The Mendicants, Merthyr Tydfil
What it does
Grants and donations to individuals and organisations supporting the local population wholly operating within the Borough of Merthyr Tydfil
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE; -A) TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN THE BOROUGH OF MERTHYR TYDFIL WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS EITHER IN GIFTS IN KIND OR GRANTS OF MONEY, PROVIDING THAT INCOME SHALL NOTBE DIRECTLY IN RELIEF OF RATES, TAXES OR OTHER PUBLIC FINDS, BUT MAY BE APPLIED IN SUPPLEMENTINGRELIEF OR ASSISTANCE PROVIDED OUT OF PUBLIC FUNDS,B) TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF CHARITIES IN THE SAID BOROUGH.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Merthyr Tydfil
Area of benefit in its governing document: Borough of Merthyr Tydfil
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £10,572 and spent £11,353.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £10,572 | £11,353 | Not reported | 18 |
| 31 December 2024 | £10,338 | £12,691 | Not reported | 18 |
| 31 December 2023 | £11,115 | £10,446 | Not reported | 18 |
| 31 December 2022 | £8,010 | £6,329 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £7,978 | £6,369 | 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 £7,978 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £10,572 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 107% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 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.
- Alan Gunter
- John Frederick Goff
- Leonard Aird Goodwin
- Malcolm John Hill
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 14 September 2026, 47 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 21 October 2025, 10 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 10 October 2024, 21 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 11 September 2023, 50 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 8 September 2022, 53 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 208105
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 10 October 1962
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION 30TH APRIL 1962AS AMENDED ON 13 NOV 2023
- Council area of its contact address
- Merthyr Tydfil
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.