Aberconwy Mission Area
Analysis
Aberconwy Mission Area is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Llandudno. It was registered in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2024, Aberconwy Mission Area reported income of £684k and spending of £530k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £353k to £684k (+94%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Aberconwy Mission Area sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints Chelsea known as Chelsea Old Church (£684k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul's Ealing (£684k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Cuthbert's Church (£683k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 60%, trading 18%, investments 3.2% and charitable activities 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £71k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Reserves of £638k would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.
Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 50%
- Legacies 10%
- Charitable activities 2.0%
- Trading 18%
- Investments 3.2%
- Other 16%
In the charity's own words
Church in Wales - tp promote mission in and engagement with the community; to seek the wellbieing of all people; to maintain services and social action within the community, to serve those in need; advancing the Christian religion through local and worldwide mission