4x4 Response Wales

4x4 Response Wales is a voluntary organisation whose members use their own 4x4 vehicles to support the Emergency Planning Officers, The Emergency Services, Care Providers, and other organisations in times of severe weather, poor access and other emergency conditions, throughout Wales..

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

Elsewhere

• Throughout England and Wales
• Ireland
• Scotland
• Northern Ireland

Area of benefit in its governing document: Undefined. in Practice, National.

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £24,100 and spent £14,660.

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

About the same: £24,100 in the year to 31 December 2025, against £23,766 in the year to 31 December 2021.

Spending against income

It spent 61% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.

Money from government

88% of its income in the year to 31 December 2021 came from government grants and contracts (£20,958).

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 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.

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No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

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

• 6 March 2025

  Named by Paul Ridley in the Senedd

  Yes, if I can add to that, Ainsley, we had the Red Cross and the 4x4 Response Wales teams, which we work closely with. They form part of our response planning and they are put on standby. They may not be deployed, depending on the nature of what we're requiring those individuals to do, but they very…

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6 trustees run the charity.

• Ron WelchChairAppointed 3 March 2023
• John Julius Farrow-LesnianskiAppointed 27 October 2024
• Mark BeasleyAppointed 4 October 2026
• Martin Andrew BaileyAppointed 4 August 2023
• Philip MullinerAppointed 4 August 2023
• Vernon Rule TurnbullAppointed 4 August 2023

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.

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

Charity number

1127862

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

3 February 2009

Governing document

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29 OCTOBER 2008

Website

www.4x4responsewales.orgAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Carmarthenshire

• 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, 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.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

• OpenSenedd: Senedd records that name this charity
• OpenCouncil: Carmarthenshire Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Carmarthenshire's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Sir Gaerfyrddin