Elidyr Communities Trust

Registered charity 502742 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COLEG ELIDYR, COLEG ELIDYR (CAMPHILL COMMUNITIES WALES) LTD, COLEG ELIDYR (CCW) LTD, COLEG ELIDYR CAMPHILL COMMUNITIES, COLEG ELIDYR LTD

To provide specialist residential and day services to people with a wide range of learning disabilities through the delivery of educational programmes and a community based inclusive lives provision. All of our services are person centred to meet the needs of the individual. Our staff are trained to deliver services aimed at unlocking a person's potential to maximise achievement.

Objects

For the public benefit, the relief and assistance of people with learning disabilities in particular, but not exclusively, by supplying them with education, training, work, personal care, and accommodation.

Area of benefit: WALES

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Carmarthenshire, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£8.3m
Latest spending
£7.8m
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group delivered a surplus of £537,370 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £2,460,831. The trustees confirm that these free reserves are within the stated policy target range of £1.9m to £2.6m, representing approximately 3.9 months of expenditure. The auditors reported 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

Reserves policy: £1.9m to £2.6m (reserves figure: £2.5m)
“The Trustees consider the target level of free reserves of the Charity to be in the range of £1.9m to £2.6m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees' travel expenses paid to trustees
“Included within the travel and coach hire expenses incurred by the Charity are amounts paid to the Trustees of £2,103 (2024: £1,990) for mileage expenses.” — page 31
“Two trustees have a child who was a resident during the year. However, the fees are set on an individual basis, depending on the child's needs and are only negotiated with the resident's Local Authority. The trustees have no influence on this.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees' children as residents
“Included within the travel and coach hire expenses incurred by the Charity are amounts paid to the Trustees of £2,103 (2024: £1,990) for mileage expenses.” — page 31
“Two trustees have a child who was a resident during the year. However, the fees are set on an individual basis, depending on the child's needs and are only negotiated with the resident's Local Authority. The trustees have no influence on this.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Towy Valley Care Limited
“Towy Valley Care was incorporated on 16th September 2013 and is a limited company and trading subsidiary being 100% owned by the charity.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bevan Buckland LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW); Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales. 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Government income: £7,941,010 — contracts £7,941,010 (29); 95% of the £8,327,512 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Volunteers: 14
  • Government income: £6,598,149 — contracts £6,598,149 (31); 94% of the £6,997,798 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Volunteers: 14
  • Government income: £5,794,388 — contracts £5,794,388 (26); 76% of the £7,634,611 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Elidyr Communities Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£8.3m
Total spending
£7.8m
Reserves (reported)
£2.5m
Employees
190

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£8.3m£7.8m
31/07/2024£7.0m£6.6m
31/07/2023£7.6m£5.9m
31/07/2022£5.9m£5.3m
31/07/2021£6.3m£5.4m

Common questions

Is Elidyr Communities Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group delivered a surplus of £537,370 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £2,460,831. The trustees confirm that these free reserves are within the stated policy target range of £1.9m to £2.6m, representing approximately 3.9 months of expenditure. The auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bevan Buckland LLP.

Who funds Elidyr Communities Trust?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Elidyr Communities Trust as a grant recipient include THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST, MARGARET DAVIES CHARITY, THE HARRISON-FRANK FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED, THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/11/2018£710kCommunity Education Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2016£4kThe Branyard Coffi Shop Project at Llangadog (Part 2)

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ELLYS EXTRA CARE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Elidyr Communities Trust£8.3m——within—no doubt
ELLYS EXTRA CARE LIMITED FY2025£135k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE FY2025£576k—0within6.0%material uncertainty
REACH LEARNING DISABILITY FY2025£3.9m——above—no doubt
BISHOP CREIGHTON HOUSE SETTLEMENT FY2025£845k—0above—no doubt
BID SERVICES FY2025£6.6m——unclear—no doubt

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