Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
What it does
Sunday worship services, a mid-week prayer meeting, and many other similar meetings and ways of bringing God's help through Jesus to our neighbourhood in Swansea, and through other churches beyond our immediate area.
Its charitable purposes
3.1. THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:3.1.1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WITHIN SWANSEA AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND3.1.2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;PROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME.
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 December 2025, it had income of £355,377 and spent £397,795.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £355,377 | £397,795 | Not reported | 185 |
| 31 December 2024 | £372,223 | £347,891 | Not reported | 175 |
| 31 December 2023 | £392,372 | £390,540 | Not reported | 160 |
| 31 December 2022 | £402,744 | £307,248 | Not reported | 140 |
| 31 December 2021 | £324,907 | £382,491 | Not reported | 190 |
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 9%, from £324,907 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £355,377 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 112% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. 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 December 2025: £1,441 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £1,441 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £3,482 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £38,264 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £35,822 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £33,162 from 5 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £3,750, awarded in 2024.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2024 | Benefact Trust | £3,750 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 5 payments to this charity worth £27,000 between 8 February 2023 and 9 April 2026.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £25,000 | 1 | 2022/23 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | £2,000 | 4 | 2024/25, 2026/27 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
3 February 2026, Swansea
Named in an agenda item or minute of Planning Committee
Determination of Planning Applications under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Benjamin Jones
- James Grier Christie
- Joshua Cheuk Fung Lau
- Lewis Davies
- Rev Stephen Mark Levy
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 24 October 2025, 7 days early | Received 24 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 31 October 2024 | Received 31 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 31 October 2023 | Received 31 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 30 October 2022, 1 day early | Received 30 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1187005
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 December 2019
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Dec 2019
- Website
- www.mountpleasantchurch.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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.