Gelligaer and District Welfare Association
What it does
provision of sporting facilities and public open space for use by the local community
Its charitable purposes
THE PROVISION OF RECREATION AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS (AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, SUCH OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AS ARE MEMBERS OF THE MINING COMMUNITY) OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Caerphilly
Area of benefit in its governing document: Gelligaer and the Neighbourhood Therof
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £700 and spent £231.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £700 | £231 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £50 | £623 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £50 | £448 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £50 | £451 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £50 | £451 | 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 1,300%, from £50 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £700 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 33% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £18,350, awarded in 2026.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £18,350 |
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Leonard Malcolm HoltonChair
- John Toner
- Paul Jenkins
- Peggy Holton
- Peter Bufton
- Shirley Anne Burtenshaw
- Stephen Amos
- Yvonne Marsh
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 8 September 2026, 53 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 5 November 2025, 5 days late | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 29 October 2024, 2 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 19 September 2024, 324 days late | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 19 September 2024, 689 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 218819
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 16 July 1963
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 5 JUNE 2007
- Council area of its contact address
- Caerphilly
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.