Registered charity (CIO) · Pontypool
The Really Amazing Charity (Trac2)
The Really Amazing Charity (Trac2) is a registered charity (number 1157960) based in Pontypool, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Matthew Ford since 2022. Latest income £75k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £75k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Torfaen
- Website
- www.trac2.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£75k£131k
- 2024£261k£246k
- 2023£237k£202k
Earlier years
- 2022£251k£231k
- 2021£246k£229k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF PONTYPOOL, TORFAEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. 2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF PONTYPOOL, TORFAEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. 3) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PONTYPOOL, TORFAEN BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.
Grants received
15 grants · £402,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The Tudor Trust · £272,000 (5 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £80,000 (6 grants)
- Postcode Community Trust · £20,000
- Community Foundation in Wales · £15,000
- Alex Ferry Foundation · £15,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Community Trust
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Matthew Ford Chair since 2022
- Denise Strange since 2018
- Jody Strange since 2018
- LIZ Herbet since 2014
- Tracey George since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Denise Strange since 2018
- Jody Strange since 2018
- LIZ Herbet since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Matthew Ford Chair since 2022
- Jody Strange since 2018
- LIZ Herbet since 2014
- Tracey George since 2022
Portfolio (1)
- Denise Strange since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1157960
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 23 Jul 2014
- Contact on the register
- 01495764078 · tractwo@ymail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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