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.

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

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 (held: £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 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 4.8 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 (5.2%) (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, MARGARET DAVIES CHARITY, THE HARRISON-FRANK FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED, THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST, 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
BLYTH STAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED FY2025£2.6m—2above—no doubt
SCOTTS PROJECT TRUST FY2025£2.5m—0unclear—no doubt
Learning Disability Network London Limited FY2025£22.7m——unclear—no doubt
FAMILY CARE TRUST FY2025£4.2m—0unclear—no doubt

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