Trefeca College
Analysis
Trefeca College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in April 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Trefeca College reported income of £10k and spending of £592k, spending 5857% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £107k to £10k (-91%), an average of -44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 354%. Over the whole period it spent 156% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Trefeca College sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Encounter with God Ministries London (£10k), Penzance-Madron Scout Group (£10k) and Bethany Memorial Independent Methodist Church (£10k).
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
Coleg Trefeca is the lay training centre of the Presbyterian Church of Wales and provides training for preachers and worship leaders, elders and connexional lay staff.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Encounter with God Ministries London | Middlesex | £10k |
| Penzance-Madron Scout Group | Penzance | £10k |
| Bethany Memorial Independent Methodist Church | Sunderland | £10k |
| Great Open Door | Harlow | £10k |