Cor Meibion Abercynon
What it does
The choir perform concerts for the benefit of the general public and other charitable causes. In the local community and wider area.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Canada
- France
- Germany
Income and spending
In the year ending 1 April 2025, it had income of £10,902 and spent £5,501.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | £10,902 | £5,501 | Not reported | 22 |
| 1 April 2024 | £15,227 | £22,384 | Not reported | 22 |
| 1 April 2023 | £13,112 | £11,869 | Not reported | 22 |
| 1 April 2022 | £3,799 | £5,985 | Not reported | 27 |
| 1 April 2021 | £51 | £1,025 | Not reported | 28 |
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 21,276%, from £51 in the year to 1 April 2021 to £10,902 in the year to 1 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 50% of its income in the year to 1 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 1 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 1 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 1 April 2023 | £1,964 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
28 January 2026, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Declaration of Interest
28 January 2026, Rhondda Cynon Taf
R Lewis declared an interest that names the charity, at Council
WELSH CHURCH ACT FUND ANNUAL REPORT 2024/2025
Recorded as a personal interest.
15 January 2025, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Declaration of Interest
15 January 2025, Rhondda Cynon Taf
R Lewis declared an interest that names the charity, at Council
WELSH CHURCH ACT FUND ANNUAL REPORT 2023/2024
Recorded as a personal interest.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Peter John ArnoldChair
- Alun Caffery
- Francis Brooke
- Keith Rosser
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | 1 February 2026 | Received 16 February 2026, 15 days late | Received 16 February 2026 |
| 1 April 2024 | 1 February 2025 | Received 29 January 2025, 3 days early | Received 29 January 2025 |
| 1 April 2023 | 1 February 2024 | Received 3 June 2024, 123 days late | Received 3 June 2024 |
| 1 April 2022 | 1 February 2023 | Received 31 January 2023, 1 day early | Received 31 January 2023 |
| 1 April 2021 | 1 February 2022 | Received 24 July 2021, 192 days early | Received 24 July 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1162149
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 11 June 2015
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 11 Jun 2015
- Website
- www.abercynonmalechoir.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.