PERTHYN
Registered charity 1046763 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES CONSORTIUM
Provider of care and support to people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour and to enable those people to fulfil their maximum individual potential, thus support them to live full and valued lives in their communities.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £195,293 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with cumulative unrestricted reserves increasing to £1,235,562. The trustees and auditors confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. However, the charity holds a defined benefit pension scheme deficit of £516,000, which is cited as a significant financial risk consideration.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by HSJ Audit Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Beth Radford — Chief Executive (source)
- Andrew Thomas — Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Local Authorities — “We are a registered charity and company limited by guarantee which is essentially funded by Local Authorities or Health Boards in the areas …” (source page)
- Health Boards — “We are a registered charity and company limited by guarantee which is essentially funded by Local Authorities or Health Boards in the areas …” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- DUNBAR, Anne Carole — director, appointed 29/03/2023on trustee list
- DOWNHAM, Colin John — director, appointed 10/07/2019on trustee list
- BROWN, Sally Bernice — director, appointed 02/05/2019on trustee list
- THOMAS, Andrew Lyn — director, appointed 15/10/2014on trustee list
- RADFORD, Bethan Louise — secretary, appointed 01/04/2023
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
CQC provider record: Perthyn — Registered, 9 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 06/12/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Shrewsbury: Requires improvement (28/07/2022) · CQC record
- Perthyn Nottinghamshire Office: Outstanding (17/12/2019) · CQC record
- Colin Downhamchair
- Andrew Thomas
- Anne Carole Dunbar
- Sally Bernice Brown
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cardiff · Carmarthenshire · City Of Swansea · Northamptonshire · Nottinghamshire · Pembrokeshire · Powys · Shropshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PERTHYN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £195,293 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with cumulative unrestricted reserves increasing to £1,235,562. The trustees and auditors confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. However, the charity holds a defined benefit pension scheme deficit of £516,000, which is cited as a significant financial risk consideration. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HSJ Audit Limited.
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