Registered charity 1208770

Apostolics of Swansea

What it does

regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching;baptism, in accordance with the UPC of GB&I beliefs; evangelism and mission, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally; the teaching, encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young people and children; nurturing and growing of disciples of Christ; giving and encouraging pastoral care;

In the charity's own words, from the register.

Its charitable purposes

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENTS OF BELIEF APPEARING APPENDIX: STATEMENT OF FAITH OF UPCGB & I (34) IN THE SCHEDULE

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: Disability
Preventing or relieving poverty
Religious activities
Who it helps: Children and young people
Older people
Disabled people
The general public
How it works: Provides services
Provides advocacy, advice or information

The charity chose these from the Charity Commission's list.

Where it works

In Wales

Throughout Wales

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

In the year ending 31 January 2025, it had income of £5,080 and spent £3,256.

Income, spending, staff and volunteers by financial year
Year ending	Income	Spending	Paid staff	Volunteers
31 January 2025	£5,080	£3,256	Not reported	20

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was 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.

Spending against income: It spent 64% of its income in the year to 31 January 2025.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government funding, as the charity reported it

Government grants in the year ending 31 January 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

Trustees

4 trustees run the charity.

Robert KelleyChairAppointed 23 July 2024
Lemuel BadenhorstAppointed 21 June 2024
Luis JimenezAppointed 21 June 2024
Robert Hugh KelleyAppointed 21 June 2024

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Filing record

The last annual return that was due arrived by the deadline.

When each year's annual return and accounts were due and received
Year ending	Due	Annual return	Accounts
31 January 2025	30 November 2025	Received 18 November 2025, 12 days early	Received 18 November 2025

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

About this charity

Charity number: 1208770
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 21 June 2024
Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 21 Jun 2024
Website: aoschurch.co.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.
Council area of its contact address: Swansea

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.

Elsewhere in the Edau family

Year ending

Income

Spending

Paid staff

Volunteers

31 January 2025

£5,080

£3,256

Not reported

Year ending

Due

Annual return

Accounts

31 January 2025

30 November 2025

Received 18 November 2025, 12 days early

Received 18 November 2025