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Registered charity 1202371 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOPE ST MELLONS

Our vision is safe, connected, thriving community. Our projects include: St Mellons Pantry (a community-led project tackling food insecurity); Pantry Garden (wildlife-friendly community food growing space); Wellbeing Workshops with local schools; Friendship & activity groups e.g. Crafty Chats, Diamond Art Club, Stay & Play, Nature Club; St Mellons Mutual Aid Fund; Step Out Scholarship Fund.

Objects

TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF ST MELLONS AND OTHER AREAS OF CARDIFF IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £24,966 for the year, with total income of £454,739 and expenditure of £429,773. Unrestricted reserves stood at £39,096, which is above the stated policy target of £48,376, although the document notes that total unrestricted funds including designated reserves were £105,703. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Simon Brownchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• CAROL ANN FALCON
• Dr Katherine Browne
• Elizabeth Anne Cridland
• Stephanie Louise Rees

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST.

• FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST income £2.4m
• ABERGAVENNY COMMUNITY TRUST income £120k
• NORTH BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE FOODBANK CIO income £855k
• ELY FOODBANK income £432k
• HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED income £421k
• EMMELINE'S PANTRY income £247k

Side by side with its peers

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