WELSH CHURCH ACT FUND WITHIN THE AREAS OF RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, BRIDGEND AND MERTHYR TYDFIL COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCILS — grant history

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Latest income

£412k

Grants listed (FY2025)

Listed grants total

£499k

Accounts grants total

£528k

listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2025 accounts

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 (8 grantees)
Education/training (6 grantees)
Recreation (5 grantees)
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (5 grantees)
Arts/culture/heritage/science (4 grantees)
Amateur Sport (4 grantees)
Environment/conservation/heritage (3 grantees)
Economic/community Development/employment (3 grantees)
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity (2 grantees)
Religious Activities (2 grantees)

Where grantees operate

Rhondda Cynon Taff (9 grantees)
Bridgend (5 grantees)
Merthyr Tydfil (2 grantees)
Cardiff (1 grantee)
Neath Port Talbot (1 grantee)
Vale Of Glamorgan (1 grantee)

What changed: FY2024 → FY2025

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings we have read. A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

Change	Grantee	FY2024	FY2025
new	YNYSYBWL REGENERATION PARTNERSHIP	—	£50k
new	Mountain Ash Cricket Club	—	£15k
new	Cor Meibion Morlais, Ferndale	—	£15k
new	VINE CHRISTIAN CENTRE, BRIDGEND	—	£15k
new	Hope Church, Merthyr Tydfil	—	£15k
new	Llantrisant Parish Church	—	£15k
new	Parc and Dare Band, Treorchy	—	£15k
new	Penrhiwceiber Rangers AFC	—	£14k
up	Darranlas Community Building	£6k	£47k
up	Darranlas Environmental Group	£8k	£15k
not listed	THE CAMBRIAN VILLAGE TRUST LIMITED	£50k	—
not listed	Bethania Project, Aberfan	£50k	—
not listed	FUZE - Fern Partnership	£50k	—
not listed	VALLEY VETERANS	£46k	—
not listed	Hope Rescue - Pontyclun Shop	£22k	—
not listed	Great Western Colliery Preservation, Trehafod (Hetty Pit)	£10k	—
not listed	St Illtuds Church, Church Village	£10k	—
not listed	Bryn Sion Baptist Church	£10k	—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
Ynysybwl Regeneration Partnership	FY2025	£50k	Social and recreational
Darranlas Community Building	FY2025	£47k	Social and recreational
Mountain Ash Cricket Club	FY2025	£15k	Social and recreational
Cor Meibion Morlais, Ferndale	FY2025	£15k	Places of worship
Darranlas Community Building	FY2025	£15k	Social and recreational
Darranlas Environmental Group	FY2025	£15k	Social and recreational
Vine Christian Centre, Bridgend	FY2025	£15k	Places of worship
Hope Church, Merthyr Tydfil	FY2025	£15k	Places of worship
Llantrisant Parish Church	FY2025	£15k	Places of worship
Parc and Dare Band, Treorchy	FY2025	£15k	Social and recreational
Penrhiwceiber Rangers AFC	FY2025	£14k	Social and recreational
St Robert of Newminster RC Church, Aberkenfig	FY2025	£14k	Places of worship
Gellideg Foundation Group, Merthyr	FY2025	£14k	Social and recreational
ASD Rainbows, Mountain Ash	FY2025	£14k	Social and recreational
Brackla Tabernacle Church, Bridgend	FY2025	£13k	Places of worship
Hope Church, Rhondda	FY2025	£13k	Places of worship
Darranlas Environmental Group	FY2025	£13k	Social and recreational
FUSE – Fern Partnership, Ferndale	FY2025	£13k	Social and recreational
Age Connects Morgannwg	FY2025	£13k	Social and recreational
Hope Baptist Church, Bridgend	FY2025	£13k	Places of worship
Welcome to our Woods, Treherbert	FY2025	£12k	Other charitable purposes
St David’s Church, Tonyrefail	FY2025	£12k	Places of worship
