South Wales Baptist Association Bugb
What it does
The Promotion of the Christian faith, principally by means of supporting churches within the Baptist denomination, across South Wales
Its charitable purposes
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION ESPECIALLY BY THE MEANS OF AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION AS SET OUT FOR THE TIME BEING IN THE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLE OF THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined. in Practice South Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £353,943 and spent £268,881.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £353,943 | £268,881 | Not reported | 14 |
| 31 December 2024 | £316,596 | £238,945 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 December 2023 | £248,817 | £267,306 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 December 2022 | £270,492 | £187,820 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £231,950 | £213,230 | 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 53%, from £231,950 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £353,943 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 76% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Davina Thomas
- Kathryn Anne HUBBACK
- Rev Andrew Russell Glyn Gibbs
- Rev Barbara Jane Carpenter
- Rev Carol Anne Soble
- Rev Jonathan David Greaves
- Rev Mark John Fairweather-Tall
- Rev Rafael Andrade de Lima
- Rev'd Dr William Craig Templeton Gardiner
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 14 August 2026, 78 days early | Received 14 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 11 June 2025, 142 days early | Received 11 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 25 June 2024, 128 days early | Received 25 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 6 October 2023, 25 days early | Received 6 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 4 November 2022, 4 days late | Received 4 November 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1102735
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 19 March 2004
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 DECEMBER 2001 & AMENDED 25 MAY 2005. as amended on 15 Oct 2023 as amended on 15 Oct 2024
- Company number
- 04336086This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.swba.org.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.