Canolfan Maerdy
What it does
The provision of affordable childcare and support for education, training, and volunteer and employment opportunities. Hosting and enabling a Fareshare Food Hub, alongside youth, Community Transport, advice and family services towards the alleviation of poverty, disadvantage and promotion of regeneration within the area of benefit.
Its charitable purposes
(1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF NEATHPORT TALBOT AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUALORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCALAUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TOADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FORRECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THECONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.(2) TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITYIN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THECHARITY AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Carmarthenshire
- Neath Port Talbot
Area of benefit in its governing document: Port Talbot
Income and spending
In the year ending 7 December 2025, it had income of £757,105 and spent £808,490.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 December 2025 | £757,105 | £808,490 | 27 | 30 |
| 7 December 2024 | £762,893 | £732,414 | 30 | 30 |
| 7 December 2023 | £742,067 | £605,845 | 28 | 30 |
| 7 December 2022 | £615,527 | £552,428 | 25 | 50 |
| 7 December 2021 | £490,734 | £373,777 | Not reported | 30 |
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 54%, from £490,734 in the year to 7 December 2021 to £757,105 in the year to 7 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 107% of its income in the year to 7 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 66% of its income in the year to 7 December 2022 came from government grants and contracts (£408,453).
- Largest funder
- Strategic Voluntary Youth Work Organisation gave £89,163 in the year to 7 December 2025, 12% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 7 December 2025: £250,743 from 13 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 7 December 2025 | £250,743 from 13 grants | Not reported |
| 7 December 2024 | £214,197 from 14 grants | Not reported |
| 7 December 2023 | £116,908 from 9 grants | Not reported |
| 7 December 2022 | £297,335 from 25 grants | £111,118 from 1 contract |
| 7 December 2021 | £227,062 from 15 grants | £60,084 from 1 contract |
Where its income came from in the year ending 7 December 2025
- Donations and legacies£8,183
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£745,520
- Trading and fundraising£1,753
- Other£1,649
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 7 December 2025, the charity named 17 funders who gave £292,892 between them. £0 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 | Dec 2025 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Voluntary Youth Work Organisation | Trust, company or other | £89,163 | |
| Warm Hub Spaces | Trust, company or other | £42,999 | |
| Third Sector Core Grant | Trust, company or other | £25,000 | |
| Moondance | Trust, company or other | £24,190 | |
| Egin Grant | Trust, company or other | £23,004 | |
| Motability Grant | Trust, company or other | £20,000 | £193,479 |
| Playworks | Trust, company or other | £15,000 | |
| Emergency Food Support Grant | Trust, company or other | £14,936 | |
| Food Poverty Grant 2024-2025 | Trust, company or other | £14,513 | |
| Community Fridge | Trust, company or other | £7,071 | |
| Childcare & Play Sustainability Grant | Trust, company or other | £5,000 | |
| Children In Need | Trust, company or other | £3,885 | |
| Youth Fund | Trust, company or other | £2,200 | |
| Childcare Staff Retention Grant | Trust, company or other | £2,130 | |
| Early Years Capital Grant | Trust, company or other | £2,000 | |
| Perthigwynion Benefit Fund Grant | Trust, company or other | £1,000 | |
| Milk Grant | Trust, company or other | £801 | |
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £42,000 | |
| NPTCBC Third Sector Core Grant | Trust, company or other | £30,000 | |
| NPTCBC | Trust, company or other | £29,311 | |
| South Wales Police ACES Fund | Trust, company or other | £18,094 | |
| NPTCBC Children and Family | Trust, company or other | £14,597 | |
| National Lottery Awards for All | National Lottery | £10,000 | |
| CWVYS Voluntary Youth Work Sector Support Scheme | Trust, company or other | £7,500 | |
| Resilient Green Spaces Food Co-op | Trust, company or other | £6,342 | |
| Hubbub Community Fridge Grant | Trust, company or other | £5,000 | |
| Community Foundation | Trust, company or other | £5,000 | |
| NPTCBC Comminity Youth Training | Trust, company or other | £4,740 | |
| Hedley Foundation | Trust, company or other | £3,000 | |
| NPTCBC Youthfest | Trust, company or other | £1,000 |
Charities whose accounts say they funded it
| Funder | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service Limited | 31 March 2024 | £7,141 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 8 grants to this charity since 2018, worth at least £167,098.
By funder
- BBC Children in Need£72,570, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£49,528, 4 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£25,000, 2 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,609 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | Community Foundation in Wales | £10,000 |
| 6 Oct 2023 | BBC Children in Need | £72,570 |
| 23 Aug 2023 | Community Foundation in Wales | £15,000 |
| 3 Aug 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 7 Mar 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,999 |
| 15 May 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,920 |
| 14 Feb 2018 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £20,000 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
4 December 2025, Neath Port Talbot
S Reynolds declared an interest that names the charity, at Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee
Third Sector Grant Scheme - Outcome of Review and Interim Arrangements 2026/2027 (to follow)
Recorded as a personal-and-prejudicial interest.
4 December 2025, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee
Declarations of Interest
4 December 2025, Neath Port Talbot
S Thomas declared an interest that names the charity, at Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee
Third Sector Grant Scheme - Outcome of Review and Interim Arrangements 2026/2027 (to follow)
Recorded as a personal-and-prejudicial interest.
5 November 2025, Neath Port Talbot
Sarah Thomas declared an interest that names the charity, at Council
Neath Port Talbot Council and Third Sector Compact 2025-2028
Recorded as a other interest.
5 November 2025, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Declarations of Interest
5 November 2025, Neath Port Talbot
Sonia Reynolds declared an interest that names the charity, at Council
Neath Port Talbot Council and Third Sector Compact 2025-2028
Recorded as a other interest.
14 February 2024, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet
UK Shared Prosperity Fund - Approval of Projects
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
13 June 2023, Neath Port Talbot
Named in a decision of Standards Committee
Grant of Dispensation under S81(4) of the Local Government Act 2000
13 June 2023, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of Standards Committee
Declarations of Interest
13 July 2022, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of Standards Committee
Declarations of Interest
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Dr SONIA REYNOLDS
- Margaret Hilary Dawson
- Sarah Amber Thomas
- Stephaie Rhian Everitt
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 December 2025 | 7 October 2026 | Received 5 October 2026, 2 days early | Received 5 October 2026 |
| 7 December 2024 | 7 October 2025 | Received 7 October 2025 | Received 7 October 2025 |
| 7 December 2023 | 7 October 2024 | Received 11 September 2024, 26 days early | Received 11 September 2024 |
| 7 December 2022 | 7 October 2023 | Received 5 October 2023, 2 days early | Received 5 October 2023 |
| 7 December 2021 | 7 October 2022 | Received 3 November 2022, 27 days late | Received 3 November 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1131506
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 4 September 2009
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/12/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/07/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/04/2011
- Company number
- 06768110This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.canolfanmaerdy.co.uk
- 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.
- 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 2 November 2026.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.