Valeplus (Cymru) & Valeplus Extra

Analysis

Valeplus (Cymru) & Valeplus Extra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barry. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04421847). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Valeplus (Cymru) & Valeplus Extra reported income of £545k and spending of £473k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £386k to £545k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Valeplus (Cymru) & Valeplus Extra sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Earthbeat Ltd (£544k), One Footstep (£546k) and Mid Devon Mobility (£544k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, trading 7.9% and donations and legacies 2.3%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 5.8%. Reserves of £343k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.