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Registered charity · No. 1142813

The Representative Body of the Church in Wales

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The Representative Body of the Church in Wales is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include religious activities.

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What are the key facts about The Representative Body of the Church in Wales?

Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£23,001,000
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£29,134,000
Registered charity number
1142813
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Church in Wales
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Representative Body of the Church in Wales (number 1142813) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does The Representative Body of the Church in Wales do?

The Representative Body's key objectives and activities are:1. To manage its investments;2. To manage the ecclesiastical and secular property vested in the Representative Body for the uses and purposes of the Church in Wales;3. To oversee the work of St Michael's College;4. To provide an efficient and professional administrative service across a wide range of administrative functions.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Representative Body of the Church in Wales

Answers The Representative Body of the Church in Wales gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Representative Body of the Church in Wales's highest-paid staff paid?

The Representative Body of the Church in Wales's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 16 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£150,001–£200,0001
£90,001–£100,0002
£80,001–£90,0004
£70,001–£80,0001
£60,001–£70,0008

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Representative Body of the Church in Wales's money come from?

The Representative Body of the Church in Wales reported £23m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were investments £22m (95%), charitable activities £1.1m (5%), donations and legacies £101k (0%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £100k.

  • Investments£22m · 95%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.1m · 5%
  • Donations and legacies£101k · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Representative Body of the Church in Wales as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

The Representative Body of the Church in Wales's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

Linked funds and trusts

The register records these funds under parent charity number 1142813. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.

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What causes is The Representative Body of the Church in Wales registered for?

Religious Activities

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Representative Body of the Church in Wales yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Representative Body of the Church in Wales. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Representative Body of the Church in Wales a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Representative Body of the Church in Wales as a registered charity (number 1142813) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Representative Body of the Church in Wales's charity number?
The Representative Body of the Church in Wales's charity number is 1142813. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1142813?
Search 1142813 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Representative Body of the Church in Wales do?
The Representative Body's key objectives and activities are:1. To manage its investments;2. To manage the ecclesiastical and secular property vested in the Representative Body for the uses and purposes of the Church in Wales;3. To oversee the work of St Michael's College;4. To provide an efficient and professional administrative service across a wide range of administrative functions.
Does The Representative Body of the Church in Wales have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Representative Body of the Church in Wales. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Representative Body of the Church in Wales?
The Representative Body of the Church in Wales's website listed in our register data is http://www.churchinwales.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Representative Body of the Church in Wales's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Representative Body of the Church in Wales's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 16 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Representative Body of the Church in Wales's money come from?
The Representative Body of the Church in Wales reported £23m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were investments £22m (95%), charitable activities £1.1m (5%), donations and legacies £101k (0%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £100k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Representative Body of the Church in Wales?
The register records The Representative Body of the Church in Wales as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Representative Body of the Church in Wales's trustees paid?
The Representative Body of the Church in Wales's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was The Representative Body of the Church in Wales registered as a charity?
The Representative Body of the Church in Wales was entered on the register on 11 July 2011.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.