The Mabon Trust
What it does
Undertake fundraising activities to distribute grants to local individuals, groups and charities.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO IS:TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE RHONDDA AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND WHICH THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Area of benefit in its governing document: Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £17,950 and spent £26,402.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £17,950 | £26,402 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £10,478 | £2,498 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,823 | £4,652 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 24 August 2022 | £13,501 | £10,683 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 33%, from £13,501 in the year to 24 August 2022 to £17,950 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 147% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 4 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Gareth Wyn HughesChair
- Chris Bryant
- Elizabeth Williams
- Ryan Evans
Filing record
Of the last 4 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 5 October 2026, 26 days early | Received 5 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 4 November 2025, 4 days late | Received 4 November 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 24 June 2024, 129 days early | Received 24 June 2024 |
| 24 August 2022 | 24 June 2023 | Received 26 April 2023, 59 days early | Received 26 April 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1193843
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 March 2021
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Mar 2021
- 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.