HYWEL DDA HEALTH CHARITIES

Registered charity 1147863 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HYWEL DDA GENERAL FUND CHARITY

The charity is a grant making charity, the purpose of which is the relief of those who are ill or disabled and the advancement of education through training.The majority of grant payments are made as contributions to the NHS. Other grant payments are made for patient and staff welfare and amenities.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£2.9m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources were £2.02 million, while charitable expenditure totaled £2.65 million, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £1.28 million. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1.1 million, which the trustees confirm is in excess of their stated reserves policy. The auditor 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

Largest income source: Legacies (36% of income)
“The charity was also the grateful beneficiary of a number of legacies totalling £734,386 (2023-24 £1,424,750).” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity made grants and contributed costs to Hywel Dda University Health Board, the corporate trustee.
“During 2024-25 the Charity made grants and contributed costs of £2,930,068 (2023-24: £3,450,192) to Hywel Dda University Health Board. As at 31 March 2025 the total owed by the Charity was £433,542 (2023-24: £336,434) and owed to the Charity was £nil (2023-24: £9,636). There were no transactions with entities which Board members and key senior staff have influential interests in 2024-25.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Audit Wales. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hywel Dda Health Charities (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£2.9m
Cost of raising funds
£283k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.0m£2.9m
31/03/2024£2.7m£3.5m
31/03/2023£4.0m£1.3m
31/03/2022£1.2m£2.0m
31/03/2021£2.5m£1.3m

Common questions

Is HYWEL DDA HEALTH CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources were £2.02 million, while charitable expenditure totaled £2.65 million, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £1.28 million. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1.1 million, which the trustees confirm is in excess of their stated reserves policy. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Audit Wales.

Who funds HYWEL DDA HEALTH CHARITIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HYWEL DDA HEALTH CHARITIES as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2021£1.3mGrants to members

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2020£5kCOVID-19 - Low Secure Unit Garden fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS HEALTH CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HYWEL DDA HEALTH CHARITIES£2.0m—0above—no doubt
THE HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS HEALTH CHARITY FY2025£2.4m—0unclear—no doubt
POWYS TEACHING LOCAL HEALTH BOARD CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES FY2025£251k—0unclear—no doubt
MWL NHS Charity FY2025£321k—0within—no doubt
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS CHARITY FY2025£6.0m—0unclear14.0%no doubt
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Charity FY2025£380k—0unclear—no doubt

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