Heath Evangelical Church Cardiff
What it does
Heath Evangelical Church runs meetings and activities of benefit to the general public, including two Sunday services (creche and Sunday school provided), Bible studies, prayer meetings, summer camps and weekly children's and youth groups (for toddlers, infants, juniors, teens, students). Funds are provided when natural disasters etc. occur. Sick and needy are visited.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF DOCTRINES REFERRED TO IN SCHEDULE 1 AND SCHEDULE 2 OF THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR OF THE REST OF THE WORLD AS THE PASTOR AND ELDERS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;B) AS SUBSIDIARY TO (A) ABOVE (AND ONLY AS SUBSIDIARY) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR OF THE REST OF THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Undefined. in Practice, National and Overseas.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £688,345 and spent £660,126.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £688,345 | £660,126 | 12 | 10 |
| 31 December 2024 | £679,254 | £663,739 | 12 | 40 |
| 31 December 2023 | £672,080 | £624,509 | 11 | 50 |
| 31 December 2022 | £651,388 | £664,540 | 12 | 20 |
| 31 December 2021 | £632,327 | £551,246 | 12 | 20 |
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 9%, from £632,327 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £688,345 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 96% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Welsh Government gave £2,900 in the year to 31 December 2024, 0% of that year's income.
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 |
| 31 December 2022 | £3,150 from 9 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 December 2025
- Donations and legacies£569,604
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£109,174
- Investments£7,705
- Other£1,862
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 December 2024, the charity named 1 funder who gave £2,900. £2,900 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £2,900 | £5,400 |
Grants it paid to others
| Recipient | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AECW | 31 December 2025 | £1,000 |
| Evangelical Movement of Wales | 31 December 2025 | £1,000 |
| Union Foundation | 31 December 2025 | £1,000 |
| Affinity | 31 December 2025 | £1,000 |
| Horsell Evangelical Church | 31 December 2025 | £2,150 |
| Grace Church Bridgend | 31 December 2025 | £1,750 |
| Grace and Truth Christian Congregation | 31 December 2025 | £4,531 |
| Heath Christian Bookshop Trust | 31 December 2025 | £9,100 |
| Gospel Support Wales | 31 December 2025 | £5,000 |
| Union Foundation | 31 December 2024 | £1,000 |
| Llanishen Evangelical Church | 31 December 2024 | £5,000 |
| Mercy Church | 31 December 2024 | £5,000 |
| Grace and Truth Christian Congregation | 31 December 2024 | £2,235 |
| AECW | 31 December 2024 | £1,000 |
| Evangelical Movement of Wales | 31 December 2024 | £1,000 |
| Heath Christian Bookshop Trust | 31 December 2024 | £13,000 |
| Hill Park Baptist Church | 31 December 2024 | £3,000 |
| Affinity | 31 December 2024 | £1,000 |
| Asia Link | 31 December 2023 | £3,785 |
| Grace and Truth Christian Congregation - Holocaust appeal | 31 December 2023 | £1,067 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
14 trustees run the charity.
- Rev ALUN WYN HUGHESChair
- Alistair John Barker
- Dr CARWYN CROSSLEY SHIRES
- Dr DAVID ERYL DAVIES
- Dr Michael Sylvester Packianather
- Dr PAUL WILLIAM TENCH
- Geraint Seymour
- Keith Batstone
- Kerry Jonathan Orchard
- Levon Chorbadjian
- Rev Nathan Llywelyn Munday
- Richard William Akrill
- Timothy Robert Cross
- Wyn Gruffydd Evans
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 7 September 2026, 54 days early | Received 7 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 17 September 2025, 44 days early | Received 17 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 10 July 2024, 113 days early | Received 10 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 14 July 2023, 109 days early | Received 24 March 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 19 August 2022, 73 days early | Received 19 April 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1118052
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 February 2007
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 26 MARCH 1978 AS AMENDED ON 15 FEBRUARY 1988, MARCH 1999, 26 MARCH 2001 AND 18 DECEMBER 2007.
- Website
- www.heath-church.org
- 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.
- 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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.