Cancer Aid Merthyr Tydfil Ltd

Cancer Aid Merthyr Tydfil provides free services to those whose lives have been touched by cancer living within the Merthyr Tydfil Borough. Services include, transport to and from hospital and to our centre where we provide counselling and complementary therapy.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Merthyr Tydfil

Area of benefit in its governing document: Merthyr Borough

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £197,657 and spent £220,397.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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Income over time

Up 17%, from £168,695 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £197,657 in the year to 30 September 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 112% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.

Money from government

24% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£46,551).

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 30 September 2025: £15,000 from 1 grant. Government contracts: £31,551 from 2 contracts.

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

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Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2007, worth at least £384,314.

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Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

• 14 June 2023

  Named by Delyth Jewell in the Senedd

  …o patient transport options for cancer tests and treatment could be conducted. There are wonderful initiatives already like that, run by Cancer Aid Merthyr Tydfil Ltd, that provide a free, door-to-door transport service to attend cancer appointments. It's a long way from Merthyr Tydfil to Velindre,…

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7 trustees run the charity.

• Alan GunterAppointed 1 November 2023
• Anthony PritchardAppointed 12 August 2019
• Colin ThomasAppointed 7 April 2023
• Gail ReesAppointed 29 November 2021
• Karina QuinlanAppointed 1 November 2023
• Pauline GriffithsAppointed 8 July 2024
• Sharon HaxtonAppointed 8 July 2024

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

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Charity number

1101769

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

27 January 2004

Governing document

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15 SEPTEMBER 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 22 JANUARY 2004 AND SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 3 OCTOBER 2006.

Company number

04899059This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House

Website

www.canceraidmerthyr.co.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Merthyr Tydfil

• 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.
• 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.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• Its accounts and annual returns on the register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

• OpenSenedd: Senedd records that name this charity
• OpenCouncil: Merthyr Tydfil Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Merthyr Tydfil's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr