Safer Merthyr Tydfil Limited

Analysis

Safer Merthyr Tydfil Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merthyr Tydfil. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03361902). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Safer Merthyr Tydfil Limited reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.6m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.8m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Safer Merthyr Tydfil Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community360 (£2.8m), Canopi Foundation (£2.8m) and Bows and Arrows (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.6%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £848k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.