Aber Valley Heritage Group
Analysis
Aber Valley Heritage Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Caerphilly. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Aber Valley Heritage Group reported income of £15k and spending of £21k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £54k to £15k (-72%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 312%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Aber Valley Heritage Group sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Churchdown Male Voice Choir (£15k), Wymondham Arts Forum (£15k) and Pembroke & Monkton Local History Society (£15k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To raise capital to continue to highlight and develop the rich heritage of the coal industry of the aber valley. We have built a memorial garden also, developed a museum both to the 1901 ad 1913 mining disasters that occurred in the aber valley when 521 men and boys lost their lives from devastating explosions .The later 1913 disaster taking 440 lives whih was the third largest in the world .
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Churchdown Male Voice Choir | Gloucester | £15k |
| Wymondham Arts Forum | Norfolk | £15k |
| Pembroke & Monkton Local History Society | Pembroke | £15k |
| Knodishall Village Hall | Suffolk | £15k |