St Mark's Gabalfa and St Philip's Tremorfa Parochial Church Council
What it does
Local Anglican Church within the Diocese of LLandaff
Its charitable purposes
The promotion of the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical, in the parish.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
Area of benefit in its governing document: Undefined. in Practice, Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £337,997 and spent £334,088.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £337,997 | £334,088 | Not reported | 240 |
| 31 December 2024 | £332,961 | £358,830 | Not reported | 240 |
| 31 December 2023 | £320,087 | £314,622 | Not reported | 240 |
| 31 December 2022 | £265,513 | £266,513 | Not reported | 145 |
| 31 December 2021 | £266,118 | £207,378 | Not reported | 124 |
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 27%, from £266,118 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £337,997 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 99% 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
- Church in Wales Church Growth Fund gave £16,920 in the year to 31 December 2025, 5% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £9,161 from 5 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £9,161 from 5 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £12,941 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £6,059 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 December 2025, the charity named 7 funders who gave £25,415 between them. £7,750 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 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church in Wales Church Growth Fund | Trust, company or other | £16,920 | |
| Cardiff Council | Council | £7,750 | £2,870 |
| Llandaff Diocese | Trust, company or other | £500 | |
| Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme | Trust, company or other | £245 | |
| Bishop's Building Redevelopment Grant | Trust, company or other | £4,710 | |
| Diocesan Mission Fund | Trust, company or other |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
22 trustees run the charity.
- Rev MARCUS NELSONChair
- Antony Hawthorne
- Chris Handley
- Clare Kell
- David Pert
- Dr HENRY SHEPHERD
- Dr STEPHEN PALMSTROM
- Gloria Mambule- Diakiesse
- Helen Clifford
- Jennifer Tarr
- Kashif Samuel
- Pamela Moon
- Philip Ratcliffe
- Rebecca Gibbs
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 8 September 2026, 53 days early | Received 8 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 2 October 2024, 29 days early | Received 2 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 9 October 2023, 22 days early | Received 9 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 30 September 2022, 31 days early | Received 30 September 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1131555
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 9 September 2009
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION 31 MAR 1920 as amended on 01 Jan 2021
- Website
- www.stmarks-cardiff.co.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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.