Registered charity · Pontypridd
The Welsh Association of Youth Clubs
The Welsh Association of Youth Clubs is a registered charity (number 1163959) based in Pontypridd, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Emma Louise Chivers since 2015. Latest income £286k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Youth Cymru (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £286k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Emma Louise ChiversChair · since 2015
- Anthony Roderic Hill MBETrustee · since 2015
- Caroline RyanTrustee · since 2020
- Chris HoleTrustee · since 2015
- Gareth John JonesTrustee · since 2020
- Ieuan BaterTrustee · since 2020
- Nirushan SudarsanTrustee · since 2020
- Robert FrostTrustee · since 2020
- Vasiliki KolovouTrustee · since 2023
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
- Where
- Throughout Wales
- Website
- www.youthcymru.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Welsh Association of Youth Clubs
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£286k£340k
- 2024£458k£447k
- 2023£307k£352k
Earlier years
- 2022£312k£358k
- 2021£411k£357k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 34%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN WALES, ALONE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHERS, TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, IN ORDER THAT THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.
Grants received
15 grants · £650,452 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
- Coop Foundation · £296,128 (4 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £106,500 (3 grants)
- Spirit of 2012 · £72,896
- The Tudor Trust · £70,000 (2 grants)
- Energy Saving Trust Foundation · £39,940
Most recent
- 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.
9 trustees on the board
- Emma Louise Chivers Chair since 2015
- Anthony Roderic Hill MBE since 2015
- Caroline Ryan since 2020
- Chris Hole since 2015
- Gareth John Jones since 2020
- Ieuan Bater since 2020
- Nirushan Sudarsan since 2020
- Robert Frost since 2020
- Vasiliki Kolovou since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Emma Louise Chivers Chair since 2015
- Anthony Roderic Hill MBE since 2015
- Caroline Ryan since 2020
- Chris Hole since 2015
- Gareth John Jones since 2020
- Ieuan Bater since 2020
- Nirushan Sudarsan since 2020
- Robert Frost since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Caroline Ryan since 2020
- Chris Hole since 2015
- Gareth John Jones since 2020
- Robert Frost since 2020
- Vasiliki Kolovou since 2023
Portfolio (4)
- Emma Louise Chivers Chair since 2015
- Anthony Roderic Hill MBE since 2015
- Ieuan Bater since 2020
- Nirushan Sudarsan since 2020
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.
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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
- 1163959
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/09/1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/03/2015
- Companies House
- Company number 02646433 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01443827840 · mailbox@youthcymru.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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