Infirm Secular Clergy Society of the Archdiocese of Cardiff
What it does
Provide relief and financial support to retired secular clergy
Its charitable purposes
FOR THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE SECULAR CLERGY OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CARDIFF WHO ARE ASSOCIATED AND WHO SHALL OR MAY BE PERMANENTLY INCAPACITATED BY AGE OR OTHER INFIRMITY FROM PERFORMING OR FULFILLING HIS OR THEIR DUTIES AS SUCH CLERGY AND WHEREBY OR BY REASON OF OR IN CONSEQUENCE WHEREOF OR OTHERWISE HE OR THEY SHALL BE WITHOUT COMPETENT ASSISTANCE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Older people
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Archdiocese of Cardiff
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £28,118 and spent £26,305.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £28,118 | £26,305 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 December 2024 | £23,066 | £20,512 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £23,935 | £20,193 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £21,130 | £18,335 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £21,084 | £15,534 | Not reported | 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.
- Income over time
- Up 33%, from £21,084 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £28,118 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 94% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each 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
3 trustees run the charity.
- John Charles David Union
- Professor Maurice Scanlon
- Rev John Kelly
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 27 October 2026, 4 days early | Received 27 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 19 September 2025, 42 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 16 August 2024, 76 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 23 June 2023, 130 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 1 September 2022, 60 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 260393
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 February 1970
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 25/05/1943
- Council area of its contact address
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
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.