01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Previously excepted
- Registered
- 23 February 2009
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £809,811
- Latest expenditure
- £651,228
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CYNCOED METHODIST CHURCH, WESTMINSTER CRESCENT, CARDIFF, CF23 6SE
Website recorded by the regulator: www.methodistwales.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Methodist Church in Wales - Wales Synod acts as the umbrella body and a resource provider for all of the primarily English-speaking Methodist Church bodies in Wales.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 March 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £809,811
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £651,228
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £674,034
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £583,297
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £513,711
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £582,972
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £432,936
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £577,437
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 July 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £331,877
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £405,456
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £809,811
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £651,228
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 14 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £674,034
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £583,297
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £513,711
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £582,972
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 4 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £432,936
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £577,437
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 12 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £331,877
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £405,456
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 March 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 116375
- Income Other
- 693436
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 809811
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £563,032
- Expenditure Other
- 88196
- Expenditure Total
- 651228
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 236347
- Expenditure Governance
- 28496
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 88196
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 6208
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £802,854
- Assets Total Fixed
- 971090
- Assets Own Use
- 971090
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,842,097
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £46,623
- Assets Current Investment
- 2434475
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,766,564
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 46623
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £355,492
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1929986
- Funds Restricted
- 1836578
- Funds Total
- 3766564
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 14 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 26665
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 120602
- Income Other
- 526767
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 674034
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £464,923
- Expenditure Other
- 118374
- Expenditure Total
- 583297
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 161857
- Expenditure Governance
- 27515
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 118374
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 51070
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £851,296
- Assets Total Fixed
- 971090
- Assets Own Use
- 971090
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,565,955
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £61,823
- Assets Current Investment
- 2295648
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,475,222
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 61823
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £219,851
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1822386
- Funds Restricted
- 1652836
- Funds Total
- 3475222
- Count Employees
- 5
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 25129
- Income Investments
- 74823
- Income Other
- 413759
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 513711
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £582,972
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 582972
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 226512
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -10077
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,801,665
- Assets Total Fixed
- 971090
- Assets Own Use
- 971090
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,381,284
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £18,959
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,333,415
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 18959
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £115,566
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1801665
- Funds Restricted
- 1531750
- Funds Total
- 3333415
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout Wales
- Welsh Ind
- Yes
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- METHODIST CYMRU
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-09-05T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5007461
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1134207
- Assoc Charity Name
- SYNOD CYMRU
- Charity Name
- METHODIST CYMRU
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Previously excepted registration
- Date Of Event
- 2009-02-23T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) as amended on 09 Apr 2022
- Charitable Objects
- The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of -(a) the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the dicipline of the Methodist Church;(b) any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, district, circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church;(c) any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsiduary or ancillary to the Methodist Church;(d) any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE LOCAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 486442
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- METHODIST CHURCH IN WALES - WALES SYNOD
- Charity Name Id
- 660017
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- METHODIST CHURCH IN WALES - WALES SYNOD CYMRU
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures