GELLIDEG FOUNDATION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1110453 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GELLIDEG FOUNDATION GROUP

To provide education, training and community activities within the borough of Merthyr Tydfil

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£313k
Latest spending
£435k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £122,800 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,458,629 to £1,335,829. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £134,865 are below the stated policy target of £435,377, which represents 12 months of expenditure. The charity remains operational with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months expenditure (held: £135k)
“We are working towards holding 12 months expenditure in reserve, which we anticipate to amount to £435,377 based on 2025 expenditure figures.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Total income
£559k
Total spending
£351k
Cost of raising funds
£33k
Reserves (reported)
£322k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~11.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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: 5.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Merthyr Tydfil

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£313k£435k
31/03/2024£409k£497k
31/03/2023£480k£463k
31/03/2022£342k£442k
31/03/2021£559k£351k

Common questions

Is GELLIDEG FOUNDATION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £122,800 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,458,629 to £1,335,829. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £134,865 are below the stated policy target of £435,377, which represents 12 months of expenditure. The charity remains operational with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GELLIDEG FOUNDATION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GELLIDEG FOUNDATION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, MARGARET DAVIES CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
MARGARET DAVIES CHARITYFY2023£5k
MARGARET DAVIES CHARITYFY2024£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/05/2026£20kCultivating Community in Merthyr Tydfil
Postcode Lottery25/11/2024£25kMulti year funding year 3
Postcode Lottery22/11/2023£25kMulti year funding year 2
The National Lottery Community Fund19/10/2022£100kUKP Cost of Living - Community Support
Postcode Lottery03/10/2022£25kMulti year funding
The National Lottery Community Fund22/11/2021£10kCOVID-19 - Merthyr Tydfil Covid Community Recovery
The National Lottery Community Fund22/06/2020£10kCOVID-19 - Community response in Merthyr Tydfil
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2019£10kReaching out for Wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund27/01/2016£500kGellideg Wellbeing Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund28/11/2012£488kGellideg, a self-sustaining community
The National Lottery Community Fund21/04/2008£492kThe Food Fun and Fitness Programme