Registered charity 1210801

Gower Ministry Area CIO

What it does

We are the Anglican churches in the Gower Ministry Area in Swansea & Brecon diocese, with a focus on pastoral and community work within twenty congregations in seventeen Gower villages and also in the Dunvant, Killay and Ty Coch areas of Swansea city.

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

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.

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: Religious activities
Who it helps: The general public
How it works: Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Provides services

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

Where it works

In Wales

City of Swansea

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

The register has no income or spending figures for this charity.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £2,900, awarded in 2026.

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.

Grants awarded, newest first
Awarded	Grant	Amount
18 May 2026	Benefact TrustGrant to St Illtyd’s Church	£2,900

Trustees

13 trustees run the charity.

Catherine ThomasChairAppointed 1 March 2025
Alison HollandAppointed 10 June 2026
Barry FoxAppointed 1 March 2025
Caroline WassellAppointed 1 March 2025
David HarryAppointed 1 June 2025
John GlassAppointed 1 March 2025
John TuckerAppointed 1 June 2025
Marian WilliamsAppointed 1 March 2025
Pamela DennisAppointed 1 June 2025
Rev Layfetta MasihAppointed 1 March 2025
Rev Peter LewisAppointed 1 March 2025
Rev Timothy ArdouinAppointed 1 March 2025
Roger DraiseyAppointed 1 June 2025

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 after the deadline.

When each year's annual return and accounts were due and received
Year ending	Due	Annual return	Accounts
31 December 2025	31 October 2026	Not received	No record

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: 1210801
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 5 November 2024
Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 05 Nov 2024
Website: gowerma.orgAs 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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.

Elsewhere in the Edau family

Awarded

Grant

Amount

18 May 2026

Benefact TrustGrant to St Illtyd’s Church

£2,900

Year ending

Due

Annual return

Accounts

31 December 2025

31 October 2026

Not received

No record