Ystradgynlais Volunteer Centre

Analysis

Ystradgynlais Volunteer Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ystradgynlais Volunteer Centre reported income of £187k and spending of £208k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £125k to £187k (+49%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Ystradgynlais Volunteer Centre sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The J Kamani Charitable Foundation (£187k), The Hope Charity (£187k) and Spread Your Wings (£187k).