Gabalfa Baptist Church and Manse
What it does
Sunday services, Wednesday prayer meeting, Children and Youth group, Parent and Toddler group
Its charitable purposes
THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY IS TO BE HELD FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CONGREGATION OF GABALFA BAPTIST CHURCH, CARDIFF.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
Area of benefit in its governing document: Cardiff
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £180,551 and spent £205,722.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £180,551 | £205,722 | Not reported | 100 |
| 31 December 2024 | £193,402 | £189,225 | Not reported | 100 |
| 31 December 2023 | £187,502 | £154,787 | Not reported | 100 |
| 31 December 2022 | £171,072 | £195,017 | Not reported | 100 |
| 31 December 2021 | £141,795 | £130,790 | Not reported | 100 |
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 27%, from £141,795 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £180,551 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 114% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 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 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Alun Matthew Howells
- Clayton Piper
- Lee Jones
- Sam Smith
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 8 July 2026, 115 days early | Received 8 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 21 October 2025, 10 days early | Received 21 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 3 October 2024, 28 days early | Received 3 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 28 October 2023, 3 days early | Received 28 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 17 October 2022, 14 days early | Received 17 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 234763
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 18 October 1966
- Governing document
- INDENTURE OF 4TH DECEMBER 1913 AND DEED OF 20TH MAY 1961
- Website
- www.gabalfa.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
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.