Registered charity · Cardiff
Ararat Baptist Church
The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other...
- 8 trustees
- Income £342k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Vaughan Williams FrcpsychChair · since 2023
- Jayne Alison PorterTrustee · since 2023
- Jennifer Anne LewisTrustee · since 2024
- Karen KaneenTrustee · since 2024
- Rachel Louise PowellTrustee · since 2025
- Rev Gethin Russell-JonesTrustee · since 2018
- Sally ReesTrustee · since 2024
- Sylthia Hilary EvansTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Cardiff
- Website
- www.ararat.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£342k£392k
- 2024£327k£585k
- 2023£269k£375k
Earlier years
- 2022£242k£259k
- 2021£585k£269k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Dr Vaughan Williams Frcpsych Chair since 2023
- Jayne Alison Porter since 2023
- Jennifer Anne Lewis since 2024
- Karen Kaneen since 2024
- Rachel Louise Powell since 2025
- Rev Gethin Russell-Jones since 2018
- Sally Rees since 2024
- Sylthia Hilary Evans since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Gethin Russell-Jones since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Dr Vaughan Williams Frcpsych Chair since 2023
- Jayne Alison Porter since 2023
- Jennifer Anne Lewis since 2024
- Karen Kaneen since 2024
- Rachel Louise Powell since 2025
- Rev Gethin Russell-Jones since 2018
- Sally Rees since 2024
- Sylthia Hilary Evans since 2024
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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1132808
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25 JUNE 2009
- Contact on the register
- 02920610831 · centremanager@ararat.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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