Registered charity 1211604

Ty Banc Canal Group

What it does

The charity has not given a description on the register.

Its charitable purposes

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE (1) TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE NEATH CANAL AS A NAVIGABLE INLAND WATERWAY WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES OF THE NEATH VALLEY. (2) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY AND USE OF THE CANAL AND ITS SURROUNDINGS. (3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: Education and training
Environment, conservation and heritage
Recreation
Who it helps: The general public
How it works: Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Provides advocacy, advice or information

The charity chose these from the Charity Commission's list.

Where it works

In Wales

Neath Port Talbot

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

The register has no income or spending figures for this charity.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

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Payments from public bodies, from their spending data

Public bodies' published spending shows 1 payment to this charity worth £43,050, on 8 February 2021.

Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public body	Paid	Payments	Financial years
Welsh Governmentits spending data	£43,050	1	2020/21

Councils and Welsh Government publish what they pay suppliers and grant holders above a threshold, usually £500 for councils and £25,000 for Welsh Government, so smaller payments are missing. A payment is shown only when OpenEconomy matched it to this charity with certainty. These figures come from the payer's records. They are a separate measure from the charity's own accounts, 360Giving grants and its annual return, and are never added to them.

In the Senedd and Welsh Government

Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

29 January 2025
Named by Sioned Williams in the Senedd
…cies champion. Additionally, I've engaged with St Modwen, who own the Neath canal, which runs between Glyn Neath and Briton Ferry, and also Tŷ Banc Canal Group, a volunteer group based in Resolven that undertakes many duties to help maintain this stretch of the Neath canal. The previous climate chan…
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23 October 2024
Named by Sioned Williams in the Senedd
…ies, but, slowly, parts of the canal were filled in, built over and faded from memory. And now, even those industries have gone. Today, the Tŷ Banc Canal Group, an amazing volunteer group, have begun working with the owners, St. Modwen, to ensure the canal is preserved for future generations as a vi…
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Trustees

4 trustees run the charity.

Yun Yun HerbertChair
Gethin Jones
Glyn Warren
Kevin Herbert

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

About this charity

Charity number: 1211604
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 8 January 2025
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Jan 2025
Website: www.tybanc.org.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.
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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
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.
In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

Elsewhere in the Edau family

Public body

Paid

Payments

Financial years

Welsh Governmentits spending data

£43,050

2020/21