Wrexham and District Relief in Need Charity
What it does
To relieve, either generally or individually, persons resident in "the area of benefit" who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.
Its charitable purposes
THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN THE AREA COMPRISING THE FORMER BOROUGH OF WREXHAM AND THE COMMUNITIES OF ABENBURY, BERSHAM, BIESTON, BROUGHTON, BRYMBO, ESCLUSHAM ABOVE, ESCLUSHAM BELOW, GRESFORD, GWERSYLLT AND MINERA IN THE COUNTY OF CLWYD.
Causes
- What it works on
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
Where it works
- In Wales
- Wrexham
Area of benefit in its governing document: See Objects
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £18,605 and spent £10,148.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £18,605 | £10,148 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £18,418 | £14,176 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £19,477 | £17,994 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £18,858 | £17,293 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £19,612 | £23,930 | 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
- Down 5%, from £19,612 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £18,605 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 55% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 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
7 trustees run the charity.
- Carol Ann Douglas-jones
- Gary Ashworth Brown
- Janet Cannon
- Phillip Raymond Wynn
- Rev HELEN BARNES
- Rev ROBERT JAMES TOUT
- Susan Marie Williams
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 31 October 2026 | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 30 October 2025, 1 day early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 21 September 2024, 40 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 27 September 2023, 34 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 29 July 2022, 94 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 236355
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 8 August 1974
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF 8 AUGUST 1974
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
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.