Norwegian Church Cardiff Bay

Analysis

Norwegian Church Cardiff Bay is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in September 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Norwegian Church Cardiff Bay reported income of £84k and spending of £132k, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £31k to £84k (+167%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Norwegian Church Cardiff Bay sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thurrock Play Network (£84k), The Ware Drill Hall Association Limited (£84k) and Friends of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales (£84k).

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.