WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION — grant history

Registered charity 218093 · filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£36.6m
Grants listed (FY2025)
56
Listed grants total
£24.1m
Accounts grants total
£29.3m

listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts

Application guidance — from the funder’s own website

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What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded
  • General Charitable Purposes (20 grantees)
  • Economic/community Development/employment (18 grantees)
  • Education/training (18 grantees)
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (13 grantees)
  • Disability (11 grantees)
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (8 grantees)
  • Environment/conservation/heritage (7 grantees)
  • Other Charitable Purposes (4 grantees)
  • Accommodation/housing (3 grantees)
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science (3 grantees)
Where grantees operate
  • Throughout Wales (10 grantees)
  • Throughout England And Wales (5 grantees)
  • Scotland (4 grantees)
  • Northern Ireland (3 grantees)
  • Newport City (3 grantees)
  • Cardiff (3 grantees)
  • Caerphilly (2 grantees)
  • Ceredigion (2 grantees)
  • Gwynedd (2 grantees)
  • Blaenau Gwent (2 grantees)

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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RecipientYearAmountPurpose
Pembrokeshire County CouncilFY2025£1.8mGrants payable
Denbighshire County CouncilFY2025£1.0mGrants payable
Gwynedd County CouncilFY2025£965kGrants payable
Gwent Association of Voluntary OrganisationsFY2025£900kGrants payable
Isle of Anglesey County CouncilFY2025£862kGrants payable
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilFY2025£788kGrants payable
Neath Port Talbot CouncilFY2025£785kGrants payable
Swansea CouncilFY2025£778kGrants payable
Cardiff CouncilFY2025£754kGrants payable
Powys County CouncilFY2025£745kGrants payable
Carmarthenshire County CouncilFY2025£744kGrants payable
Vale of Glamorgan CouncilFY2025£694kGrants payable
Ceredigion County CouncilFY2025£693kGrants payable
Snowdonia National Park AuthorityFY2025£672kGrants payable
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough CouncilFY2025£659kGrants payable
Brecon Beacons National Park AuthorityFY2025£625kGrants payable
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilFY2025£606kGrants payable
Newport City CouncilFY2025£583kGrants payable
Bridgend County Borough CouncilFY2025£576kGrants payable
Flintshire County CouncilFY2025£562kGrants payable
Wrexham County Borough CouncilFY2025£558kGrants payable
Monmouthshire County CouncilFY2025£545kGrants payable
Conwy County Borough CouncilFY2025£543kGrants payable
Torfaen County Borough CouncilFY2025£524kGrants payable
Blaenau Gwent County Borough CouncilFY2025£486kGrants payable
Powys Association of Voluntary OrganisationsFY2025£470kGrants payable
Cardiff Third Sector Council C3SCFY2025£323kGrants payable
InterlinkFY2025£304kGrants payable
Mantell GwyneddFY2025£292kGrants payable
Swansea Council of Voluntary ServiceFY2025£275kGrants payable
Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary ServicesFY2025£264kGrants payable
Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary ServiceFY2025£262kGrants payable
Ceredigion Association of Voluntary OrganisationsFY2025£259kGrants payable
Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary ServicesFY2025£248kGrants payable
Community and Voluntary Support ConwyFY2025£243kGrants payable
Torfaen Voluntary AllianceFY2025£242kGrants payable
Denbighshire Voluntary Services CouncilFY2025£239kGrants payable
Glamorgan Voluntary ServicesFY2025£238kGrants payable
Bridgend Association of Voluntary OrganisationsFY2025£235kGrants payable
Association of Voluntary Organisations in WrexhamFY2025£233kGrants payable
Flintshire Local Voluntary CouncilFY2025£228kGrants payable
Medrwn MônFY2025£216kGrants payable
Voluntary Action Merthyr TydfilFY2025£214kGrants payable
ProMo CymruFY2025£155kGrants payable
CwmpasFY2025£151kGrants payable
Foothold CymruFY2025£111kGrants payable
