Registered charity · Swansea
Swansea and Brecon Diocesan Board for Social Responsibility
Swansea and Brecon Diocesan Board for Social Responsibility is a registered charity (number 1095035) based in Swansea, governed by 14 trustees and chaired by Karen Jayne Devonshire since 2022. Latest income £2.3m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
The Charity?s objects (?the Objects?) are for the prevention or relief of poverty for public benefit in Swansea by providing: grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve...
- 14 trustees
- Income £2.3m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Karen Jayne DevonshireChair · since 2022
- Aisling Louise MillerTrustee · since 2026
- Bethan ThomasTrustee · since 2024
- Helen Rebecca BowdenTrustee · since 2023
- Jane ParkerTrustee · since 2026
- Mandy BaytonTrustee · since 2024
- Mark Lee R StevensTrustee · since 2026
- Martin Philip JonesTrustee · since 2023
- Paula LewisTrustee · since 2026
- Rev Robert John Davies - HannenTrustee
- Richard DaviesTrustee · since 2024
- Stephen Dwayne JonesTrustee · since 2026
- The Venerable Alan Neil JevonsTrustee · since 2013
Also 1 organisation acting as trustee: Janice Ann Worthing.
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout Wales
- Website
- www.faithinfamilies.wales (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Swansea and Brecon Diocesan Board for Social Responsibility
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2.3m£1.6m
- 2024£1.6m£1.2m
- 2023£1.2m£1.1m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.2m£995k
- 2021£884k£830k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 26%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The Charity?s objects (?the Objects?) are for the prevention or relief of poverty for public benefit in Swansea by providing: grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty, in particular but not exclusively families with young children.
Grants received
22 grants · £2,405,229 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,649,120 (9 grants)
- Comic Relief · £367,500
- BBC Children in Need · £153,859 (5 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £92,000
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £60,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
13 trustees on the board
- Karen Jayne Devonshire Chair since 2022
- Aisling Louise Miller since 2026
- Bethan Thomas since 2024
- Helen Rebecca Bowden since 2023
- Jane Parker since 2026
- Janice Ann Worthing since 2026
- Mandy Bayton since 2024
- Mark Lee R Stevens since 2026
- Martin Philip Jones since 2023
- Paula Lewis since 2026
- Rev Robert John Davies - Hannen
- Richard Davies since 2024
- Stephen Dwayne Jones since 2026
- The Venerable Alan Neil Jevons since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- The Venerable Alan Neil Jevons since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Karen Jayne Devonshire Chair since 2022
- Aisling Louise Miller since 2026
- Bethan Thomas since 2024
- Helen Rebecca Bowden since 2023
- Jane Parker since 2026
- Mandy Bayton since 2024
- Mark Lee R Stevens since 2026
- Martin Philip Jones since 2023
- Paula Lewis since 2026
- Rev Robert John Davies - Hannen
- Richard Davies since 2024
- Stephen Dwayne Jones since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- The Venerable Alan Neil Jevons since 2013
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
7.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 11.0 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1095035
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 MAY 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 14 OCTOBER 2002. as amended on 15 Sep 2022
- Companies House
- Company number 04440970 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01792 588487 · admin@faithinfamilies.wales
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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