Ty Hafan
What it does
Ty Hafan aims to offer a high standard of free care and support to the families of children in Wales who are expected to die in childhood.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ILLNESS AND SUFFERING AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AND IN PARTICULAR IN WALES AND ADJACENT AREAS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £12,412,302 and spent £11,516,832.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £12,412,302 | £11,516,832 | 212 | 550 |
| 31 March 2024 | £10,398,051 | £10,461,529 | 191 | 600 |
| 31 March 2023 | £9,722,442 | £9,446,725 | 194 | 513 |
| 31 March 2022 | £8,741,164 | £8,924,033 | 205 | 458 |
| 31 March 2021 | £9,157,070 | £8,527,720 | 213 | 440 |
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
- Up 36%, from £9,157,070 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £12,412,302 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 93% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 14% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£1,732,016).
- Largest funder
- Welsh Government gave £736,000 in the year to 31 March 2025, 6% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £1,118,292 from 4 grants. Government contracts: £613,724 from 11 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,118,292 from 4 grants | £613,724 from 11 contracts |
| 31 March 2024 | £648,359 from 3 grants | £771,665 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2023 | £47,552 from 1 grant | £1,058,890 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2022 | £47,155 from 1 grant | £565,984 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2021 | £42,988 from 1 grant | £486,176 from 1 contract |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£6,422,432
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£1,894,374
- Trading and fundraising£3,733,465
- Investments£362,031
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 1 funder who gave £736,000. £736,000 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 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £736,000 | ||
| Local Health Authorities | Trust, company or other | £1,103,255 | ||
| Local Health Authorities Training | Trust, company or other | £1,068,890 | ||
| Public Funding | Trust, company or other | £47,552 |
Charities whose accounts say they funded it
| Funder | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Myristica Trust | 5 April 2025 | £100,000 |
| Women in Wales | 30 June 2023 | £5,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 21 grants to this charity since 2017, worth at least £876,874.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£454,224, 2 grants
- BBC Children in Need£355,378, 5 grants
- Freemasons' Charity£41,057, 6 grants
- The James Tudor Foundation£10,000, 1 grant
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation£5,000, 1 grant
- SHAREGIFT£5,000, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£3,000, 1 grant
- The Greggs Foundation£2,000, 1 grant
- CareTech foundation£1,165, 2 grants
- Somerset Community Foundation£50, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2025 | The Greggs Foundation | £2,000 |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £5,000 |
| 24 Sept 2024 | The James Tudor Foundation | £10,000 |
| 13 Feb 2024 | SHAREGIFT | £5,000 |
| 6 Dec 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £365,712 |
| 20 Oct 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £500 |
| 28 Sept 2022 | CareTech foundation | £915 |
| 2 Sept 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £49,900 |
| 23 Jun 2022 | Community Foundation in Wales | £3,000 |
| 31 Mar 2022 | Freemasons' Charity | £34,835 |
All 21 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2021 | Freemasons' Charity | £780 |
| 28 Apr 2021 | BBC Children in Need | £116,008 |
| 2 Feb 2021 | Freemasons' Charity | £500 |
| 14 Oct 2020 | Freemasons' Charity | £1,730 |
| 9 Sept 2020 | BBC Children in Need | £69,292 |
| 18 Jun 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £88,512 |
| 19 Sept 2019 | Freemasons' Charity | £1,480 |
| 1 Mar 2019 | CareTech foundation | £250 |
| 4 Oct 2018 | Freemasons' Charity | £1,732 |
| 14 Jun 2017 | BBC Children in Need | £119,678 |
| 7 Mar 2017 | Somerset Community Foundation | £50 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 24 payments to this charity worth £2,866,093 between 23 March 2023 and 16 June 2026.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £2,172,066 | 12 | 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27 |
| Public Health Wales NHS Trust | £461,404 | 1 | 2023/24 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | £232,623 | 10 | 2025/26 |
| Monmouthshire County Council | £1 | 1 | 2026/27 |
Trustees
14 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Simon Keith HolgateChair
- Dr Graham John Shortland
- Dr Paul George Jenkins
- Dr Sara Helen Matthews
- James Alexander Pepper
- John Patrick Hoskinson
- Katherine Emma Carr
- Matthew Laurence Sinnott
- Michael Patrick McGuire
- Paul Islwyn Thomas
- Richard Mark Pitt
- Samuel Matthew Stewart Stensland
- Sian Margaret Thomas
- Susan Elizabeth Cooper
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 21 January 2026, 10 days early | Received 21 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 27 January 2025, 4 days early | Received 27 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 4 January 2024, 27 days early | Received 4 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 20 January 2023, 11 days early | Received 30 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 7 January 2022, 24 days early | Received 7 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1047912
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 12 July 1995
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/07/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/09/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/05/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/10/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/09/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/02/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/05/2009NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 29/01/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/10/2012
- Company number
- 03077406This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.tyhafan.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
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 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.