Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia

Analysis

Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Caerdydd. It was registered in February 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia reported income of £6.0m and spending of £6.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.4m to £6.0m (+9.5%), an average of +2.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Helen, Bishopsgate (£5.7m), Egerton Rothesay (£6.0m) and The Spiritualists' National Union (£5.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66%, charitable activities 19%, trading 11% and investments 4.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £139k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 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.