Minster Christian Centre
What it does
Christian Church affiliated to The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches. We hold public services for Worship and prayer at our church building in Sturminster Rd. Cardiff. Sunday School and Youth Group activities are also run at the church building. The Church supports with prayer and financial support a number of "mission partners" engaged in Gospel work in UK and other countries.
Its charitable purposes
THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITHPRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN CARDIFF AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; ANDSUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES, PUT INTOPRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUTNOT LIMITED TO: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS; THEADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES;PROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNERTHAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BEADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEPROVISIONS OF THE CHURCH HANDBOOK.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £127,210 and spent £155,723.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £127,210 | £155,723 | Not reported | 67 |
| 31 December 2024 | £120,124 | £136,078 | Not reported | 65 |
| 31 December 2023 | £114,976 | £142,410 | Not reported | 64 |
| 31 December 2022 | £126,536 | £111,037 | Not reported | 63 |
| 31 December 2021 | £120,811 | £120,928 | Not reported | 55 |
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 5%, from £120,811 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £127,210 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 122% 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 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Rev Samuel Aaron LiuChair
- Dr Benjamin David Michael Hope-Gill
- Ian Williams
- Jonathan Travis
- Matthew John Todd
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 31 October 2026 | Received 31 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 14 July 2025, 109 days early | Received 27 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 31 October 2024 | Received 31 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 26 October 2023, 5 days early | Received 26 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 31 October 2022 | Received 31 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1184867
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 12 August 2019
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 12 Aug 2019
- Website
- www.minsterchristiancentre.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
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.