VOLUNTARY ACTION MERTHYR TYDFIL
Registered charity 1118403 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To provide a unique, quality service which supports, represents and helps develop third sector organisations and volunteering in the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £115,322 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £1,004,364. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity remains reliant on annually renewed funding agreements, prompting a cautious approach to planning and reserve protection.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: sufficient to allow the ongoing operation of the Charity in the event of an unexpected fall in funding (held: £927k)
“It is the Charity's policy that free reserves should be sufficient to allow the ongoing operation of the Charity in the event of an unexpected fall in funding.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by RCH Accountants Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Sharon Richards — Chief Officer (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).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~11.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/11/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (20/05/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Carol Evans
- Dr Victoria Winckler
- Gareth Gerwyn Marshall
- Julia Burgess
- Kayleigh Anne Nor-val
- Michael Ronan
- NICOLA BARBARA MAHONEY
- Ryan James · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Merthyr Tydfil
Income and spending
Common questions
Is VOLUNTARY ACTION MERTHYR TYDFIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £115,322 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £1,004,364. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity remains reliant on annually renewed funding agreements, prompting a cautious approach to planning and reserve protection. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RCH Accountants Limited.
Who funds VOLUNTARY ACTION MERTHYR TYDFIL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name VOLUNTARY ACTION MERTHYR TYDFIL as a grant recipient include WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION, INTERLINK RCT.
Known funders
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