Registered charity · Aberdare
Merthyr and Rhondda Cynon Taff Groundwork Trust
Merthyr and Rhondda Cynon Taff Groundwork Trust is a registered charity (number 518632) based in Aberdare, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by Marianne Jones. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Groundwork Merthyr and Rhondda Cynon Taff (Charity Commission)
- 12 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Marianne JonesChair
- Cllr Christian LeyshonTrustee · since 2013
- Cllr David Leslie JarrettTrustee
- Cllr Graham DaviesTrustee · since 2013
- Cllr Keiron MontagueTrustee · since 2013
- Cllr Linda DE VETTrustee · since 2013
- Councillor Lisa MyttonTrustee
- Jeffrey RichardsTrustee
- Lynfa Mary PhillipsTrustee
- Philip Morris WaltersTrustee
- SIR Richard Anthony Lloyd Jones KCBTrustee
- Vivian ReesTrustee
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport and 3 more
- Where
- Powys, Blaenau Gwent, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil and more
- Website
- www.groundworkmerthyrrct.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1987
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023--
Earlier years
- 2022--
- 2021--
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE FIRSTLY THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ANYWHERE IN THE AREA AND SECONDLY TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE LIVING AND WORKING OR RESORTING TO THE AREA AND THIRDLY TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND OF THE WAYS OF BETTER CONSERVING PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE SAME WHERESOEVER.
Grants received
1 grant · £298,208 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 · £298,208
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.
12 trustees on the board
Trustees past 6 years
- Cllr Christian Leyshon since 2013
- Cllr Graham Davies since 2013
- Cllr Keiron Montague since 2013
- Cllr Linda DE VET since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Marianne Jones Chair
- Cllr Christian Leyshon since 2013
- Cllr David Leslie Jarrett
- Cllr Graham Davies since 2013
- Cllr Keiron Montague since 2013
- Cllr Linda DE VET since 2013
- Jeffrey Richards
- Lynfa Mary Phillips
- Philip Morris Walters
- SIR Richard Anthony Lloyd Jones KCB
- Vivian Rees
Portfolio (1)
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 518632
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 JANUARY 1987, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 3 OCTOBER 1990, 14 NOVEMBER 1996 AND 18 OCTOBER 2010 AND REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 26 OCTOBER 2010.
- Contact on the register
- 01685883880
- 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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