Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru - the Presbyterian Church of Wales

Analysis

Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru - the Presbyterian Church of Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in October 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru - the Presbyterian Church of Wales reported income of £3.8m and spending of £5.2m, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £4.1m to £3.8m (-8.2%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru - the Presbyterian Church of Wales sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Release International (£3.7m), The Baptist Union Corporation Limited (£3.8m) and East London Mosque Trust (£3.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 55%, investments 8.3% and donations and legacies 3.1%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £157k. Reserves of £8.3m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 105 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.