Bangor Diocesan Board of Finance Bwrdd Cyllid Esgobaeth Bangor
What it does
Support for, and furtherance of, the work of the Church in Wales in the Diocese of Bangor
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE WORK AND PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH IN WALES AND IN THE PROVINCE OF WALES GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE DIOCESE OF BANGOR FOR THE TIME BEING AND TO COMPLY WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH IN WALES
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
- Conwy
- Isle of Anglesey
- Gwynedd
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £4,550,622 and spent £4,924,513.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £4,550,622 | £4,924,513 | 18 | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £4,150,613 | £4,643,240 | 18 | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £3,962,813 | £3,778,878 | 14 | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £3,273,184 | £3,230,008 | 13 | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £3,307,902 | £3,113,115 | 15 | 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 38%, from £3,307,902 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £4,550,622 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 108% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Structural Resilience Fund gave £337,810 in the year to 31 December 2024, 8% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £131,329 from 3 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £131,329 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £727,256 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £110,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 December 2025
- Donations and legacies£4,091,665
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£359,299
- Investments£99,658
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 December 2024, the charity named 2 funders who gave £578,120 between them. £0 of that came from public bodies.
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.
| Funder | Type | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structural Resilience Fund | Trust, company or other | £337,810 | |
| RBCW block grant | Trust, company or other | £240,310 | |
| RBCW grants | Trust, company or other | £400,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 6 grants to this charity since 2005, worth at least £404,475.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£374,000, 2 grants
- Benefact Trust£23,475, 2 grants
- The National Lottery Community Fund£4,000, 1 grant
- Garfield Weston Foundation£3,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2024 | Benefact Trust | £10,854 |
| 18 Sept 2023 | Benefact Trust | £12,621 |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £3,000 |
| 5 Jan 2017 |
Trustees
12 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Hywel John Parry-SmithChair
- Christopher Dearden
- David Allan Parry
- Eleanor Wenda Owen
- Lauris Palshis
- Michael David Dean
- Rev Dylan John Williams
- Rev Miriam Beecroft
- Rev Roy Llywelyn Moules-Jones
- The Rt Revd Dr Manon Ceridwen James
- The Venerable John Christopher Harvey
- The Venerable Robert William Townsend
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 26 October 2026, 5 days early | Received 21 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 16 October 2025, 15 days early | Received 16 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 17 October 2024, 14 days early | Received 17 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 21 March 2024, 142 days late | Received 21 March 2024 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 31 October 2022 | Received 31 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1075931
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 10 June 1999
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 23RD OCTOBER 1998
- Company number
- 03655641This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- bangor.eglwysyngnghymru.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Gwynedd
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 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.