St Teilo's Church
What it does
Regular public worship open to all, Pastoral work, teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Furthering the vision with activities for parents, toddlers, asylum seekers, vulnerable adults.
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
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £483,424 and spent £509,614.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £483,424 | £509,614 | Not reported | 100 |
| 31 December 2024 | £468,833 | £564,395 | Not reported | 100 |
| 31 December 2023 | £995,555 | £948,355 | 13 | 100 |
| 31 December 2022 | £913,521 | £713,991 | 7 | 100 |
| 31 December 2021 | £455,000 | £576,000 | Not reported | 75 |
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 6%, from £455,000 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £483,424 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 105% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- EF and DBF grants gave £147,708 in the year to 31 December 2025, 31% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £1,562 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £1,562 from 1 grant | 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
- Donations and legacies£881,579
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£113,976
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 December 2025, the charity named 7 funders who gave £156,056 between them. £5,630 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Dec 2025 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF and DBF grants | Trust, company or other | £147,708 | £152,883 | |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | Council | £5,330 | ||
| Audit grant from Llandaff Diocese | Trust, company or other | £1,540 | ||
| CRT- focus grant | Trust, company or other | £641 | £2,105 | |
| Charles Arthur Webb Jones Bequest for maintenance of Church fabric | Trust, company or other | £537 | ||
| Aber Valley CC grant for freezer | Council | £300 | ||
| EF grant | Trust, company or other | £344,969 | ||
| Diocesan grant for Pontypridd building work | Trust, company or other | £141,762 | ||
| National Lottery grant | National Lottery | £10,000 | ||
| Llandaff Diocese small grants for AV equipment and print costs | Trust, company or other | £5,500 | ||
| Church Planting grant- conversion of DBF loan | Trust, company or other | £5,020 | ||
| CRT grant for Pontypridd | Trust, company or other | £5,000 | ||
| Church in Wales- parsonage office maintenance | Trust, company or other | £2,997 | ||
| Caerphilly BC- food and drink at Senghenydd | Trust, company or other | £1,552 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £10,000, awarded in 2023.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
9 January 2023, Cardiff
Named in an agenda item or minute of Corporate Parenting Advisory Committee
Members Visit Programme
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
14 October 2025
Named by Jenny Rathbone in the Senedd
…sing process for parents, who of course all want to do the right thing for their child. So, I want to commend the single spreadsheet used by St Teilo's Church in Wales High School, where I’m a governor, where all the staff who interact with a particular pupil can record their observations on that on…
9 May 2023
Named by Jenny Rathbone in the Senedd
Thank you, First Minister, for that information. I'm sure it is indeed very welcome for families who are struggling to heat and eat. St Teilo's Church in Wales High School has given a lot of thought to how we make school uniforms affordable, and, having researched the issue, St Teilo's has decided t…
8 February 2023
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Min for EWL
Purpose: St Teilo's Church in Wales High School.
St Teilo's Church in Wales High School
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- Rev Mark SimpsonChair
- Amber Baker
- Andrew Watts
- Andy Ralph
- Bryon Castle
- Daniel Mark Benham
- Joseph Christopher Miles
- Joy Beverley Watson
- Mathew Chacko
- Rhian Griffiths
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 30 October 2026, 1 day early | Received 30 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 31 October 2025 | Received 31 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 30 October 2024, 1 day early | Received 30 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 6 July 2024, 249 days late | Received 6 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 1 November 2022, 1 day late | Received 1 November 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1192813
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 16 December 2020
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH IN WALES (ADOPTED 31 MARCH 1920, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME).
- Website
- www.citizenchurch.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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.
Elsewhere in the Edau family
- OpenCouncil: council records that name this charity
- OpenSenedd: Senedd records that name this charity
- OpenCouncil: Cardiff Council's meetings and decisions
- OpenEconomy: Cardiff's economy in figures
- OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf
- OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Caerdydd Penarth