The Baptist Union of Wales

Analysis

The Baptist Union of Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Caerfyrddin. It was registered in November 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Baptist Union of Wales reported income of £611k and spending of £649k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income fell from £3.8m to £611k (-84%), an average of -60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 27% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Baptist Union of Wales sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westbourne Park Baptist Church (£611k), Al-Falah Islamic Education Centre (£612k) and Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Surlingham) (£611k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74% and investments 21%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £6,000. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £56k. Reserves of £250k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.