Aberfan Disaster Fund and Centre

The objects of the charity are furthering charitable purposes for the general benefit of the inhabitants of Aberfan (further details are set out in clause 27 of the scheme of the 14th December 1988).

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Throughout Wales

Area of benefit in its governing document: Aberfan

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £0 and spent £0.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

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Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.

• 31 July 2024, Merthyr Tydfil

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Full Council

  Declarations of Interest

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• 20 March 2024, Merthyr Tydfil

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Full Council

  Aberfan Community Centre

  Read the meeting record

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1 trustee runs the charity.

• Aberfan & Merthyr Vale Community Centre CIOOrganisationAppointed 1 August 2024

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

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

Charity number

251829

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

13 March 1967

Governing document

SCHEME OF THE 14 DECEMBER 1988

Council area of its contact address

Merthyr Tydfil

• 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.
• In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

• OpenCouncil: council records that name this charity
• OpenCouncil: Merthyr Tydfil Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Merthyr Tydfil's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr