Preventing or relieving poverty
1,135 charities in Wales list this theme. Their combined income in their latest year was £410.6 million. From 2021 to now, funders have given at least £319 million to 402 of them.
Who funds it
The funders that have given most to charities on this theme, from 2021 to now.
| Funder | Kind | Given | Charities funded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £60,529,988 | 63 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £38,999,080 | 284 |
| Local authorities (not named) | Council | £19,367,801 | 2 |
| The National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux | Trust or foundation | £14,544,327 | 9 |
| Cardiff Council | Council | £8,803,988 | 13 |
| UK Government | UK government | £8,802,015 | 17 |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | National Lottery | £7,556,661 | 24 |
| Newport City Council | Council | £6,876,448 | 10 |
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | Other public body | £5,818,191 | 43 |
| The Carlyle Trust | Trust or foundation | £5,215,746 | 1 |
See every funder of this theme.
By kind of funder
| Kind | Given | Share of all money given |
|---|---|---|
| Trust or foundation | £70.9 million | 22% |
| Council | £64.7 million | 20% |
| Welsh Government | £60.5 million | 19% |
| National Lottery | £55.1 million | 17% |
| Other | £36.1 million | 11% |
| UK government | £13.3 million | 4% |
| NHS | £11.9 million | 4% |
| Other public body | £6.5 million | 2% |
Given each year
By the year of each grant, or of the charity's accounts that record it. The latest year looks low because many charities have not yet filed accounts for it.
| Year | Given |
|---|---|
| 2026 | £11,744,090 |
| 2025 | £94,561,105 |
| 2024 | £97,363,057 |
| 2023 | £91,047,148 |
| 2022 | £15,755,980 |
| 2021 | £8,495,900 |
Charities given the most
Money given to each charity from 2021 to now, across every theme it works on.
| Charity | Given |
|---|---|
| Platfform for Change | £25,487,688 |
| Llamau Limited | £16,529,790 |
| Citizens Advice Caerphilly Blaenau Gwent | £13,433,816 |
| Cardiff and Vale Citizens Advice Bureau | £12,397,256 |
| Cymunedau'n Ymlaen Mon Communities Forward | £11,300,115 |
| Cyfannol Women's Aid | £8,795,744 |
| Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations | £7,948,733 |
| Calan DVS | £7,532,090 |
| Adferiad Recovery Limited | £7,209,291 |
| Welsh Refugee Council | £5,297,038 |
Largest charities
By income in their latest year. See every charity on this theme.
| Charity | Their income |
|---|---|
| Moondance Foundation | £66,362,229 |
| Adferiad Recovery Limited | £27,771,116 |
| Llamau Limited | £23,865,271 |
| Platfform for Change | £16,045,415 |
| Tenovus Cancer Care | £9,377,105 |
| Wastesavers Charitable Trust Limited | £7,595,710 |
| Citizens Advice Caerphilly Blaenau Gwent | £6,842,316 |
| Cymunedau'n Ymlaen Mon Communities Forward | £5,244,982 |
| Cardiff and Vale Citizens Advice Bureau | £4,915,729 |
| Cyfannol Women's Aid | £4,541,866 |
Where they are based
The council area of each charity's contact address. Many charities work well beyond the area where their address is.
| Council area | Charities | Their income |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 183 | £89.4 million |
| Powys | 99 | £10.8 million |
| Swansea | 88 | £39 million |
| Carmarthenshire | 78 | £11.7 million |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 68 | £20.8 million |
| Monmouthshire | 54 | £3.1 million |
| Conwy | 54 | £35.6 million |
| Newport | 48 | £23 million |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 47 | £73.5 million |
| Gwynedd | 46 | £10.3 million |
| Neath Port Talbot | 45 | £15.2 million |
| Pembrokeshire | 43 | £10 million |
| Wrexham | 41 | £8.6 million |
| Bridgend | 37 | £4.5 million |
| Caerphilly | 34 | £10.5 million |
| Denbighshire | 32 | £4 million |
| Ceredigion | 30 | £9 million |
| Isle of Anglesey | 29 | £5.9 million |
| Flintshire | 27 | £8.8 million |
| Torfaen | 26 | £9.8 million |
| Blaenau Gwent | 13 | £2.3 million |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 13 | £4.7 million |
Where these figures come from
- Charities, their themes and their income: the register of charities, Welsh charities registered now, loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Given: for each charity, whichever shows more of what its accounts say each funder gave it and what the funder published to 360Giving, never the two added together. How we work out what funders give.
- Charities' accounts: read from the accounts they filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader, up to 2 November 2026. AI can misread a table, so check a charity's accounts before relying on a figure.
- 360Giving: grants funders published to 360Giving, loaded by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026. Only some funders publish there.