TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE CYMRU

Registered charity 1055483 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as T F S R CYMRU, TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE (CYMRU)

-To relieve poverty amongst the people of the under-developed areas of the World by the provision of hand and other tools, equipment and training.-To educate the public in Wales concerning the nature, causes and effects of poverty, and the distress and suffering arising there from in the underdeveloped areas in the World, and the special problems arising from the lack of suitable hand tools.

Objects

1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST THE PEOPLE OF THE UNDERDEVELOPED AREAS IN THE WORLD. 2. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN WALES CONCERNING THE NATURE, CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF POVERTY AND THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING ARISING. 3. TO CARRY OUT SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Powys, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£113k

Latest spending

£126k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss for the year of £12,930, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £80,396 to £67,466. The filing notes that the company is exempt from statutory audit requirements under the small companies regime. No specific reserves policy target is disclosed in the provided text.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 60
Government income: £11,493 — grants £11,493 (1); 10% of the £112,982 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 70
Government income: £10,107 — grants £10,107 (1); 8% of the £128,767 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 60
Government income: £18,495 — grants £18,495 (1); 14% of the £131,250 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Big Give — “Thank you again to the Big Give and Postcode Lottery UK for helping us to raise an incredible £5000 for students in Tanzania.” (source page)
Postcode Lottery UK — “Thank you again to the Big Give and Postcode Lottery UK for helping us to raise an incredible £5000 for students in Tanzania.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Benjamin Muir Sanderson
Dr Jonathan Hill
Emily Tilling
Herbert Haines
Kate Madeleine Blackburn
Kevin Alan Jones
MR JEFF THOMAS
Peter John Dickson
Thomas Alexander Rix

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

Operates in: Tanzania · Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£113k	£126k
31/08/2024	£129k	£138k
31/08/2023	£131k	£129k
31/08/2022	£93k	£129k
31/08/2021	£125k	£86k

Common questions

Is TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE CYMRU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a loss for the year of £12,930, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £80,396 to £67,466. The filing notes that the company is exempt from statutory audit requirements under the small companies regime. No specific reserves policy target is disclosed in the provided text. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE CYMRU?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE CYMRU as a grant recipient include THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2023	£5k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2022	£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/09/2014	£5k	More Space, More Volunteers, More Tools

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE OAKDALE TRUST	2	£6k
MOUNDFIELD CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£50k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	1	£50k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUST	1	£36k
RINA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£35k
THE KNIGHTLAND FOUNDATION	1	£30k
Brian Mercer Trust	1	£18k
NEWPIER CHARITY LIMITED	1	£17k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE.

TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE income £754k
PRACTICAL TOOLS INITIATIVE LIMITED income £636k
WOOLWELL COMMUNITY RESOURCE TRUST income £415k
TIR COED income £319k
CENTRE FOR LEGAL AID ASSISTANCE AND SETTLEMENT income £90k
TS TRUST income £533k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE CYMRU	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE FY2025	£754k	—	above	—	no doubt
PRACTICAL TOOLS INITIATIVE LIMITED FY2026	£636k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOOLWELL COMMUNITY RESOURCE TRUST FY2025	£415k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TIR COED FY2025	£319k	—	above	—	no doubt
CENTRE FOR LEGAL AID ASSISTANCE AND SETTLEMENT FY2024	£90k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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