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Registered charity 1122612 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve and assist people with learning difficulties and other disabilities who live in the Bridgend area. In particular to provide support for such people in their everyday lives with a view to them taking part and being included in all aspects of community life.

Objects

RELIEVING AND ASSISTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO LIVE IN THE BRIDGEND COUNTY, AND IN PARTICULAR PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR SUCH PEOPLE IN THEIR EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES WITH A VIEW TO THEM TAKING PART AND BEING INCLUDED IN ALL ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY LIFE WITHOUT DISTINCTION AS TO RACE, AGE OR SEX, OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS.

Area of benefit: BRIDGEND

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

Causes: Disability · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £69,871 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £347,943. The trustees have established a reserves policy requiring unrestricted funds to remain above £300,000, a target which the charity has met by setting up a designated fund of £300,247. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Debra Faircloughchair
• ADELE GILMOUR
• John David Yates
• Michael Healey
• Nicola Louise Allen
• Richard Poucher

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

Operates in: Bridgend

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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