TCC (Trefnu Cymunedol Cymru/Together Creating Communities)
What it does
TCC is a membership organisation of volunteers who work together tackling community concerns of self interest by listening, learning from each other and leading the actions to bring about change and justice. Bringing community groups together to make a difference for present and future generations on local and national issues.
Its charitable purposes
1) DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN WALES AND ITS BORDERLANDS IN SUCH WAYS THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY2) PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND IN PARTICULAR CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH2.1) PROMOTION OF EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON PROVIDING ACCESS TO SUCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BY REASON OF SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO GAIN ACCESS AND ON INCULCATING THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND ADVANCING ACTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF LAW POLITICS SOCIETY RELIGION MORALS COMMERCE INDUSTRY ARTS ECOLOGY AND OTHER SUBJECTS IN SO FAR AS TO BE CONDUCTIVE TO GOOD CITIZENSHIP2.2) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT ITS CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND ENCOURAGE THE USE OF SUCH PRACTICE2.3) URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION2.4) PROMOTING PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT BY ENCOURAGING AND ENABLING PEOPLE TO ACQUIRE THE SKILLS REQUIRED TO TAKE AND ACTIVE PART IN CIVIC LIFE2.5) PROTECTION ENHANCEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 2.6) RELIEF OF POVERTY2.7) PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE2.8) PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Wrexham
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales and Its Borderlands
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £207,620 and spent £207,520.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £207,620 | £207,520 | Not reported | 150 |
| 31 March 2025 | £253,100 | £176,552 | Not reported | 200 |
| 31 March 2024 | £233,133 | £168,465 | Not reported | 200 |
| 31 March 2023 | £151,606 | £136,460 | Not reported | 200 |
| 31 March 2022 | £178,468 | £193,059 | Not reported | 180 |
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 16%, from £178,468 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £207,620 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 15 grants to this charity since 2007, worth at least £1,146,931.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£598,331, 6 grants
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation£196,500, 4 grants
- The Tudor Trust£122,000, 2 grants
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation£110,556, 1 grant
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£99,544, 1 grant
- Postcode Community Trust£20,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2024 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £99,544 |
| 29 Sept 2023 | Postcode Community Trust | £20,000 |
| 6 Mar 2023 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £90,000 |
| 18 Jan 2021 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £1,500 |
| 6 Jan 2021 | The Tudor Trust | £2,000 |
| 16 Mar 2020 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £5,000 |
| 3 Sept 2019 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £100,000 |
| 23 May 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £463,251 |
| 12 Apr 2018 | The Tudor Trust | £120,000 |
| 11 Feb 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
All 15 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2015 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £110,556 |
| 26 Mar 2015 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £3,668 |
| 12 Oct 2012 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £3,820 |
| 19 Aug 2008 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,000 |
| 26 Nov 2007 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £112,592 |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
11 July 2023
Named by Mark Isherwood in the Senedd
…air-trade county in the world in 2003. So, will you join me in thanking and celebrating the work that was carried out by TCC—Trefnu Cymunedol Cymru; Together Creating Communities—based in Wrexham, but working throughout north-east Wales, who campaigned for that first Wrexham fair-trade county status…
16 November 2022
Named by Mark Isherwood in the Senedd
…are still having to fight these campaigns 19 years later. Questioning the First Minister here last month, I stated that 'TCC, Trefnu Cymunedol Cymru—Together Creating Communities, a group of dedicated community leaders from organisations across Flintshire, Wrexham and Denbighshire, have joined toge…
11 October 2022
Named by Mark Isherwood in the Senedd
…r reliance on the assistance of carers or specialist equipment, can use a toilet facility with dignity and hygienically. TCC, Trefnu Cymunedol Cymru—Together Creating Communities, a group of dedicated community leaders from organisations across Flintshire, Wrexham and Denbighshire, have joined toget…
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Charlotte Rose Cooper
- Christopher Hall
- Hugo Panayiotou
- Janet Thomas
- Joanne Jones
- Jonathan Lewis
- Melissa Griffiths
- Paul Williams
- Stephen Byrne
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 25 October 2026, 98 days early | Received 25 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 22 October 2025, 101 days early | Received 22 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 16 October 2024, 107 days early | Received 16 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 11 October 2023, 112 days early | Received 11 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 19 September 2022, 134 days early | Received 19 September 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1086434
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 2 May 2001
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14 JULY 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 4 APRIL 2001
- Company number
- 04033853This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.tcc-wales.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
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 the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.