Pontypridd Ministry Area Council
Analysis
Pontypridd Ministry Area Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mid Glamorgan. It was registered in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Pontypridd Ministry Area Council reported income of £218k and spending of £290k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £262k to £218k (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Pontypridd Ministry Area Council sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Branksome All Saints Mothers Union Nursery (£218k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael & All Angels, Summertown (£218k) and Salisbury Methodist Church (£218k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Ministry Area serves all Anglican Churches in and around Pontypridd by providing religious services and community-based projects. The geographical borders of the Ministry Area are created by the Church in Wales.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Branksome All Saints Mothers Union Nursery | Poole | £218k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael & All Angels, Summertown | Oxford | £218k |
| Salisbury Methodist Church | Salisbury | £218k |
| The Shah Jalal Islamic Foundation | Sutton | £218k |