Bridgend United Area
Analysis
Bridgend United Area is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mid Glamorgan. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Bridgend United Area reported income of £124k and spending of £85k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £117k to £124k (+5.8%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bridgend United Area sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wesley Methodist Church Reading (£124k), Ignite (Big Ideas) (£124k) and Peterborough Afghan Shia Association (£123k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The puposes of the united area are and shall be deemed to have been the advancement of:-(a) Christian faith in accordance with the doctrines of the united churches(b)any chacritable pupose of the area, society, susidiary or any charity being a charity subsidiary of ancillary of the area
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Wesley Methodist Church Reading | Reading | £124k |
| Ignite (Big Ideas) | Vale of Glamorgan | £124k |
| Peterborough Afghan Shia Association | Cambridgeshire | £123k |
| St Faith's Church, Gaywood, King's Lynn Single Congregation Local Ecumenical Partnership | King's Lynn | £124k |