Abergorki Community Hall	FY2025	£11k	Social and recreational
Horeb Congregational Church, Merthyr	FY2025	£10k	Places of worship
Hirwaun YMCA	FY2025	£10k	Social and recreational
St David’s Church, Laleston, Bridgend	FY2025	£10k	Places of worship
Mount Zion Pentecostal Church, Gelli	FY2025	£10k	Places of worship
St Theodore’s Church, Theo’s Shop, Bridgend	FY2025	£9k	Places of worship
St John Evangelist Church, Cymmer	FY2025	£9k	Places of worship
Hebron Baptist Church, Dowlais, Merthyr	FY2025	£8k	Places of worship
Living Way Church, (Peniel Pentecostal, Tonypandy)	FY2025	£8k	Places of worship
Spectacle Theatre, Porth	FY2025	£8k	Other charitable purposes
Wales Council for the Deaf, Pontypridd	FY2025	£6k	Other charitable purposes
Rhigos Community Sports	FY2025	£5k	Social and recreational
St Dunstan’s Church, Ferndale	FY2025	£5k	Places of worship
Seion Baptist Chapel, Maerdy	FY2025	£4k	Places of worship
St George’s Church, Cwmparc	FY2025	£4k	Places of worship
Blaenllechau Youth Project	FY2025	£4k	Social and recreational
Rock UK, Trelewis	FY2025	£3k	Other charitable purposes
Cambrian Village Trust	FY2024	£50k
Bethania Project, Aberfan	FY2024	£50k
FUZE - Fern Partnership	FY2024	£50k
Valley Veterans	FY2024	£46k
Hope Rescue - Pontyclun Shop	FY2024	£22k
Great Western Colliery Preservation, Trehafod (Hetty Pit)	FY2024	£10k
St Illtuds Church, Church Village	FY2024	£10k
Bryn Sion Baptist Church	FY2024	£10k
United Reform Church, Edwardsville	FY2024	£10k
St George's, Cwmparc	FY2024	£10k
Welcome to our Woods, Treherbert	FY2024	£10k
Capel y Bedyddwyr, Blaencwm	FY2024	£10k
Temple Baptist, Pontypridd	FY2024	£10k
St Thomas Church, Clydach Vale	FY2024	£10k
Brynna Community Centre	FY2024	£10k
Llantrisant Tennis Club	FY2024	£10k
Brackla Tabernacle	FY2024	£9k
Abergorki Hall	FY2024	£9k
All Saints Church, Porthcawl	FY2024	£8k
Brackla Tabernacle	FY2024	£8k
Nebo Church, Cefn Cribwr	FY2024	£8k
Darranlas Environmental Group	FY2024	£8k
Merthyr Tydfil Tennis Club	FY2024	£8k
Gilgal Baptist, Bridgend	FY2024	£8k
Behaviour Support Group, Pontypridd	FY2024	£7k
St Matthews Church, Treorchy	FY2024	£7k
St Gwynnos, Merthyr Tydfil	FY2024	£7k
Trealaw Christian Centre	FY2024	£6k
Porthcawl YMCA	FY2024	£6k
St Georges Church, Cwmparc	FY2024	£6k
Darranlas Community Building	FY2024	£6k
Tabernacle Baptist Church, Porth	FY2024	£6k
Bethlehem Church Life Centre	FY2024	£5k
Peniel Pentecostal Living Way	FY2024	£4k
Parc Arts (Eg Bresbyteraidd Cymru)	FY2024	£4k
Mt Zion,Gelli	FY2024	£4k
Cylch Meithrin Seren Fach, Mountain Ash	FY2024	£4k
St Johns Ambulance, Aberdare	FY2024	£4k
Rhondda Athletic Club	FY2024	£2k
Cornelly Development Trust	FY2024	£2k
Rhydyfelin Methodist Church	FY2024	£2k
Maesyffynnon Allotments, Aberdare	FY2024	£2k
Rhondda Fach Methodist Church	FY2023	£50k	Places of worship
All Saints Church, Trealaw	FY2023	£50k	Places of worship
Y Sio Fach Sero	FY2023	£46k	Other charitable purposes
Accessible Carin Trans ort	FY2023	£40k	Other charitable purposes
Citizen Advice Bureau —Taff St Pro'ect	FY2023	£10k	Other charitable purposes
St Barnabas, Pen rai	FY2023	£10k	Places of worship
Brackla Tabernacle, Brid end	FY2023	£10k	Places of worship
Darranlas Communit Buildin	FY2023	£10k	Social and recreational
Challen in Behaviour Sewice, Pon ridd	FY2023	£10k	Other charitable purposes
Tem ple Ba tist, Pont ridd	FY2023	£10k	Places of worship
St Teilos, Merth Mawr	FY2023	£10k	Places of worship
St James, LI dcoed	FY2023	£10k	Places of worship
St Fa an's Church, Tree non	FY2023	£10k	Places of worship
