Ystalyfera Development Trust

Analysis

Ystalyfera Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02958170). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Ystalyfera Development Trust reported income of £119k and spending of £125k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £112k to £119k (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ystalyfera Development Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birmingham Asian Resource Centre (£119k), Manor Park Christian Centre (£119k) and The Mothers Committee (£119k).