Shining Stars

Summer BBQ held annually for children and young people with disabilities and their families to socialise, network and escape the pressure of everyday life. Annual Christmas party with the same purpose as above. Fundraising Gala Evening in October to raise vital funds for the charity. Any other fundraising activities decided by the trustees that will ensure the charity can continue running.

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 March 2025, it had income of £5,924 and spent £5,231.

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.

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 154%, from £2,332 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £5,924 in the year to 31 March 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 88% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 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.

Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £2,000, awarded in 2016.

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.

• 15 January 2025

  Named by Rebecca Evans in the Senedd

  I'm very grateful for the question and the opportunity, again, to highlight one of the shining stars, I think, in our Welsh economy. The life sciences sector, as well as employing thousands of people, as we've just heard, saw some significant growth amongst its 319 businesses in Wales. Of course, th…

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5 trustees run the charity.

• Mike HowellChairAppointed 30 June 2014
• Chung May DaviesAppointed 3 October 2017
• Colin ElsburyAppointed 2 February 2013
• KATE Wright BSCAppointed 2 February 2013
• Michelle BuftonAppointed 2 February 2013

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, 0 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

1160478

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

13 February 2015

Governing document

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 02 FEB 2013AS AMENDED ON 02/02/2015

Website

www.shiningstars.walesAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Caerphilly

• 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.
• 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: Caerphilly Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Caerphilly's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Casnewydd Islwyn