The Monmouthshire County Council Welsh Church Act Fund

To assist groups and individuals for educational, social , recreational and other charitable purposes within the administrative areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Torfaen and Newport, with Monmouthshire County Council being designated as the host Authority

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

In Wales

• Blaenau Gwent
• Caerphilly
• Monmouthshire
• Newport City
• Torfaen

Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £219,420 and spent £208,961.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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Income over time

Up 21%, from £181,378 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £219,420 in the year to 31 March 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 95% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.

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No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

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Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.

• 14 July 2022, Monmouthshire

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Governance and Audit Committee

  2022 Audit Plan - The Monmouthshire County Council Welsh Church Act Fund

  Read the meeting record

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1 trustee runs the charity.

• Monmouthshire County CouncilOrganisation

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

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.

Charity number

507094

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

10 January 1978

Governing document

SCHEME UNDER SECTION 19 OF THE WELSH CHURCH ACT 1914 AND SECTION 211 OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 MADE 13 JULY 1977

Website

www.monmouthshire.gov.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Monmouthshire

• 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.
• In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

• OpenCouncil: council records that name this charity
• OpenCouncil: Monmouthshire Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Monmouthshire's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Sir Fynwy Torfaen