Registered charity (CIO) · Swansea
Ystradgynlais Volunteer Centre
Ystradgynlais Volunteer Centre is a registered charity (number 1160733) based in Swansea, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by David Newton Gabe Thomas since 2025. Latest income £187k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as YVC (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £187k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 2 more
- Where
- Powys, Neath Port Talbot
- Website
- www.ystradgynlaisvc.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£187k£208k
- 2024£177k£188k
- 2023£139k£139k
Earlier years
- 2022£117k£120k
- 2021£125k£125k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:-TO PROMOTE ALL OR ANY PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN YSTRADGYNLAIS AND DISTRICT DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS, AND PROTECTING AND SAFEGUARDING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO BETTER RECYCLING BY PROVIDING VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT FOR VOLUNTEERS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS, BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE CIO MAYA) PROVIDE A CENTREB) GIVE AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND SIGN-POSTING WITH ORGANISATIONS USING VOLUNTEERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE VOLUNTEERS ATTACHED TO THE CENTRE.C) PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO SUBJECTS DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CENTRE AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.D) HOLD AND CONDUCT CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS, AND PARTICIPATE IN ENQUIRIES.E) OBTAIN, COLLECT AND RECEIVE MONEY AND FUNDS BY WAY OF CONTRIBUTIONS, DONATIONS, LEGACIES, GRANTS AND ANY OTHER LAWFUL METHOD, AND ACCEPT AND RECEIVE GIFTS OF PROPERTY OF ANY DESCRIPTION (WHETHER SUBJECT TO ANY SPECIAL TRUSTS OR NOT).F) COLLABORATE AND CO-OPERATE WITH LOCAL STATUTORY BODIES.G) RETAIN OR EMPLOY PROFESSIONAL OR TECHNICAL ADVISORS OR WORKERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CENTRE AND TO PAY REASONABLE AND PROPER FEES FOR THEIR SERVICES.H) DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTIVE.
Grants received
5 grants · £48,042 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 National Lottery Community Fund · £43,042 (4 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £5,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
4 trustees on the board
- David Newton Gabe Thomas Chair since 2025
- Andrew Pemble since 2025
- Dr Gaynor Richards since 2026
- Sara Davies since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- David Newton Gabe Thomas Chair since 2025
- Andrew Pemble since 2025
- Dr Gaynor Richards since 2026
- Sara Davies since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1160733
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 03 Mar 2015
- Contact on the register
- 01639845475 · yvcvolunteering@gmail.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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