Noddfa Baptist Church
What it does
We are a Christian Church whose purpose is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus through preaching and teaching the word of God. We have a Pastor employed by the Church to enable us to fulfil this aim through pastoral care, evangelism and mission.
Its charitable purposes
THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN ABERSYCHAN AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN GENERAL MEETING FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £233,906 and spent £174,533.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £233,906 | £174,533 | Not reported | 45 |
| 31 December 2024 | £282,614 | £212,195 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 December 2023 | £177,953 | £91,698 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 December 2022 | £89,080 | £64,250 | Not reported | 39 |
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 163%, from £89,080 in the year to 31 December 2022 to £233,906 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 75% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 4 years shown.
- Money from government
- 11% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£25,459).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £4,000 from 1 grant. Government contracts: £21,459 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £4,000 from 1 grant | £21,459 from 1 contract |
| 31 December 2024 | £65,208 from 4 grants | £8,369 from 1 contract |
| 31 December 2023 | £9,540 from 6 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £5,592 from 6 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
23 March 2022
Named by Buffy Williams in the Senedd
…Maerdy without passing a church or a chapel. I've had many a conversation with Rhys ab Owen about the cymanfas held in Rhondda and the old Noddfa Baptist church in Treorchy, and that's because, during the industrial revolution, churches and chapels were pillars of working class communities and were…
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Susan DaviesChair
- Eleanor Rachel Gregory
- Georgina Bolton
- Laura Robinson
- Sandra Elizabeth Sweeting
- Sophie Toovey
Filing record
Of the last 4 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 16 May 2026, 168 days early | Received 16 May 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 20 October 2025, 11 days early | Received 20 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 29 October 2024, 2 days early | Received 29 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 24 October 2023, 7 days early | Received 24 October 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1199103
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 26 May 2022
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30 SEP 2017
- Website
- noddfachurch.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Torfaen
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.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.