Western Counties & South Wales Evangelisation Trust

Analysis

Western Counties & South Wales Evangelisation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in August 2023, 3 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 individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Western Counties & South Wales Evangelisation Trust reported income of £755k and spending of £432k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £614k to £755k (+23%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Western Counties & South Wales Evangelisation Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Limpsfield and Titsey (£754k), Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Youth Service (£755k) and March of the Living (UK) Limited (£753k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, investments 12% and donations and legacies 3.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £14k. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 4.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £269k. Reserves of £5.1m would cover about 107 months of spending at that rate.