Registered charity · Porthcawl
Gilgal Baptist Church, Porthcawl
Gilgal Baptist Church, Porthcawl is a registered charity (number 1134864) based in Porthcawl, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by Rev Martin James Gillard. Latest income £204k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
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...
- 12 trustees
- Income £204k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Rev Martin James GillardChair
- Alison FarrowTrustee · since 2013
- Anthony John HornsbyTrustee
- Barbara Ann MatthewsTrustee · since 2026
- Daphne HarrisTrustee
- Elizabeth Mary ReesTrustee
- Jacqueline CroleTrustee · since 2013
- Kevin JemmettTrustee · since 2025
- Linda HarberTrustee · since 2021
- Malcolm John NicholasTrustee · since 2021
- Margaret Eileen HornsbyTrustee · since 2025
- Mark PeersTrustee · since 2023
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
- Bridgend
- Website
- www.gilgal.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£204k£190k
- 2024£182k£202k
- 2023£193k£166k
Earlier years
- 2022£202k£150k
- 2021£225k£109k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants under 1%. 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.
Grants received
1 grant · £30,000 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 Joseph Rank Trust · £30,000
Most recent
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Rev Martin James Gillard Chair
- Anthony John Hornsby
- Alison Farrow since 2013
- Barbara Ann Matthews since 2026
- Daphne Harris
- Elizabeth Mary Rees
- Jacqueline Crole since 2013
- Kevin Jemmett since 2025
- Linda Harber since 2021
- Mark Peers since 2023
- Malcolm John Nicholas since 2021
- Margaret Eileen Hornsby since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Alison Farrow since 2013
- Jacqueline Crole since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Rev Martin James Gillard Chair
- Alison Farrow since 2013
- Barbara Ann Matthews since 2026
- Daphne Harris
- Elizabeth Mary Rees
- Jacqueline Crole since 2013
- Kevin Jemmett since 2025
- Linda Harber since 2021
- Mark Peers since 2023
- Margaret Eileen Hornsby since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Anthony John Hornsby
- Malcolm John Nicholas since 2021
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1134864
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11 MARCH 2009
- Contact on the register
- 01656785046 · faith@gilgal.co.uk
- 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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