Cefnogi
What it does
To prevent and relieve financial hardship for the public benefit of persons in conditions of need or hardship in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire and other parts of the United Kingdom, as the Trustees may from time to time think fit, by the provision of poverty-preventing endeavours and to provide such services with a Christian ethos, supported by churches in Ammanford and the surrounding regions.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP IN AMMANFORD, CARMARTHENSHIRE AND OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, BY THE PROVISION OF POVERTY-PREVENTING ENDEAVOURS. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Carmarthenshire
- Neath Port Talbot
Area of benefit in its governing document: Ammanford
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £243,122 and spent £194,740.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £243,122 | £194,740 | Not reported | 45 |
| 31 March 2024 | £128,550 | £87,250 | Not reported | 45 |
| 31 March 2023 | £94,450 | £62,664 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2022 | £120,611 | £39,945 | Not reported | 25 |
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 102%, from £120,611 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £243,122 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 80% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 4 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £2,102 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2,102 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £3,980 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 11 grants to this charity since 2018, worth at least £273,175.
By funder
- Trussell£242,425, 7 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£22,750, 3 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£8,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2024 | Community Foundation in Wales | £2,000 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £8,000 |
| 28 Jun 2024 | Trussell | £30,000 |
| 27 Feb 2024 | Trussell | £36,000 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 1 payment to this charity worth £300,000, on 18 February 2026.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £300,000 | 1 | 2025/26 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- David Samuel DaviesChair
- Bethan Eluned Perry
- Ceri Bethan Darcy
- David Mydrim Davies
Filing record
Of the last 4 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 11 December 2025, 51 days early | Received 11 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 22 January 2025, 9 days early | Received 22 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 20 November 2023, 72 days early | Received 20 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 18 January 2023, 13 days early | Received 18 January 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1194085
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 14 April 2021
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Apr 2021 as amended on 29 Jan 2025
- Website
- www.cefnogi.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
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.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.