Townhill Baptist Church (Swansea)
What it does
The charity provides many activities of benefit to the public. In addition to our regular Sunday services and weekly prayer meeting and Bible study, we also have a weekly kids club, basic skills classes to the community, a weekly toddler group, a bi-weekly youth group and regular free family fun days.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN SWANSEA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH 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 CHURCH.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- City of Swansea
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £46,697 and spent £50,770.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £46,697 | £50,770 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2025 | £50,852 | £47,673 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 March 2024 | £49,553 | £67,943 | Not reported | 23 |
| 31 March 2023 | £55,831 | £60,435 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 March 2022 | £52,966 | £57,036 | Not reported | 22 |
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
- Down 12%, from £52,966 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £46,697 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 109% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. 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 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 | £1,600 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £2,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Andrew Trevor Brown
- Dr John Idris Baker
- Dr ROBERT GEOFFREY WELLINGTON
- Michael Freeman
- Philip James Tamlyn
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 9 October 2026, 114 days early | Not due yet |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 15 November 2025, 77 days early | Received 15 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 4 January 2025, 27 days early | Received 4 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 15 November 2023, 77 days early | Received 15 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 15 October 2022, 108 days early | Received 15 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1148030
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 10 July 2012
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 26 JAN 2011
- Website
- www.townhill.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
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.