The Gwent Baptist Association
What it does
The Gwent Baptist Association, part of the Baptist Union of Wales, seeks to provide fellowship, encouragement, opportunity for ministry and community outreach and an avenue of partnership among Baptist churches in its area. It gives prayerful, practical and financial support, training, advice and other resources for its churches and leaders.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THECOUNTY OF GWENT ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION IN PARTICULAR,BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:5.1 TO SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST AS REVEALED IN THE BIBLE;5.2 TO SUPPORT CHURCHES IN GWENT IN MAINTAINING MINISTRIES AND ASSISTING THEM INENGAGING IN MISSION WORK;5.3 TO NURTURE AMONG ITS MEMBERS RESPECT, LOVE AND CO-OPERATION FOR AND WITH ONEANOTHER WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THE INDEPENDENCE OF EVERY CHURCH IN MATTERSRELATING TO ITS OWN GOVERNMENT AND DISCIPLINE;5.4 TO CONFER AND SEEK CO-OPERATION WITH BAPTISTS IN GWENT AND OTHER PARTS OFWALES AND THE UK, AND WITH OTHER CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN BODIES IN MATTERSRELATING TO THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST;5.5 TO SAFEGUARD THE PROPERTIES AND INTERESTS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND THE CHURCHES,AND TO CONSIDER THE MOST APPROPRIATE MEANS TO NURTURE THESE RESOURCES FORTHE GOOD OF THE ASSOCIATION, THE CHURCHES AND THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST;5.6 TO USE ANY OTHER MEANS IN HARMONY WITH THE MAIN AIM OF THE ASSOCIATION, ASDECIDED BY THE COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME, IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE WORK OF THEDENOMINATION IN GWENT
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £9,327 and spent £28,813.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £9,327 | £28,813 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £7,519 | £16,475 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £7,257 | £33,699 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £4,898 | £24,646 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £4,600 | £20,103 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 103%, from £4,600 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £9,327 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 309% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 5 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 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
13 trustees run the charity.
- Rev DAVID MARC OWENChair
- Alice Hall Place
- Christine Powell
- Hazel Joanne Clatworthy
- HUW STEPHENS MA BEd
- Keith Fordham
- Pamela Jean Moody
- Rev ANDREW JOHN BAKER
- Rev MARK THOMAS
- Rev Richard John Miles
- Rev SUSAN JANE PHILLIPS
- Rev TIMOTHY IAN MOODY
- Rev Young Tae Cho
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 4 October 2026, 119 days early | Received 4 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 20 November 2025, 72 days early | Received 20 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 2 November 2024, 90 days early | Received 2 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 17 January 2024, 14 days early | Received 17 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 29 November 2022, 63 days early | Received 29 November 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1191223
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 9 September 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 09 Sep 2020
- Website
- gwentbaptists.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Caerphilly
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.