# THE BAPTIST UNION OF WALES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1201058
- **Other names:** BUW
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 17, 2022
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1201058


## Contact

- **Address:** Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru, Parc Dewi Sant, Heol Ffynnon Job, Caerfyrddin
- **Postcode:** SA31 3HB
- **Phone:** 03452221514
- **Email:** post@ubc.cymru
- **Website:** https://buw.wales/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE UNION IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND ITS PRACTICE, 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: 5.1 TO PROPAGATE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.5.2. TO CULTIVATE AMONGST ITS OWN MEMBERS RESPECT LOVE AND CO-OPERATION FOR AND WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND TO ALL WHO LOVE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHILST RESPECTING THE INDEPENDENCE OF EVERY CHURCH IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ITS OWN GOVERNMENT AND DISCIPLINE;5.3. TO SUPPORT CHURCHES IN MISSION AND MINISTRY, INCLUDING THE FORMATION OF CHURCHES, CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES AND ALL AGE MINISTRIES AND BY SUCH OTHER METHODS AS THE COUNCILS OR JOINT COUNCIL SHALL DETERMINE. 5.4. TO AFFORD OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONFERENCE AND FOR UNITED ACTION ON QUESTIONS AFFECTING THE WELFARE OF THE CHURCHES, THE SUPPORT OF THE MINISTRY AND THE EXTENSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD;5.5. TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN BAPTISTS IN THIS AND OTHER COUNTRIES;5.6. TO SAFEGUARD THE PROPERTIES AND INTERESTS OF THE UNION AND ITS 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;5.7. TO OBTAIN AND DISSEMINATE ACCURATE INFORMATION RESPECTING THE ORGANISATIONS, LABOURS AND SUFFERINGS OF BAPTISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; AND5.8 TO CONFER AND CO-OPERATE WITH OTHER CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES AS OCCASION MAY REQUIRE.

**Activities:** Relgious activities support to Baptist Chapels




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £814479 | £568363 | £4082918 | 11 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3807837 | £187360 | £3731142 | 11 |



## Trustees

- **WILLIAM DAVIES** (Chair) — appointed July 31, 2023
- Ann Bowen Morgan — appointed July 31, 2023
- Delyth Eirlys Williams — appointed July 31, 2023
- GLYNDWR SAMUEL PRIDEAUX — appointed July 31, 2023
- Parch Emlyn Dole — appointed July 31, 2023
- Parch STEVEN WALLIS — appointed July 31, 2023
- Rev Judith Anne Morris
- Rev Mervyn John Rigg — appointed Oct. 1, 2023
- Rev Simeon Baker — appointed April 16, 2026
- Rev Susan Phillips — appointed April 3, 2025