Wern Chapel
What it does
Providing religious support to members and the community of Ystalyfera and surrounding areas.We also encourage the local schools to visit as part of their educational needs.
Its charitable purposes
PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC WORSHIP OF GOD ACCORDING TO THE USAGES OF PROTESTANT DISSENTERS OF THE DENOMINATION CALLED INDEPENDENTS OR CONGREGATIONALISTS BEING PAEDOBAPTISTS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CHURCH ASSEMBLING THERE FOR THE TIME BEING AND FOR THE RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND FOR THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER RELIGIOUS AND PHILANTHROPIC OBJECTS AS THE SAID CHURCH SHALL DIRECT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Neath Port Talbot
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined. in Practice Ystalyfera Ward, Neath Port Talbot.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £8,280 and spent £9,199.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £8,280 | £9,199 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £8,647 | £6,882 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £7,747 | £8,236 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £8,771 | £18,548 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £8,487 | £6,930 | 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
- About the same: £8,280 in the year to 31 December 2025, against £8,487 in the year to 31 December 2021.
- Spending against income
- It spent 111% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £4,500, awarded in 2015.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2015 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £4,500 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- David Colin Stroud F.C.C.A.
- Jaynie Anne Lane
- Mr David Thomas Douglas Roberts
- Rhys Weston Williams
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 9 June 2026, 144 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 27 June 2025, 126 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 28 May 2024, 156 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 3 July 2023, 120 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 3 July 2023, 245 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1103670
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 10 May 2004
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 31 JANUARY 31 JANUARY 1871 AND AN INDENTURE DATED 30 DECEMBER 1916
- Website
- www.wernchapelystalyfera.com
- 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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.