Ignite (Big Ideas)
What it does
THE ORGANISATION OF DIVERSE ACTIVITIES AND THE PROMOTION OF CHRISTIAN IDEALS
Its charitable purposes
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN SUCH PARTS OF SOUTH WALES, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Religious activities
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
- Elsewhere
- India
- Liberia
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £123,530 and spent £122,381.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £123,530 | £122,381 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £136,147 | £139,865 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 March 2024 | £144,282 | £140,511 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2023 | £122,332 | £122,523 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 March 2022 | £119,781 | £113,300 | Not reported | 1 |
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 3%, from £119,781 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £123,530 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 99% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Stephen Gale WilliamsChair
- Gary Smith
- Ian Rowbottom
- Rev Nigel Anthony James
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 14 August 2026, 170 days early | Received 14 August 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 29 August 2025, 155 days early | Received 29 August 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 2 August 2024, 182 days early | Received 2 August 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 12 January 2024, 19 days early | Received 12 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 6 September 2022, 147 days early | Received 6 September 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1146258
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 6 March 2012
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03/02/2012
- Company number
- 07935497This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.igniteme.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
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.