689 | £1,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £936 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 90%, from £936 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £1,779 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 0% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Vanessa HallChair
- Evan Chapman
- Janet Williams
- Richard Hall
- Robert Rennie
- Ruth Livingstone
- Ruth Mantle
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 15 October 2026, 16 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 22 October 2025, 9 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 24 October 2024, 7 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 23 October 2023, 8 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 14 October 2022, 17 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1066605
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 3 December 1997
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 13 SEPTEMBER 1997
- Website
- www.stjohnscardifffriends.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
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.