BRIDGEND ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
Registered charity 1146543 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BAVO
? Provide support, guidance, training and assistance for community and voluntary organisations within the area.? Provide assistance to community and voluntary groups to access funding in order to meet their organisations objectives.? Facilitate the capacity building and expansion of the Third sector and to assist in the training and development of volunteersWork in partnership
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £264,216 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £2,942,922. The trustees maintain a reserves policy designed to meet legal obligations, critical costs, and strategic priorities, with £1,133,905 designated for specific future needs. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Bevan Buckland LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Heidi Bennett — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Steve Curry — Chair (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).
- Community Facilities Programme — “Funders confirmed so far: ✅ Community Facilities Programme” (source page)
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.
- MAJOR, Mari — director, appointed 24/07/2026not on trustee list
- EDWARDS, Amanda — director, appointed 28/01/2022on trustee list
- FIANDER, Phil — director, appointed 01/08/2021not on trustee list
- GRIFFITHS, Marged — director, appointed 26/09/2018on trustee list
- CURRY, Stephen John — director, appointed 20/02/2012on trustee list
Official officers record.
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~30.5 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 (91% 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).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BRIDGEND ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £264,216 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £2,942,922. The trustees maintain a reserves policy designed to meet legal obligations, critical costs, and strategic priorities, with £1,133,905 designated for specific future needs. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bevan Buckland LLP.
Who funds BRIDGEND ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BRIDGEND ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS as a grant recipient include WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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