YSTRADGYNLAIS VOLUNTEER CENTRE

Registered charity 1160733 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YSTRADGYNLAIS VOLUNTEER CENTRE-1, YVC

Our mission is to improve the wellbeing of people in Ystradgynlais & neighbouring communities. We recruit, place and support volunteers, promote volunteering opportunities, local activities and events; provide a centre for community use; support new initiatives; provide food to people in need; reduce waste, promote recycling and encourage reuse of products that may otherwise be disposed.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:-TO PROMOTE ALL OR ANY PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN YSTRADGYNLAIS AND DISTRICT DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS, AND PROTECTING AND SAFEGUARDING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO BETTER RECYCLING BY PROVIDING VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT FOR VOLUNTEERS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS, BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE CIO MAYA) PROVIDE A CENTREB) GIVE AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND SIGN-POSTING WITH ORGANISATIONS USING VOLUNTEERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE VOLUNTEERS ATTACHED TO THE CENTRE.C) PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO SUBJECTS DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CENTRE AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.D) HOLD AND CONDUCT CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS, AND PARTICIPATE IN ENQUIRIES.E) OBTAIN, COLLECT AND RECEIVE MONEY AND FUNDS BY WAY OF CONTRIBUTIONS, DONATIONS, LEGACIES, GRANTS AND ANY OTHER LAWFUL METHOD, AND ACCEPT AND RECEIVE GIFTS OF PROPERTY OF ANY DESCRIPTION (WHETHER SUBJECT TO ANY SPECIAL TRUSTS OR NOT).F) COLLABORATE AND CO-OPERATE WITH LOCAL STATUTORY BODIES.G) RETAIN OR EMPLOY PROFESSIONAL OR TECHNICAL ADVISORS OR WORKERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CENTRE AND TO PAY REASONABLE AND PROPER FEES FOR THEIR SERVICES.H) DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTIVE.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Centre has secured Lottery funding to employ extra staff and received grant funding from PAVO, Coalfields, and the town council. The trustees report highlights the overall health and vitality of the Centre, noting new developments such as a new van and growing membership in various projects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ystradgynlais Volunteer Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (22/12/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Pemble
• Dr Gaynor Richards
• Sara Davies

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

Operates in: Neath Port Talbot · Powys

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW MILLS AND DISTRICT VOLUNTEER CENTRE.

• NEW MILLS AND DISTRICT VOLUNTEER CENTRE income £174k
• THE WINLATON CENTRE CIO income £160k
• THE CENTRE PLACE income £308k
• THE ALICE CROSS CENTRE income £236k
• VOLUNTEER CENTRE KENSINGTON & CHELSEA income £630k
• THE MARGAM YOUTH ACTIVITIES LEISURE CENTRE income £167k

Side by side with its peers

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