THE BAPTIST UNION OF WALES

Charity Number: 1154855
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Baptist Union of Wales seeks to further the Gospel of Christ in accordance with the principles of the Baptists, working with member churches in Wales and associated with Wales, and facilitating co-operation between the Union, member churches, and other Christian Groups. It operates by providing support to member churches as they seek to work in their own communities and in their own language.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £308,953
Total expenditure: £3,987,910

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for being a trustee.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 December 2013: Standard registration
  • 09 April 2025: Removed (Amalgamated)
  • 09 April 2025: Funds transferred to 1201058 THE BAPTIST UNION OF WALES
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BUW (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £544.91k £435.69k £619.03k £462.82k £308.95k
Total expenditure £661.47k £503.40k £489.30k £488.44k £3.99m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £296.32k N/A £305.98k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £15.20k N/A £9.84k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment £133.21k N/A £99.84k N/A N/A
Income - Other £100.18k N/A £203.37k N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A £1.00k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £501.70k N/A £489.30k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £0 N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £159.78k N/A £0 N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 21 February 2025 113 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 21 February 2025 113 days late
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 26 October 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2020 22 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2019 04 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 04 October 2020 On Time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01 SEP 2013

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE UNION IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION,ESPECIALLY BY THE MEANS OF AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION IN PARTICULAR,BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY,THROUGH ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:- 1. TO PROPAGATE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. 2. TO SUPPORT CHURCHES IN MAINTAINING MINISTRIES AND ASSISTING THE FORMATION OF CHURCHES AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS,DISTRIBUTING THE SCRIPTURES AND ISSUING RELIGIOUS PUBLICATIONS AND BY SUCH OTHER METHODS AS THE COUNCILS OR JOINT COUNCIL SHALL DETERMINE. 3. TO CULTIVATE AMONG ITS MEMBERS RESPECT,LOVE AND CO-OPERATION FOR AND WITH ONE ANOTHER WHILST RESPECTING THE INDEPENDENCE OF EVERY CHURCH IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ITS OWN GOVERNMENT AND DISCIPLINE. 4. TO CONFER AND SEEK CO-OPERATION WITH THE BAPTISTS IN WALES AND EVERY OTHER COUNTRY AND WITH CHURCHES AND OTHER CHRISTIAN BODIES IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 5. TO SAFEGUARD THE PROPERTIES AND INTERESTS OF THE UNION AND THE CHURCHES,AND TO CONSIDER THE MOST APPROPRIATE MEANS TO NURTURE THESE RESOURCES FOR THE GOOD OF THE UNION,THE CHURCHES AND THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 6. TO USE ANY OTHER MEANS CONSONANT WITH THE MAIN OBJECT OF THE UNION,AS DECIDED BY THE ASSEMBLIES OR THE JOINT COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME,IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE WORK OF THE DENOMINATION.