St Giles TrustFY2025£99kGrants payable
PLANEDFY2025£91kGrants payable
North Wales Wildlife TrustFY2025£90kGrants payable
Children in Wales-Plant Yng NghymruFY2025£88kGrants payable
FareShare CymruFY2025£27kGrants payable
Challenge WalesFY2025£10kGrants payable
Mentrau Iaith CymruFY2025£7kGrants payable
The WallichFY2025£4kGrants payable
All Wales ForumFY2025£4kGrants payable
Disability WalesFY2025£983Grants payable
Local Places for Nature LPfN (New)FY2024£12.8mLocal Places for Nature LPfN (New)
Infrastructure Funding - CVCsFY2024£4.8mInfrastructure Funding - CVCs
Volunteering WalesFY2024£2.3mVolunteering Wales
Landfill TaxFY2024£2.1mLandfill Tax
Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations (GAVO)FY2024£802kActive Inclusion - West Wales & the Valleys Youth
Gwynedd CouncilFY2024£667kSGBF - West Wales & the Valleys
Powys County Council - Llandrindod County HallFY2024£637kSGBF - East Wales
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilFY2024£558kInfrastructure Funding - CVCs
Cardiff CouncilFY2024£555kLandfill Tax
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough CouncilFY2024£533kPartnership Council
Swansea City and County CouncilFY2024£531kVolunteering Wales
Denbighshire County CouncilFY2024£509kWales for Africa Community Links
Ceredigion County CouncilFY2024£505kComic Relief
Newport City CouncilFY2024£497kLocal Nature Partnership LNP
Blaenau Gwent County Borough CouncilFY2024£497kLocal Places for Nature LP4N
Vale of Glamorgan CouncilFY2024£494kMarine and Coastal Partnership
Monmouthshire County CouncilFY2024£492kKickstart
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilFY2024£472kNEWID
Neath Port Talbot CouncilFY2024£466kNet Zero
Bridgend County Borough CouncilFY2024£445kCatalyst
Torfaen County Borough CouncilFY2024£445kMental Health Grant
Carmarthenshire County CouncilFY2024£434kEnergy Efficiency
Wrexham County Borough CouncilFY2024£429kChild Poverty - Small Grants
Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations (PAVO)FY2024£425kCivil Society
Wales for Africa Community LinksFY2024£417kWales for Africa Community Links
Flintshire County CouncilFY2024£410kTSRF3
Snowdonia National Park AuthorityFY2024£325kActive Inclusion - East Wales
Conwy County Borough CouncilFY2024£322kActive Inclusion - East Wales Youth
Marine and Coastal PartnershipFY2024£300kMarine and Coastal Partnership
Mantell GwyneddFY2024£272kActive Inclusion - West Wales & the Valleys
Swansea Council for Voluntary ServiceFY2024£262kActive Inclusion - West Wales & the Valleys Youth
Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services (CAVS)FY2024£252kSGBF - West Wales & the Valleys
Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC)FY2024£251kSGBF - East Wales
The Salvation ArmyFY2024£246kInfrastructure Funding - CVCs
InterlinkFY2024£236kLandfill Tax
Torfaen Voluntary Alliance (TVA)FY2024£224kPartnership Council
Vale Centre for Voluntary Service/Glamorgan Vol ServicesFY2024£224kVolunteering Wales
Flintshire Local Voluntary Council (FLVC)FY2024£215kWales for Africa Community Links
Medwrn MônFY2024£214kComic Relief
Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services (PAVS)FY2024£212kLocal Nature Partnership LNP
Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham (AVOW)FY2024£209kLocal Places for Nature LP4N
Community and Voluntary Support Conwy (CVSC)FY2024£209kMarine and Coastal Partnership
Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council (DVSC)FY2024£209kKickstart
Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Services (NPTCVS)FY2024£206kNEWID
Ceredigion Association of Voluntary Organisations (CAVO)FY2024£206kNet Zero
Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations (BAVO)FY2024£205kCatalyst
Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil (VAMT)FY2024£203kMental Health Grant
Natural Resources WalesFY2024£200kEnergy Efficiency
Foothold CymruFY2024£194kChild Poverty - Small Grants
St Giles TrustFY2024£133kCivil Society
Active Inclusion - East WalesFY2024£124kActive Inclusion - East Wales
Pembrokeshire County CouncilFY2024£124kActive Inclusion - East Wales
Active Inclusion - West Wales & the ValleysFY2024£122kActive Inclusion - West Wales & the Valleys
