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Rhondda Tunnel Society

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1162646Mid GlamorganEnvironment and conservation
Income£27k2026-07-31
Spending£11ksame year
Spent / received86%5-year average
Size in its cause63rd pctEnvironment and conservation
Registered2015CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Rhondda Tunnel Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mid Glamorgan. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2026, Rhondda Tunnel Society reported income of £27k and spending of £11k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income grew from £21k to £27k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Rhondda Tunnel Society sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pembridge Amenity Trust (£27k), The Orwell Park School Foundation (£27k) and The LMS Carriage Association (£27k).

Income and spending

£0£9,362£19k£28k£37k2022 Income: £21,3072022 Spending: £19,31220222023 Income: £16,7672023 Spending: £23,45120232024 Income: £37,4462024 Spending: £21,20520242025 Income: £18,5862025 Spending: £29,23020252026 Income: £26,6362026 Spending: £10,5222026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Our overriding aim is to improve the economic prospects and social benefits for the Upper Valleys by encouraging visitors, principally by re-opening the Rhondda Tunnel to become the world's longest continually-open cycling & walking tunnel. Most of our income comes from subscriptions, and it is aimed at developing proposals and lobbying for grants to make this project happen.

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The Pembridge Amenity TrustLeominster£27k
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