Registered charity · Swansea
Welsh Housing AID Limited
Welsh Housing AID Limited is a registered charity (number 515902) based in Swansea, governed by 13 trustees and chaired by Michael Theodoulou since 2022. Latest income £5.1m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Shelter Cymru (Charity Commission)
- 13 trustees
- Income £5.1m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Michael TheodoulouChair · since 2022
- Andrew James ClennellTrustee · since 2021
- Ceri Huw BreezeTrustee · since 2018
- Cheryl TracyTrustee · since 2022
- Felicity McgeownTrustee · since 2022
- Gareth Arthur LeechTrustee · since 2022
- Helen AntoniazziTrustee · since 2026
- John Ceri EdwardsTrustee · since 2026
- Kate NewtonTrustee · since 2026
- Meri HuwsTrustee · since 2019
- Miguela GonzalezTrustee · since 2022
- Ruth RyderTrustee · since 2026
- Susanna CarterTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Accommodation/housing
- Where
- Throughout Wales
- Website
- www.sheltercymru.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Welsh Housing AID Limited
- Registered
- 1984
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£5.1m£5.1m
- 2024£4.8m£4.9m
- 2023£4.6m£4.6m
Earlier years
- 2022£4.2m£3.9m
- 2021£4.4m£3.7m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 16% · Government grants 51%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY HOMELESSNESS AND BAD HOUSING. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION.
Grants received
27 grants · £3,715,152 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 · £2,497,251 (14 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £466,700 (2 grants)
- Comic Relief · £340,369 (2 grants)
- Access to Justice Foundation · £312,192 (4 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £50,000
Most recent
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.
13 trustees on the board
- Michael Theodoulou Chair since 2022
- Andrew James Clennell since 2021
- Ceri Huw Breeze since 2018
- Cheryl Tracy since 2022
- Felicity Mcgeown since 2022
- Gareth Arthur Leech since 2022
- Helen Antoniazzi since 2026
- John Ceri Edwards since 2026
- Kate Newton since 2026
- Meri Huws since 2019
- Miguela Gonzalez since 2022
- Ruth Ryder since 2026
- Susanna Carter since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Ceri Huw Breeze since 2018
- Meri Huws since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Michael Theodoulou Chair since 2022
- Andrew James Clennell since 2021
- Ceri Huw Breeze since 2018
- Cheryl Tracy since 2022
- Felicity Mcgeown since 2022
- Gareth Arthur Leech since 2022
- Helen Antoniazzi since 2026
- John Ceri Edwards since 2026
- Kate Newton since 2026
- Miguela Gonzalez since 2022
- Ruth Ryder since 2026
- Susanna Carter since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Meri Huws since 2019
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.
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
6.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 7.5 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 515902
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04/07/1984AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/06/2010AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03/03/2011
- Companies House
- Company number 01830262 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01792469400 · samanthat@sheltercymru.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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