Pathfinders Cymru
What it does
Building a more inclusive future through community-integrated activities, volunteering and enterprise opportunities, education, and skills training for children and young people with learning disabilities, while supporting their families, carers, and siblings.
Its charitable purposes
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN WALES, TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, AND THOSE WHO MAY ALSO HAVE MILD PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, THEIR PARENTS, CARERS AND SIBLINGS, BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, SKILLS TRAINING AND ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING SELF-EXPRESSION AND INDEPENDENCE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- City of Swansea
- Neath Port Talbot
- Powys
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £61,919 and spent £25,991.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £61,919 | £25,991 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 March 2025 | £39,675 | £24,100 | Not reported | 5 |
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 56%, from £39,675 in the year to 31 March 2025 to £61,919 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 42% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent less than its income in each of the 2 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2026: £30,000 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £30,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £2,285 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 4 grants to this charity since 2024, worth at least £45,680.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£38,680, 2 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£5,000, 1 grant
- Forte Charitable Foundation£2,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sept 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,000 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Forte Charitable Foundation | £2,000 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Postcode Community Trust | £5,000 |
| 9 May 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,680 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Andrew Mattick
- Bethan Knight
- Bethan Wallace
- Martin Strike
- Victoria Clare Leigh
Filing record
Of the last 2 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 30 August 2026, 154 days early | Received 30 August 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 15 July 2025, 200 days early | Received 15 July 2025 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1205187
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 12 October 2023
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Oct 2023
- Website
- www.pathfinderscymru.org
- 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.