The Michael Sobell Welsh People's Charitable Association
What it does
The charity makes small donations to individuals and/or organisations with charitable status within Wales.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF WALES AND THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR PF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS EITHER ALONE OR IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS BY RELIEVING POVERTY AND NEED ADVANCING EDUCATION AND PROVIDING FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFATE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH INHABITANTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- 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
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Principality of Wales and the County of Monmouth
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 January 2026, it had income of £10,000 and spent £10,034.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | £10,000 | £10,034 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2025 | £9,152 | £8,955 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2024 | £0 | £4,558 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2023 | £6,000 | £8,297 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2022 | £0 | £0 | 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 67%, from £6,000 in the year to 31 January 2023 to £10,000 in the year to 31 January 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 31 January 2026. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 3 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Jamie South
- Jeremy Simon Bird
- John Martin Lockyer
- Kate Phillips
- Macsen Williams
- Nicola Cole
- Shan Elizabeth Davies
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | 30 November 2026 | Received 4 August 2026, 118 days early | Not required |
| 31 January 2025 | 30 November 2025 | Received 29 October 2025, 32 days early | Not required |
| 31 January 2024 | 30 November 2024 | Received 22 August 2024, 100 days early | Not required |
| 31 January 2023 | 30 November 2023 | Received 17 July 2024, 230 days late | Not required |
| 31 January 2022 | 30 November 2022 | Received 27 September 2022, 64 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 255437
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 16 December 1968
- Governing document
- MODEL CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29TH NOVEMBER 1968
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
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.