Vale of Glamorgan Welsh Church Fund
What it does
Grants for capital purposes, largely to churches, occasionally to other charitable organisations, for projects within the geographical area of the Council's of the Vale of Glamorgan and Cardiff County Council only.
Its charitable purposes
SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE NATURE DESCRIBED IN THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE SCHEME AS THE COUNCIL MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT (SEE PARAS 1-13).
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Religious activities
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
- Vale of Glamorgan
Area of benefit in its governing document: South Glamorgan
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £68,000 and spent £69,000.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £68,000 | £69,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £68,000 | £45,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £57,241 | £39,528 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £49,832 | £46,097 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £49,000 | £41,000 | 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 39%, from £49,000 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £68,000 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 101% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
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.
Grants it paid to others
| Recipient | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Cannas Church, Llangan | 31 March 2025 | £8,438 |
| All Saints, Rhiwbina | 31 March 2025 | £4,000 |
| Friends of Pedal Power | 31 March 2025 | £10,000 |
| Creigiau Tennis Club | 31 March 2025 | £2,813 |
| Grangetown Baptist Church | 31 March 2025 | £10,000 |
| St Nicholas Church | 31 March 2025 | £10,000 |
| All Saints Church, Llandaff | 31 March 2025 | £4,046 |
| All Saints Church Southerndown | 31 March 2025 | £6,000 |
| Muscular Dystrophy (MDUK) | 31 March 2025 | £5,115 |
| Girls Friendly Society | 31 March 2025 | £10,000 |
| St Andrews Cemetery | 31 March 2025 | £3,630 |
| St Peters Church - Urgent Quinquennial Repairs | 31 March 2024 | £5,000 |
| Penarth Methodist Church - Community Centre Repairs | 31 March 2024 | £4,000 |
| Forget-Me-Not Chorus - Community Taster Sessions | 31 March 2024 | £1,150 |
| Croes y Parc Chapel - Repairs to Boundary Wall | 31 March 2024 | £5,000 |
| Penllyn Church - Installation of LED Lighting | 31 March 2024 | £5,000 |
| St Philip Evans Catholic Church - Installation of CCTV System | 31 March 2024 | £1,979 |
| Cardiff Lions RFC LGBT - Essential Bus Transport Services | 31 March 2024 | £1,834 |
| St Catherines Church - Refurbishment of Church Hall | 31 March 2024 | £3,000 |
| Parish Church of St Nicholas - Repairs to Lychgate | 31 March 2024 | £10,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
1 trustee runs the charity.
- Vale of Glamorgan CouncilOrganisation
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 1 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 30 January 2026, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 11 February 2025, 11 days late | Received 11 February 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 14 March 2024, 43 days late | Received 14 March 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 9 February 2023, 9 days late | Received 9 February 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 1 February 2022, 1 day late | Received 1 February 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 506628
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 October 1977
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF THE 25 NOVEMBER 1975 UNDER S.19 WELSH CHURCH ACT 1914
- Website
- www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
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.