Cymdeithas Gofal the Care Society

Analysis

Cymdeithas Gofal the Care Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aberystwyth. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07628816). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cymdeithas Gofal the Care Society reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.5m (+9.2%), an average of +2.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cymdeithas Gofal the Care Society sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mary Ward Legal Centre (£1.5m), Talmud Torah D'chasidei Gur Limited (£1.5m) and Romsey Mill Trust (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, trading 6.8% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.