Brecon Beacons National Park AuthorityFY2024£122kActive Inclusion - West Wales & the Valleys
Newport MindFY2024£119kTSRF3
North Wales Wildlife TrustFY2024£118kActive Inclusion - East Wales
Innovate TrustFY2024£117kActive Inclusion - East Wales Youth
Comic ReliefFY2024£88kComic Relief
Partnership CouncilFY2024£84kPartnership Council
Net ZeroFY2024£50kNet Zero
Child Poverty - Small GrantsFY2024£37kChild Poverty - Small Grants
Energy EfficiencyFY2024£26kEnergy Efficiency
CatalystFY2024£25kCatalyst
Mental Health GrantFY2024£24kMental Health Grant
Active Inclusion - East Wales YouthFY2024£13kActive Inclusion - East Wales Youth
Isle of Anglesey County CouncilFY2024£13kActive Inclusion - East Wales Youth
NEWIDFY2024£6kNEWID
Civil SocietyFY2024£5kCivil Society
TSRF3FY2024£-22kTSRF3
Pembrokeshire County CouncilFY2023£888kGrants payable
Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations (GAVO)FY2023£874kGrants payable
Gwynedd CouncilFY2023£829kGrants payable
Flintshire County CouncilFY2023£694kGrants payable
Cymunedau’n Ymlaen Mon Communities ForwardFY2023£651kGrants payable
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilFY2023£543kGrants payable
Cardiff CouncilFY2023£504kGrants payable
Swansea City and County CouncilFY2023£482kGrants payable
Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough CouncilFY2023£467kGrants payable
Powys Association of Voluntary OrganisationsFY2023£462kGrants payable
Torfaen County Borough CouncilFY2023£420kGrants payable
The Salvation ArmyFY2023£409kGrants payable
Community and Voluntary Support Conwy (CVSC)FY2023£388kGrants payable
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilFY2023£385kGrants payable
Prime CymruFY2023£379kGrants payable
Isle of Anglesey County CouncilFY2023£375kGrants payable
Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC)FY2023£370kGrants payable
Denbighshire County CouncilFY2023£349kGrants payable
Newport City CouncilFY2023£348kGrants payable
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park AuthorityFY2023£343kGrants payable
Neath and Port Talbot CouncilFY2023£323kGrants payable
Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services (CAVS)FY2023£316kGrants payable
Monmouthsire County CouncilFY2023£310kGrants payable
Conwy County Borough CouncilFY2023£306kGrants payable
Whitehead-Ross Education and Consulting LtdFY2023£287kGrants payable
Voluntary Action Merthyr TydfilFY2023£285kGrants payable
Powys County CouncilFY2023£282kGrants payable
Merthyr Tydfil Institute for the Blind (MTIB)FY2023£273kGrants payable
Neath and Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service (NPTCVS)FY2023£262kGrants payable
Llamau LtdFY2023£258kGrants payable
Carmarthenshire County Borough CouncilFY2023£257kGrants payable
Mantell GwyneddFY2023£253kGrants payable
Vale of Glamorgan CouncilFY2023£247kGrants payable
Swansea Council for Voluntary ServiceFY2023£244kGrants payable
Swansea YMCAFY2023£244kGrants payable
Torfaen Voluntary Alliance (TVA)FY2023£239kGrants payable
Interlink – Rhondda Cynon TaffFY2023£236kGrants payable
Ceredigion County CouncilFY2023£232kGrants payable
Leonard Cheshire DisabilityFY2023£225kGrants payable
Cardiff Community Housing AssociationFY2023£220kGrants payable
National Day Nurseries AssociationFY2023£216kGrants payable
Vale Centre for Voluntary Service/Glamorgan Vol ServicesFY2023£210kGrants payable
Ceredigion Association of Voluntary Organisations (CAVO)FY2023£198kGrants payable
Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services (PAVS)FY2023£197kGrants payable
Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham (AVOW)FY2023£195kGrants payable
Blaenau Gwent County Borough CouncilFY2023£195kGrants payable
Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council (DVSC)FY2023£194kGrants payable
Medwrn MônFY2023£190kGrants payable
Bridgend County Borough CouncilFY2023£190kGrants payable
Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations (BAVO)FY2023£188kGrants payable

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 24087717 vs reference 29254749 (17.7% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.