Cwmtawe Action to Combat Hardship

Analysis

Cwmtawe Action to Combat Hardship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in October 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Cwmtawe Action to Combat Hardship reported income of £16k and spending of £12k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from October 2022 to October 2025, income fell from £27k to £16k (-39%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Cwmtawe Action to Combat Hardship sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Atypical Work Space (£16k), Streams of Mercy (£16k) and Centre For Restoration (£16k).