Blaenau Gwent Community Aid
Analysis
Blaenau Gwent Community Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Glynebwy. It was registered in September 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Blaenau Gwent Community Aid reported income of £27k and spending of £32k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £64k to £27k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Blaenau Gwent Community Aid sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Move Into Wellbeing (£27k), The Bishop of Guildford's Foundation (£28k) and Tamang Samaj UK Ltd (£27k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Blaenau Gwent Community Aid is a charity set up for the benefit of people within the County of the Unitary Authority Blaenau Gwent in Wales. The intention is to carry out various charitable purposes within Blaenau Gwent that relate to the relief of poverty and primarily has taken over a partnership with Trussell Trust to create Blaenau Gwent Foodbank which was the first Foodbank in Wales.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Move Into Wellbeing | London | £27k |
| The Bishop of Guildford's Foundation | Guildford | £28k |
| Tamang Samaj UK Ltd | Middlesex | £27k |
| Haughton Green Community Forum | Manchester | £28k |