St III d, Dowlais	FY2023	£10k	Places of worship
Darranlas Communit Buildin	FY2023	£10k	Social and recreational
Darranlas Environmental Pro'ect	FY2023	£9k	Other charitable purposes
Friends of T n b Park, Ton refail	FY2023	£9k	Social and recreational
Fernhill and Glenboi Comrnunit ion Centre	FY2023	£9k	Social and recreational
St Dunstan's, Ferndale	FY2023	£9k	Places of worship
Rhondda Lawn Tennis Club	FY2023	£9k	Social and recreational
St Geor e, Cwm arc	FY2023	£8k	Places of worship
Valle 's Kids Saor	FY2023	£8k	Other charitable purposes
Ho e Rescue, Llanharan - electrics	FY2023	£7k	Other charitable purposes
Ho e Rescue, Llanharan - Broadband	FY2023	£7k	Other charitable purposes
The Arts Facto	FY2023	£7k	Other charitable purposes
Nebo Ba tist Church wall 2, Brid end	FY2023	£6k	Places of worship
Merthyr Tydfil Tennis Club	FY2023	£5k	Social and recreational
St lilt d Williamstown	FY2023	£4k	Places of worship
St Barnabas, Gilfach Goch	FY2023	£3k	Places of worship
C Ich Meithrin Seren Fach GG Aberc	FY2023	£2k	Other charitable purposes
St John the Ba tist, Ton Pentre	FY2023	£2k	Places of worship
T Ellis Porthcawl	FY2023	£2k	Places of worship
Lee Gardens Pool, Penrhiwceiber	FY2022	£49k	Social and recreational
Darranlas Environmental Grou, Mountain Ash	FY2022	£40k	Other charitable purposes
Blaenllechau Youth Pro'ect, Blaenllechau	FY2022	£12k	Social and recreational
Emrnanuel Christchurch, Brid end	FY2022	£10k	Places of worship
Llantrisant Church	FY2022	£10k	Places of worship
St Winifred's, Penrhiwceiber	FY2022	£10k	Places of worship
Rhondda Lawn Tennis Club	FY2022	£10k	Social and recreational
All Saint's Church, Brid end	FY2022	£10k	Places of worship
St Geor e's, Cwm arc	FY2022	£10k	Places of worship
Pare and Dare Band, Treorch	FY2022	£10k	Social and recreational
D Ian's Den, Treorch	FY2022	£10k	Social and recreational
Ho e Rescue, Llanharan	FY2022	£10k	Social and recreational
r T dfil Sailin Club	FY2022	£10k	Social and recreational
Rock Cornmuni Church, Abe non	FY2022	£10k	Places of worship
St Donat's Church, Abe non	FY2022	£10k	Places of worship
Merth Darranlas Communit Buildin, Mountain Ash	FY2022	£10k	Social and recreational
Nebo Ba tist Church, Brid end	FY2022	£10k	Places of worship
Nan arw China Works	FY2022	£10k	Libraries, Museums and Art Galleries
St Thomas Church Rhondda Minis Area	FY2022	£10k	Places of worship
Cwrn	FY2022	£10k	Unknown
St Theodore's Church, Kenfi Hill	FY2022	£10k	Places of worship
St Matthew' s, Treorch	FY2022	£10k	Places of worship
St Teilo's, Brid end	FY2022	£9k	Places of worship
Brackla Tabernacle, Brackla	FY2022	£9k	Places of worship
Green Street Cha el, Aberdare	FY2022	£9k	Places of worship
Fuze at The Fem Partnershi, CI dach Vale	FY2022	£9k	Social and recreational
arc Communi Welfare Association	FY2022	£8k	Social and recreational
Brid e Mentorin Scheme, Brid end	FY2022	£8k	Other charitable purposes
Ho e Church, Merth r	FY2022	£8k	Places of worship
Hetty Pit, The Great Western Colliery Preservation Trust, Trehafod	FY2022	£6k	Other charitable purposes
St Peter's Church, Pentre	FY2022	£5k	Places of worship
St John The Divine Church, Aberkenfi	FY2022	£5k	Places of worship
C Ich Meithrin Seren Fach, Mountain Ash	FY2022	£5k	Educational
Gelli aled Park Coinmuni Action Grou	FY2022	£5k	Social and recreational
Brid end Societ of Friends/Ctuakers	FY2022	£4k	Places of worship

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 499108 vs reference 528262 (5.5% 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.