1 6 6 2 ▁end ow ments . ▁The ▁Represent ative ▁Body ▁had ▁been ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁hold ▁the ▁church ▁property ▁and ▁any ▁remaining ▁end ow ments ▁in ▁trust ▁for ▁the ▁cler gy ▁and ▁la ity . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁task ed ▁with ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁fin ances ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁the ▁p ension ▁fund . ▁There ▁was ▁an ▁ur gent ▁need ▁for ▁more ▁sources ▁of ▁income ▁and ▁an ▁appeal ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁to ▁church ▁members ▁raised ▁£ 7 5 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁with ▁a ▁further ▁£ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁being ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁This ▁enabled ▁the ▁Represent ative ▁Body ▁to ▁subs id ise ▁dioc es an ▁funds ▁by ▁up ▁to ▁ 7 0 %, ▁but ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁income ▁had ▁lag ged ▁exp end iture , ▁and ▁the ▁subs id y ▁had ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁dioc es an ▁costs . ▁ ▁The ▁Represent ative ▁Body ▁The ▁Represent ative ▁Body ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁in ▁Wales ▁is ▁the ▁central ▁administrative ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁in ▁Wales . ▁Its ▁primary ▁function ▁is ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁Church ' s ▁financial ▁assets ▁but ▁it ▁also ▁provides ▁central ised ▁support ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁b ish ops , ▁arch de a cons , ▁cler gy ▁and ▁lay ▁staff ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁Church . ▁These ▁services ▁include ▁financial , ▁property , ▁human