Torfaen Community Enterprises Association
What it does
Provides advice and information regarding medical/health/sickness and disability to people with disabilities/special needs and the elderly.Orders and sells VAT free aids for people with disabilities/special needs and the elderly.Offers a support service for other charities by displaying posters/leaflets, providing information and free office space for meetings.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE TORFAEN AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND /OR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SICIAL WELFARE FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS AND PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Who it helps
- Older people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Torfaen
Area of benefit in its governing document: Torfaen Area
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £30,154 and spent £35,311.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £30,154 | £35,311 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 March 2025 | £35,478 | £32,780 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 March 2024 | £36,260 | £32,367 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 March 2023 | £25,907 | £21,103 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 March 2022 | £19,881 | £21,471 | Not reported | 2 |
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 52%, from £19,881 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £30,154 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 117% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. 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 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £10,500, awarded in 2025.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,500 |
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Bernard John CunninghamChair
- Lyndon Chaney
- Stephen John Brooks
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 26 October 2026, 97 days early | Received 26 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 15 November 2025, 77 days early | Received 15 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 8 November 2024, 84 days early | Received 2 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 8 November 2023, 84 days early | Received 9 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 20 October 2022, 103 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 517373
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 8 April 1986
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 2 JULY 1981 AMENDED 6 OCTOBER 19838 12 JULY 1984, 26 JUNE 1985, 5 MARCH 1986AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 23 NOV 1988
- Council area of its contact address
- Torfaen
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.