Registered charity 518632

Merthyr and Rhondda Cynon Taff Groundwork Trust

The latest figures on the register are for the year ending 31 March 2012, 175 months ago. Charities must report within 10 months of their year end, so its report for the following year looks overdue.

What it does

The charity has not given a description on the register.

Its charitable purposes

TO PROMOTE FIRSTLY THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ANYWHERE IN THE AREA AND SECONDLY TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE LIVING AND WORKING OR RESORTING TO THE AREA AND THIRDLY TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND OF THE WAYS OF BETTER CONSERVING PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE SAME WHERESOEVER.

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: Education and training
Preventing or relieving poverty
Arts, culture, heritage and science
Amateur sport
Environment, conservation and heritage
Economic and community development, and employment
Other charitable purposes
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 staff or volunteers
Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Provides services
Provides advocacy, advice or information
Sponsors or carries out research
Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities

The charity chose these from the Charity Commission's list.

Where it works

In Wales

Powys
Blaenau Gwent
Cardiff
Merthyr Tydfil
Rhondda Cynon Taf

Area of benefit in its governing document: Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Blaenau Gwent, Powys and the Surrounding Areas

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

The register has no income or spending figures for this charity.

Income, spending, staff and volunteers by financial year
Year ending	Income	Spending	Paid staff	Volunteers
31 March 2025	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2024	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2023	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2022	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2021	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Government funding, as the charity reported it

Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2012

Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£1,801,418
Trading and fundraising£244
Other£13,092

From the charity's annual return. Only charities with income over £500,000 give this breakdown.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £298,208, awarded in 2009.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

Grants awarded, newest first
Awarded	Grant	Amount
29 Jan 2009	The National Lottery Community FundGreenskills for Greener Futures	£298,208

Trustees

12 trustees run the charity.

Marianne JonesChair
CLLR Christian LeyshonAppointed 29 January 2013
CLLR David Leslie Jarrett
CLLR Graham DaviesAppointed 29 January 2013
CLLR Keiron MontagueAppointed 29 January 2013
CLLR Linda De VetAppointed 30 January 2013
Councillor Lisa Mytton
Jeffrey Richards
Lynfa Mary Phillips
Philip Morris Walters
Sir Richard Anthony Lloyd Jones KCB
Vivian Rees

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

Filing record

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 0 arrived by the deadline.

When each year's annual return and accounts were due and received
Year ending	Due	Annual return	Accounts
31 March 2025	31 January 2026	Not received	No record
31 March 2024	31 January 2025	Not received	No record
31 March 2023	31 January 2024	Not received	No record
31 March 2022	31 January 2023	Not received	No record
31 March 2021	31 January 2022	Not received	No record

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.

About this charity

Charity number: 518632
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 2 April 1987
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 JANUARY 1987, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 3 OCTOBER 1990, 14 NOVEMBER 1996 AND 18 OCTOBER 2010 AND REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 26 OCTOBER 2010.
Company number: 02087537This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
Website: www.groundworkmerthyrrct.org.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.
Council area of its contact address: Rhondda Cynon Taf

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.

Elsewhere in the Edau family

Year ending

Income

Spending

Paid staff

Volunteers

31 March 2025

Not reported

31 March 2024

Not reported

31 March 2023

Not reported

31 March 2022

Not reported

31 March 2021

Not reported

Awarded

Grant

Amount

29 Jan 2009

The National Lottery Community FundGreenskills for Greener Futures

£298,208

Year ending

Due

Annual return

Accounts

31 March 2025

31 January 2026

Not received

No record

31 March 2024

31 January 2025

Not received

No record

31 March 2023

31 January 2024

Not received

No record

31 March 2022

31 January 2023

Not received

No record

31 March 2021

31 January 2022

Not received

No record