ABERAVON INTEGRATED CHILDREN'S CENTRE

Registered charity 1118062 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ABERAVON INTERGRATED CHILDREN'S CENTRE

Childcare, play facilities and activities for children of Aberavon, Sandfields and surrounding communities Education and training for children, parents, carers, organisations, local communities and residents with a particular view to relieving unemployment.

Objects

1. TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE ELECTORAL WARDS OF ABERAVON, SANDFIELDS EAST AND SANDFIELDS WEST AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT') BY THE PROVISION OF CHILDCARE AND PLAY FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR CHILDREN, PARENTS, CARERS AND RESIDENTS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITH A PARTICULAR VIEW TO RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PARENTS, FAMILIES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND ORGANISATIONS IN THE AREA TO BENEFIT IN RELATION TO CHILDCARE, PLAY, EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES

Area of benefit: ABERAVON, SANDFIELDS EAST AND SANDFIELDS WEST AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£369k
Latest spending
£375k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £5,988 for the year, resulting in total reserves falling to £83,178 from £89,166 the previous year. The trustees' report indicates that the charity's principal funding comes from private income and Welsh Government grants, with a reserves policy aiming to cover up to six months of operating expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts give a true and fair view and no matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months operating expenditure (held: £83k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain designated reserves at a level sufficient to cover up to six months operating expenditure, in line with Charities Commission recommendations.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Neath Port Talbot

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£369k£375k
31/03/2024£306k£348k
31/03/2023£292k£284k
31/03/2022£280k£308k
31/03/2021£284k£282k

Common questions

Is ABERAVON INTEGRATED CHILDREN'S CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £5,988 for the year, resulting in total reserves falling to £83,178 from £89,166 the previous year. The trustees' report indicates that the charity's principal funding comes from private income and Welsh Government grants, with a reserves policy aiming to cover up to six months of operating expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts give a true and fair view and no matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/08/2010£5kCylch Meithrin Aberafan
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2005£232kThere is no project name available for this record

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRINITY CHILDCARE AND FAMILY CENTRE LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ABERAVON INTEGRATED CHILDREN'S CENTRE£369k—0unclear—no doubt
TRINITY CHILDCARE AND FAMILY CENTRE LTD FY2025£566k—0unclear—noted
CANOLFAN GOFAL PLANT TIDDLYWINKS CHILDCARE CENTRE CYFYNGEDIG FY2025£385k—0unclear—no doubt
ABERGAVENNY COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
GIBBONSDOWN CHILDREN'S CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£327k—0unclear—no doubt
Beis Aharon TT Activity Centre FY2025£1.9m—0below—no doubt

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