Maesteg Animal Welfare Society
What it does
We take in and re home small animals that are lost or abandoned. We microchip vaccinate and re home. We also neuter as many cats and dogs as we can and help those on low income to pay their vet bills.
Its charitable purposes
(A) TO PROVIDE FOR THE CARE AND PROTECTION OF ALL KINDS OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF ATTENTION FROM WHATEVER CAUSE.(B) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH, CARE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF ANIMALS: PARTICULARLY DOMESTIC ANIMALS.(C) TO ASSIST PEOPLE IN ATTENDING TO THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF ANIMALS.(D) TO PROVIDE SUCH OTHER SUPPORT AND SERVICES AS SHALL BE CONDUCIVE TO THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Animals
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Bridgend
- Cardiff
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 June 2025, it had income of £61,039 and spent £56,827.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £61,039 | £56,827 | Not reported | 20 |
| 30 June 2024 | £65,962 | £65,381 | Not reported | 15 |
| 30 June 2023 | £65,798 | £74,425 | Not reported | 20 |
| 30 June 2022 | £74,541 | £71,783 | Not reported | 25 |
| 30 June 2021 | £60,232 | £69,933 | Not reported | 20 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- About the same: £61,039 in the year to 30 June 2025, against £60,232 in the year to 30 June 2021.
- Spending against income
- It spent 93% of its income in the year to 30 June 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Pets At Home Foundation gave £3,000 in the year to 30 June 2024, 5% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 June 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2023 | None | Not reported |
| 30 June 2021 | £21,000 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 30 June 2024, the charity named 2 funders who gave £3,500 between them. £500 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Pets At Home Foundation | Trust, company or other | £3,000 |
| Maesteg Town Council | Council | £500 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
21 May 2024
Named by Huw Irranca-Davies in the Senedd
…d do it well, so we will do that. Can I just say in closing, Llywydd, this has also been a long-running campaign of individuals in the Maesteg Animal Welfare Society, which celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year, which they've invited me to recently? I spoke before this weekend to one of the…
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- Jane IsaacChair
- Andrew Ellis
- Cheryl Ann Evans
- Janet Brady
- Maureen Edwards
- Mr K J Brady
- MRS Jeanette Platt
- Mrs S John
- Nicola Ellis
- Sandra Budd
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | 30 April 2026 | Received 20 March 2026, 41 days early | Received 20 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | 30 April 2025 | Received 12 November 2024, 169 days early | Received 12 November 2024 |
| 30 June 2023 | 30 April 2024 | Received 23 November 2023, 159 days early | Received 23 November 2023 |
| 30 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | Received 21 November 2022, 160 days early | Received 21 November 2022 |
| 30 June 2021 | 30 April 2022 | Received 18 November 2021, 163 days early | Received 18 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1020630
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 6 May 1993
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 5 FEBRUARY 1991 AS AMENDED 18 MARCH 1993, FEBRUARY 2010 AND 26 OCTOBER 2010.AS AMENDED ON 25/02/2015
- Website
- www.maesteganimalwelfaresociety.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Bridgend
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.