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Blaenau Gwent Community Aid

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1191264
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 14, 2020
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Destiny Church Heads Of The Valley
54 Beaufort Rise
Beaufort
Glynebwy
NP23 5JQ

Activities

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.

Objects: The Relief Of Financial Hardship Amongst People In Blaenau Gwent And The Surrounding Area Or In Other Parts Of The United Kingdom In Such Ways As The Trustees From Time To Time Think Fit, In Particular But Not Exclusively By:a. Providing Emergency Food, Essential Toiletries, And Household Items To Individuals And Families In Need And/or For Distribution By Charities Or Other Organisations Working To Prevent Or Relieve Poverty.b. Such Other Means, Including (But Not Limited To) The Provision Of Support Or Signposting To Relevant Information And Other Advisory Services.and To Provide Such Services With A Christian Ethos Supported By Churches In Blaenau Gwent.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
What
General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups

Geography

Region
Throughout Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £19,635 £41,200
Dec. 30, 2023 £26,647 £24,334
Dec. 30, 2022 £61,831 £20,034
Dec. 30, 2021 £64,042 £26,001

Trustees

Name Appointed
David Clifford Davies (Chair) March 30, 2026
Adele Jones March 20, 2024
Chizoba Covenant Austin-Jack May 22, 2026
Ian Geoffrey Aston May 22, 2026
Roderick Wayne Evans June 18, 2018