Gateway Church - Bridgend Valleys
What it does
The advancement of the Christian faith in particular (but without limitation) by providing worship, prayer and Christian teaching.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROVIDING WORSHIP, PRAYER AND CHRISTIAN TEACHING.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Bridgend
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £64,202 and spent £51,302.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £64,202 | £51,302 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 December 2024 | £28,357 | £35,513 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2023 | £48,019 | £8,276 | Not reported | 6 |
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 34%, from £48,019 in the year to 31 December 2023 to £64,202 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 80% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 3 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Biblical Counselling gave £5,000 in the year to 31 December 2025, 8% of that year's income.
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 |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 December 2025, the charity named 2 funders who gave £8,000 between them. £0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biblical Counselling | Trust, company or other | £5,000 |
| Sola Trust | Trust, company or other | £3,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Katie-Jayne ThomasChair
- Anne Wilson
- Christopher John Goldring
- David John Burnell
- Joshua Neil Matthews
Filing record
Of the last 3 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 30 September 2026, 31 days early | Received 30 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 30 September 2025, 31 days early | Received 30 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 25 October 2024, 6 days early | Received 25 October 2024 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1199717
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 20 July 2022
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Jul 2022
- Website
- www.gateway.cymru
- Council area of its contact address
- Bridgend
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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.