Welsh Association of Me & CFS Support

WAMES activities in Wales: campaign for recognition of ME as a neurological illnesscampaign for appropriate health, education, social care services, benefits and researchraise awareness of MEoffer support to young people with MEprovide information in Welsh and English for people with ME, their families & professionalsaid local support groups

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

In Wales

• Throughout Wales

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £582 and spent £1,312.

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

Down 30%, from £832 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £582 in the year to 31 December 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 225% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.

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

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

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

• 5 March 2024

  Named in a written question from Samuel Kurtz

  Addressed to the Minister for Health and Social Services.

  …ciplinary team. The design of this service has been contributed to by multiple partners, including WAMES (Working for ME in Wales)/Welsh Association of ME & CFS Support.

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• 8 November 2023

  Named by Russell George in the Senedd

  …Services regarding the Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru's review of unpaid carers. And there's a letter from the Welsh Association of ME and CFS Support regarding the ME/CFS delivery plan proposal for Wales. Are Members happy to note those papers today? Diolch yn fawr iawn.

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5 trustees run the charity.

• Elizabeth Ann ChandlerAppointed 11 April 2022
• Jan RussellAppointed 11 April 2016
• Michelle Elinor PennyAppointed 4 November 2011
• Sylvia Christine PennyAppointed 4 November 2011
• Tony ThompsonAppointed 4 November 2011

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, 4 arrived by the deadline.

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Charity number

1144534

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

4 November 2011

Governing document

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16 JAN 2007AS AMENDED ON 25 JUN 2016

Website

www.wames.org.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Ceredigion

• 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: Ceredigion Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Ceredigion's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Ceredigion Penfro