The Baptist Building Fund for Wales
What it does
The charitable object of the charity is primarily to assist churches by advancing loans normally on an interest free basis for constructing, extending, improving or renovating places of worship or other buildings belonging to, or used for the purpose of the Welsh Baptist Denomination and for such other charitable purposes of the said Denomination as the trustee shall direct.
Its charitable purposes
THE CHARITABLE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS PRIMARILY TO ASSIST CHURCHES BY ADVANCING LOANS NORMALLY ON AN INTEREST FREE BASIS FOR CONSTRUCTING, EXTENDING, IMPROVING OR RENOVATING PLACES OF WORSHIP OR OTHER BUILDINGS BELONGING TO, OR USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE WELSH BAPTIST DENOMINATION AND, SUBJECT THERETO, FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE SAID DENOMINATION AS THE TRUSTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides other finance
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £360,309 and spent £96,891.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £360,309 | £96,891 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £484,370 | £83,539 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 December 2023 | £595,833 | £32,390 | 0 | 16 |
| 31 December 2022 | £164,096 | £143,869 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £126,909 | £104,054 | 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 184%, from £126,909 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £360,309 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 27% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each 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 |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 December 2023
- Investments£177,659
- Other£418,174
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
1 trustee runs the charity.
- The Welsh Baptist Union Corporation LimitedOrganisation
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 29 October 2026, 2 days early | Received 29 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 11 October 2023, 20 days early | Received 11 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 3 August 2022, 89 days early | Received 26 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1191792
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 13 October 2020
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 06 OCT 2020
- Website
- www.ubc.cymru
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
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.