Cwmtawe Action to Combat Hardship
What it does
We operate a foodbank offering food, baby items, pet food and essential items together with linked support, services and advice to individuals and families in financial need. We also offer our premises for use by local groups as a community space.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, WHICH ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE UPPER SWANSEA VALLEY (CWMTAWE) AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, ARE: 1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF POVERTY THROUGH THE OPERATION OF A FOODBANK OFFERING FOOD, BABY ITEMS, PET FOOD AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS TOGETHER WITH LINKED SUPPORT, SERVICES AND ADVICE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN FINANCIAL NEED.2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
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 buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Carmarthenshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Powys
Area of benefit in its governing document: Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 October 2025, it had income of £16,482 and spent £12,036.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £16,482 | £12,036 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 October 2024 | £6,256 | £18,727 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 October 2023 | £28,437 | £18,077 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 October 2022 | £26,922 | £24,054 | Not reported | 8 |
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
- Down 39%, from £26,922 in the year to 31 October 2022 to £16,482 in the year to 31 October 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 73% of its income in the year to 31 October 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 4 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 October 2025: £14,168 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £14,168 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 October 2024 | £3,142 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 October 2023 | £7,618 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 October 2022 | £13,401 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £9,990, awarded in 2023.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,990 |
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Catherine Hastie
- Cathryn James
- Ieuan Lloyd James
- Jacqueline Hankins
- Jean Liles
- Rachael Beverley Stokes
Filing record
Of the last 4 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | 31 August 2026 | Received 9 July 2026, 53 days early | Received 9 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | 31 August 2025 | Received 9 February 2025, 203 days early | Received 9 February 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | 31 August 2024 | Received 27 August 2024, 4 days early | Received 27 August 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | 31 August 2023 | Received 24 August 2023, 7 days early | Received 24 August 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1196127
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 12 October 2021
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Oct 2021
- 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.