Port Talbot Ministry Area Council CIO
What it does
The charity provides Christian worship, pastoral care, and provides buildings for use throughout Port Talbot.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINE, PRACTICES BELIEFS AND WORSHIP OF THE CHURCH IN WALES FROM TIME TO TIME, INCLUDING BY PROMOTING IN THE MINISTRY AREA THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH IN WALES, PASTORAL, EVANGELISTIC, SOCIAL AND ECUMENICAL.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Neath Port Talbot
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £967,051 and spent £486,387.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £967,051 | £486,387 | 4 | 100 |
| 31 December 2024 | £402,924 | £376,488 | Not reported | 75 |
| 31 December 2023 | £432,600 | £439,037 | Not reported | 80 |
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 124%, from £432,600 in the year to 31 December 2023 to £967,051 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 50% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 3 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 2025
- Donations and legacies£664,099
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£11,694
- Trading and fundraising£176,182
- Investments£22,342
- Other£92,734
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £12,800, awarded in 2024.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sept 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £12,800 |
Trustees
17 trustees run the charity.
- Gertrude Florence KnowlesChair
- Anthony Stuart Radcliff
- David Whitelock
- Dr Stephen Owen Rohman
- Edmund John Purchase
- Elaine Malvena Lewis
- Elizabeth Rhian Taylor
- Glenys Anne Jones
- Huw Teifion Jones
- Leonard Jones
- Lesley Margaret Holmes
- Nicola Jayne Owen
- Patricia Anne Harris
- Rev Benjamin Andrews
- Revd Canon Michael David GABLE
- Susan Hughes
- Suzanne Amos
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 29 September 2026, 32 days early | Received 29 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 15 October 2025, 16 days early | Received 15 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 1 October 2024, 30 days early | Received 1 October 2024 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1202936
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 3 May 2023
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 03 May 2023
- Website
- porttalbotministryarea.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Neath Port Talbot
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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.