F.a.n Community Alliance
What it does
Providing events and activities to bring the community together, reducing loneliness, improving life experiences and protecting the local environment
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF NEATH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Disability
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Neath Port Talbot
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £137,081 and spent £134,743.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £137,081 | £134,743 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 July 2024 | £128,878 | £102,292 | Not reported | 35 |
| 31 July 2023 | £77,980 | £80,853 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 July 2022 | £83,908 | £67,848 | Not reported | 70 |
| 31 July 2021 | £86,957 | £56,812 | Not reported | 50 |
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 58%, from £86,957 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £137,081 in the year to 31 July 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 98% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: £41,688 from 7 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £41,688 from 7 grants | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | £38,713 from 5 grants | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | £22,843 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 July 2022 | £39,496 from 7 grants | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £62,394 from 6 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 2022, worth at least £62,055.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£50,300, 4 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£11,755, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £20,000 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,300 |
| 26 Sept 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 3 Feb 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 27 Jan 2022 | Community Foundation in Wales | £11,755 |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
4 June 2025
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: DFM Cabsec CCRA
Purpose: F.A.N Community Alliance 'Planting of a Seed' Film Screening.
F.A.N Community Alliance 'Planting of a Seed' Film Screening
Trustees
14 trustees run the charity.
- Irene May KnightChair
- Alison Woodley
- Donna Marie Harris
- Elizabeth Bevan
- Elizabeth Jean Sharp
- Emma Sarah Anderson Knight
- John Woodley
- Louise Alison Elizabeth Rawlings
- Marcia Hughes
- Megan Lorraine Sparkes
- Paula Barry
- Rosemary Bennett
- Sarah Louise Tipping
- Tasha Louise Davies
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Received 26 April 2026, 35 days early | Received 26 April 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 20 May 2025, 11 days early | Received 20 May 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 8 May 2024, 23 days early | Received 8 May 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 6 June 2023, 6 days late | Received 6 June 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 31 May 2022 | Received 31 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1185440
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 September 2019
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 23 Sep 2019 as amended on 27 Sept 2025
- Website
- www.facebook.com/BringingPeopleTogether.CreatingCommunity
- Council area of its contact address
- Neath Port Talbot
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.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.