Emmaus South Wales
What it does
PROVIDING HOMELESS AND UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH THE SECURITY AND COMPANIONSHIP OF LIVING IN A COMMUNITY HOME, THE DIGNITY OF WORKING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR OTHER DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE, AND THE CHANCE OF RECOVERING THE ABILITY TO LIVE A SUCCESSFUL, INDEPENDENT LIFE OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY SHOULD THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO. IT HAS SET UP A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE TO FUND THE COMMUNITY AND CREATE EMPLOYMENT.
Its charitable purposes
THE ALLEVIATION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM, IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE EMMAUS MOVEMENT AS PUBLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME BY EMMAUS UK, TO THOSE IN NEED WITHOUT DISTINCTION BY:1 THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION, OR ASSISTANCE IN SUCH PROVISION, FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE BRIDGEND AND SOUTH WALES AREA AND SUCH OTHER PLACES AS MAY SEEM APPROPRIATE FROM TIME TO TIME (THE 'BENEFICIARIES')2 THE REHABILITATION OF THE BENEFICIARIES AS APPROPRIATE AND THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING) AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES AND SATISFACTION FOR THE BENEFICIARIES WITH THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS TO ENABLE THEM TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT IN THE FUTURE AND THEREBY DEVELOP A SENSE OF SELF-WORTH AND DIGNITY THROUGH HAVING A SELF-SUPPORTING LIFE3 THE SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF OTHER EMMAUS COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS OR OTHER AGENCIES IN THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE EXCHANGE OF RESOURCES, INFORMATION AND EXPERTISE WITH OTHER EMMAUS PROJECTS WORLDWIDE4 THE FULFILLING OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE RECOGNISED BY ENGLISH LAW AS BEING CHARITABLE AND WHICH THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE
Causes
- What it works on
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Accommodation and housing
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Bridgend
- Neath Port Talbot
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Area of benefit in its governing document: Bridgend and South Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 June 2025, it had income of £721,917 and spent £745,782.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £721,917 | £745,782 | 11 | 7 |
| 30 June 2024 | £613,645 | £718,978 | 13 | 7 |
| 30 June 2023 | £689,551 | £866,978 | 13 | 10 |
| 30 June 2022 | £586,253 | £741,006 | 14 | Not reported |
| 30 June 2021 | £786,666 | £680,416 | 11 | 12 |
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
- Down 8%, from £786,666 in the year to 30 June 2021 to £721,917 in the year to 30 June 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 103% of its income in the year to 30 June 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 June 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2022 | £12,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 June 2021 | £112,904 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 30 June 2025
- Donations and legacies£436,950
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£257,960
- Investments£610
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 8 grants to this charity since 2013, worth at least £677,123.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£442,121, 2 grants
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£210,250, 5 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£24,752, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £17,121 |
| 14 Dec 2022 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £2,250 |
| 14 Sept 2022 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £50,000 |
| 27 May 2022 | Postcode Community Trust |
Trustees
11 trustees run the charity.
- Cerys Bethan Louise West
- Freya Dorothy Bletsoe
- Gareth Owen
- Geoffrey Roland Owen
- Gillian Ann Owens
- Helen Ruth Brooks
- Kate Lowry
- Ken Smale
- Lorrainne Jenkins
- Rosemary McClements-Hall
- Tracey Sandra Stanley
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | 30 April 2026 | Received 3 March 2026, 58 days early | Received 3 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | 30 April 2025 | Received 15 April 2025, 15 days early | Received 15 April 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | 30 April 2024 | Received 8 April 2024, 22 days early | Received 8 April 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | Received 28 April 2023, 2 days early | Received 28 April 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | 30 April 2022 | Received 11 January 2022, 109 days early | Received 11 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1136010
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 19 May 2010
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/10/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/01/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18 SEP 2017
- Company number
- 07188459This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.emmaus.org.uk/south-wales
- Council area of its contact address
- Bridgend
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.