Pool Mission Area
What it does
Provide religious services, which are open to all, that take place in the churches and other buildings within the Pool Mission Area covering Welshpool and surrounding communities. Within that area, the nature of the Anglican church is that it seeks to serve the whole community.
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
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £329,990 and spent £396,692.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £329,990 | £396,692 | Not reported | 100 |
| 31 December 2024 | £357,389 | £392,536 | Not reported | 100 |
| 31 December 2023 | £343,839 | £428,330 | Not reported | 100 |
| 31 December 2022 | £376,300 | £478,430 | Not reported | 98 |
| 31 December 2021 | £813,512 | £402,734 | 1 | 98 |
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 59%, from £813,512 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £329,990 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 120% 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: £4,943 from 11 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £4,943 from 11 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £4,550 from 8 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £14,741 from 11 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £25,812 from 17 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £47,170 from 17 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 December 2021
- Donations and legacies£686,905
- Trading and fundraising£13,391
- Investments£113,216
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2009, worth at least £122,604.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£117,500, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£5,104, 2 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2025 | Community Foundation in Wales | £4,104 |
| 23 Jun 2022 | Community Foundation in Wales | £1,000 |
| 18 Mar 2009 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £117,500 |
Trustees
18 trustees run the charity.
- Amelia Lucy Harvey-Scholes
- Annette Rushton
- Carol Davies
- Denice Ilga Jaunzens
- Dr Helen Joyce Hayes
- Elizabeth Mathieson
- Gwyneth Margaret Pugh Jones
- Hugh Derek Anton-Stephens
- Ivy Dianne Edwards
- Keith John Shuttleworth
- Rev Adam Richard Pawley
- Rev CAROLINE LAURA RHODES
- Rev Paulette Rose-Mary de Garis Gower
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 26 October 2026, 5 days early | Received 26 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 31 October 2025 | Received 31 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 31 October 2024 | Received 31 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 27 October 2023, 4 days early | Received 27 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 31 October 2022 | Received 31 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1176603
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 10 January 2018
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 31 MAR 1920
- 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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.