Vale Domestic Abuse Services

Registered charity 1034188 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ATAL Y FRO, VALE OF GLAMORGAN WOMEN'S AID

Atal y Fro is committed to the elimination of domestic violence, helping families to break the cycle of domestic abuse - to live together safely or separate amicably.

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a small surplus for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total unrestricted free reserves standing at £488,195. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be sufficient for the charity's level of expenditure and aligned with their policy target range of £309,926 to £600,780. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £309,926 and £600,780 (held: £488k)
“This is currently estimated to range between £309,926 and £600,780.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Menzies LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Vale Domestic Abuse Services (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£493k
Employees
27

Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£1.2m£1.2m
05/04/2024£1.0m£1.1m
05/04/2023£1.1m£1.0m
05/04/2022£866k£754k
05/04/2021£912k£776k

Common questions

Is Vale Domestic Abuse Services financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a small surplus for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total unrestricted free reserves standing at £488,195. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be sufficient for the charity's level of expenditure and aligned with their policy target range of £309,926 to £600,780. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.

Who funds Vale Domestic Abuse Services?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Vale Domestic Abuse Services as a grant recipient include MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, MARGARET DAVIES CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2022£29kCauses in Wales
MARGARET DAVIES CHARITYFY2022£5k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2026£20kRebuilding Lives After Domestic Abuse: 'Me and My Child' Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund12/07/2018£10kAtal y Fro - Marketing & Website
The National Lottery Community Fund02/09/2009£5kRebranding VGWA

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRAFFORD DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Vale Domestic Abuse Services£1.2m—0within—no doubt
TRAFFORD DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£3.1m——unclear—no doubt
NENE VALLEY CHRISTIAN FAMILY REFUGE LIMITED FY2025£856k—0above0.6%no doubt
RESPEITO LTD FY2026£49k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH DEVON AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE LIMITED FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
RCT Domestic Abuse Services Limited FY2025£1.8m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.