Mount Elim Evangelical Church
What it does
Mount Elim Evangelical Church undertakes the following religious activities and services to the local community: - Sunday services (morning & evening)- Sunday school (during morning service)- Weekly Bible study meetings for ladies & men's groups- Weekly meeting for Bible teachings & prayer- Weekly mother and toddler group- Visiting the local community e.g. nursing homes, hospitals etc
Its charitable purposes
THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH SHALL BE:-(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN PONTARDAWE AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; ANDSUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF [THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN GENERAL MEETING] [THE MANAGING TRUSTEES] FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
- Carmarthenshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- City of Swansea
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £413,728 and spent £417,469.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £413,728 | £417,469 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 December 2024 | £307,393 | £599,080 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 December 2023 | £302,860 | £356,839 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 December 2022 | £438,000 | £110,000 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 December 2021 | £75,565 | £91,804 | Not reported | 15 |
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 448%, from £75,565 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £413,728 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 101% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 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 | £70,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £125,000 from 125,000 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 2 payments to this charity worth £250,000 between 13 July 2022 and 13 January 2023.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £250,000 | 2 | 2022/23 |
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Alan Thomas
- Benjamin David George
- David Sercombe
- Ian Walsh
- Rev Dewi Steffan Jones
- Rev JAMES SERCOMBE
- Susan Bradley
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 9 June 2026, 144 days early | Received 9 June 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 8 May 2025, 176 days early | Received 8 May 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 1 June 2024, 152 days early | Received 1 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 1 September 2023, 60 days early | Received 1 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 19 May 2022, 165 days early | Received 19 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1141828
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 11 May 2011
- Governing document
- Constitution as amended on 16 Sept 2024
- Website
- mountelim.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Neath Port Talbot
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.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.