The Sandville Self Help Foundation
What it does
Self Help Centre offers a variety of physical, social, emotional and psychological support for individuals and their families with life limiting and life changing conditions and also bereavement services. We work closely with health and social care and have a robust education program
Its charitable purposes
TO RELIEVE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC OR TERMINAL ILLNESS COUNTRYWIDE AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE SOUTH WALES AREA AND TO SERVE IN THOSE AREAS OF WORK WHICH THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CANNOT REACH BY ESTABLISHING AND MANAGING A SELF-HELP CENTRE WHEREBY SUCH PERSONS MAY BE TREATED AND COMFORTED IN THE CENTRE BY QUALIFIED MEDICAL AND NURSING PERSONNEL AND COUNSELLORS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Countrywide and South Wales in Particular.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £419,074 and spent £431,871.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £419,074 | £431,871 | Not reported | 64 |
| 31 March 2024 | £397,460 | £319,601 | Not reported | 62 |
| 31 March 2023 | £55,431 | £112,137 | Not reported | 30 |
| 30 September 2022 | £172,374 | £183,751 | Not reported | 20 |
| 30 September 2021 | £177,195 | £159,931 | Not reported | 104 |
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 137%, from £177,195 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £419,074 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 103% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund gave £28,037 in the year to 31 March 2025, 7% of that year's income.
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 |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 2 funders who gave £36,687 between them. £28,037 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £28,037 | |
| Macmillan Cancer Support grant | Trust, company or other | £8,650 | £14,940 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 9 grants to this charity since 2018, worth at least £123,636.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£118,250, 2 grants
- Freemasons' Charity£4,209, 6 grants
- Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation£1,177, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £98,514 |
| 11 Jun 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,736 |
| 15 May 2024 | Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation | £1,177 |
| 18 Nov 2021 | Freemasons' Charity | £300 |
| 10 Nov 2021 | Freemasons' Charity | £515 |
| 28 Jan 2021 | Freemasons' Charity | £250 |
| 14 Oct 2020 | Freemasons' Charity | £1,105 |
| 19 Sept 2019 | Freemasons' Charity | £1,100 |
| 4 Oct 2018 | Freemasons' Charity | £939 |
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Dr RICHARD MICHAEL HNYDAChair
- Arthur Beale
- Christopher John Barber
- Dr Seyed Kim Parviz Mohajer
- Geoffrey Dower
- Marilyn E Beale
- Philip Masson
- Sarah Goff
- Scott Tyler
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 4 September 2025, 149 days early | Received 4 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 17 October 2024, 106 days early | Received 17 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 24 November 2023, 68 days early | Received 24 November 2023 |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 12 January 2023, 199 days early | Received 12 January 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 5 July 2022, 25 days early | Received 5 July 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 517899
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 15 August 1986
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 7 AUGUST 1986 AS AMENDED 1996 AND MAY 1997 AND AUGUST 2006
- Website
- www.sandville.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Bridgend
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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.