Ystalyfera Development Trust
What it does
The Trust is involved with the following:-Delivering IT ClassesProviding one to one "Gadget" SessionsProviding a typing service to the public and organisationsScanning and Email ServiceDesign Service (eg. posters, business cards)Use of PC's by the PublicRunning Ystalyfera Community CarCredit UnionRoom RentalJob Search and CV'sVolunteer Placements
Its charitable purposes
TP RELIEVE POVERTY AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AMONGST PERSONS IN SOUTH WALES, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE COMMUNITY OF YSTALYFERA, AND WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR ARE SUFFERING THE CONSEQUENCES OF ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND RESOURCES THROUGH SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA ECONOMICALLY, SOCIALLY AND IN SPIRIT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Older people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Neath Port Talbot
Area of benefit in its governing document: In Practice Ystalyfera
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £118,756 and spent £124,788.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £118,756 | £124,788 | Not reported | 7 |
| 31 March 2025 | £153,975 | £122,398 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2024 | £112,494 | £138,341 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2023 | £109,612 | £123,399 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2022 | £112,465 | £81,187 | Not reported | 5 |
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 6%, from £112,465 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £118,756 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 105% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2026: £26,600 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £26,600 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £40,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £35,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £44,096 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £34,070 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 2010, worth at least £51,039.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£36,039, 4 grants
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£15,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £20,000 |
| 10 Nov 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,980 |
| 24 Jun 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,950 |
| 20 Sept 2012 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £1,109 |
| 29 Oct 2010 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
5 November 2025, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Declarations of Interest
5 November 2025, Neath Port Talbot
Rosalyn Davies declared an interest that names the charity, at Council
Neath Port Talbot Council and Third Sector Compact 2025-2028
Recorded as a other interest.
20 December 2023, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet
Third Sector Grant Funding - Award of Grants for 2024 - 2025
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Ann Christie
- Benita Brittain
- Elaine Mary Mustart Gape
- Gail Payne
- Jacqueline Manser-Thomas
- Stephen Mark Jones
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 22 October 2026, 101 days early | Received 22 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 23 October 2025, 100 days early | Received 23 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 19 November 2024, 73 days early | Received 19 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 14 November 2023, 78 days early | Received 14 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 10 November 2022, 82 days early | Received 10 November 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1058649
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 15 October 1996
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 AUGUST 1996
- Company number
- 02958170This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.ystalyferadevelopmnettrust.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Neath Port Talbot
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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.