Sketty Community Church
What it does
The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian Faith. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom.
Its charitable purposes
CHURCH HALL IN CONNEXION WITH BAPTIST CHURCH CARGLAS ROAD, SKETTY.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- City of Swansea
Area of benefit in its governing document: Sketty, Swansea.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £51,025 and spent £75,614.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £51,025 | £75,614 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2024 | £51,832 | £87,031 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 March 2023 | £51,417 | £38,121 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2022 | £44,668 | £69,921 | Not reported | 23 |
| 31 March 2021 | £43,581 | £36,780 | Not reported | 15 |
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 17%, from £43,581 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £51,025 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 148% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Swansea Council gave £1,173 in the year to 31 March 2025, 2% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £1,173 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,173 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,720 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,037 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 1 funder who gave £1,173. £1,173 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 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea Council | Council | £1,173 | £1,720 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Jordan David Gower Manley
- Karen Elizabeth Jones
- Marilyn O'Connell
- Rev Paul Mort
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 15 January 2026, 16 days early | Received 15 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 27 January 2025, 4 days early | Received 27 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 8 February 2024, 8 days late | Received 8 February 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 30 January 2023, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 25 January 2022, 6 days early | Received 25 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 234876
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 22 September 1965
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 25TH NOVEMBER1914. as amended on 09 Apr 2019 as amended on 03 Jun 2018
- Website
- www.skettycommunitychurch.com
- 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.
- 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.