Friends of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast

Supporting the activity of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast Project in conserving the natural beauty of the environment and providing amenities for the general public.

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

In Wales

• Bridgend
• Cardiff
• Merthyr Tydfil
• Neath Port Talbot
• City of Swansea
• Vale of Glamorgan
• Rhondda Cynon Taf

Area of benefit in its governing document: Coastlines of South, West and Mid Glamorgan

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £912 and spent £2,881.

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.

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Income over time

About the same: £912 in the year to 31 March 2025, against £893 in the year to 31 March 2021.

Spending against income

It spent 316% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

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.

• 1 April 2026, Vale of Glamorgan

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Place Scrutiny Committee

  Task and Finish Review – On Providing Greater Accessibility to Beaches in the Vale of Glamorgan.

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4 trustees run the charity.

• Carys StallardAppointed 8 March 2025
• David John PowellAppointed 26 March 2023
• Howard Lewis
• Joanna Louise SchupAppointed 8 March 2025

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, 3 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

519187

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

21 August 1987

Governing document

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20 MARCH 1987AS AMENDED ON 05 NOV 2023 as amended on 05 Nov 2023 as amended on 14 Nov 2025

Website

www.foghc.org.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Vale of Glamorgan

• 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: Vale of Glamorgan Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Vale of Glamorgan's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Caerdydd Penarth