The Hill Church Swansea
What it does
Advancement of the Christian Faith (teaching, providing a place for public worship, midweek activities, children's work)Relief of poverty and distress. Supporting families and young people. Supporting other charitable purposes in the Swansea area and elsewhere.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN WALES IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY IN WALES AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FITTO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED TO THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- City of Swansea
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £342,376 and spent £303,404.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £342,376 | £303,404 | Not reported | 130 |
| 31 March 2024 | £317,199 | £224,519 | Not reported | 150 |
| 31 March 2023 | £286,428 | £331,523 | Not reported | 110 |
| 31 March 2022 | £236,322 | £202,156 | Not reported | 140 |
| 31 March 2021 | £346,632 | £179,389 | Not reported | 117 |
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
- About the same: £342,376 in the year to 31 March 2025, against £346,632 in the year to 31 March 2021.
- Spending against income
- It spent 89% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Welsh Government gave £1,000 in the year to 31 March 2023, 0% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £8,364 from 5 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £8,364 from 5 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £11,384 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £36,265 from 8 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £16,350 from 6 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £22,820 from 3 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2023, the charity named 1 funder who gave £1,000. £1,000 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 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £1,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 8 grants to this charity since 2018, worth at least £340,665.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£239,863, 1 grant
- Postcode Community Trust£46,602, 2 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£5,200, 1 grant
- Crisis UK£5,000, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£3,000, 1 grant
- Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation£1,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2025 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation | £1,000 |
| 28 Jun 2024 | Postcode Community Trust | £21,602 |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Community Foundation in Wales | £3,000 |
| 5 Dec 2023 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £239,863 |
| 3 Aug 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,200 |
| 9 Apr 2020 | Crisis UK | £5,000 |
| 5 Oct 2018 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £40,000 |
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Dawn BishopChair
- David Bishop
- David Kenneth Ellerby
- John Cian Moran
- Rebecca Moran
- Robin Andrew Vincent
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 28 September 2025, 125 days early | Received 28 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 16 November 2024, 76 days early | Received 16 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 21 October 2023, 102 days early | Received 21 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 17 December 2022, 45 days early | Received 17 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 25 November 2021, 67 days early | Received 25 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1151797
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 26 April 2013
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22 FEB 2013
- Company number
- 08415396This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- the-hill.co
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.