Merthyr Cynon Foodbank

The Charity's objects are specifically to relieve those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability and financial hardship in Merthyr and Cynon Valley area, although this area may be extended to the adjoining communities if necessary. The Charity provides a 3 day supply of non perishable supply boxes to beneficiaries either directly or through agency partners approved by the Trustees.

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

In Wales

• Merthyr Tydfil
• Rhondda Cynon Taf

Area of benefit in its governing document: Merthyr and Cynon Valley Areas

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £69,686 and spent £102,112.

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 9%, from £63,794 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £69,686 in the year to 30 September 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 147% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.

Largest funder

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council gave £10,148 in the year to 30 September 2024, 11% of that year's income.Read by AI from the charity's accounts.

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: £20,293 from 3 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.

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.

In its accounts for the year ending 30 September 2024, the charity named 5 funders who gave £32,144 between them. £20,148 of that came from public bodies.

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Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 2014, worth at least £63,900.

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.

Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.

• 25 June 2025, Rhondda Cynon Taf

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Council

  Declaration of Interest

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• 25 June 2025, Rhondda Cynon Taf

  R Lewis declared an interest that names the charity, at Council

  Notice of Motion

  Recorded as a personal interest.

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8 trustees run the charity.

• Alison Gordon AnthonyAppointed 18 May 2025
• Alyson DaviesAppointed 18 May 2025
• Ceri Thomas BreezeAppointed 18 May 2025
• Kenneth MasonAppointed 7 September 2012
• Paul PolohaAppointed 18 May 2025
• Rev Peter David GodsallAppointed 18 May 2025
• Sian Elizabeth DaviesAppointed 18 May 2025
• Stephen Hugh Douglas DorricottAppointed 13 May 2021

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

1149296

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

11 October 2012

Governing document

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30 JUL 2011

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 on 2 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.

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

• OpenCouncil: council 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