--- title: "Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 77/100. Accounts 2025: income £1.1m · cause-spend split not disclosed. Reg 1118403." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/voluntary-action-merthyr-tydfil retrieved: 2026-08-18T09:16:42.886Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil a good charity? Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil scores 77/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£1.1m total income, cause-spend split not disclosed). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Cardiff · CF47 8UH | Reg [1118403](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/voluntary-action-merthyr-tydfil) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.vamt.net/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1118403) Donate ## How can you give to VOLUNTARY ACTION MERTHYR TYDFIL? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official VOLUNTARY ACTION MERTHYR TYDFIL form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.vamt.net/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1118403) ## What does Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil do? Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil is a registered charity (no. 1118403) working in community in Cardiff · CF47 8UH. Its latest Charity Commission filing does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in recent filings, holding roughly 12 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been broadly stable over recent years. CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=voluntary-action-merthyr-tydfil) **In short:** VOLUNTARY ACTION MERTHYR TYDFIL scores 77 out of 100 (4 stars). Cause-spend split not disclosed in recent filings. Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil? Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil has a Clarity Score of 77 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1118403. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Community. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £1.1m, cause-spend split not disclosed in that filing. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 12 months of operating costs. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 77/100 4★ · Good Cause spend N/D Not disclosed in filings Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £1.1m Latest year 2025 Reserves 12 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission Fundraising efficiency not stated · Overhead not disclosed · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does VOLUNTARY ACTION MERTHYR TYDFIL compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers VOLUNTARY ACTION MERTHYR TYDFIL scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)43rdpercentile **Scores higher than 43% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 77/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Community charities59thpercentile **Scores higher than 59% of 216 charities in this cause** · 77/100 vs 72 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 9 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 90/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 12 months · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 70% | 7/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 3% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | Not stated · 0/10 pts | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | Not reported · 0/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil's Clarity Score? 77/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 90/100 Financial Health 50/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight9 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 90/100 Reserves (months of cash)12 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth7/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets3% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 Program expense ratioNot stated · 0/10 pts Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts ## How much does Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £1.1m | — | | Total expenditure | £961k | — | | Charitable activities | Not disclosed | — | ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £961k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split. ## What trust indicators does Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 9 trustees on the Charity Commission register Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1118403 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1118403) ### Trustees & officers - NICOLA BARBARA MAHONEY - Anne Roberts since 2014 - Kayleigh Anne Nor-val since 2018 - Michael Ronan since 2019 - Julia Burgess since 2025 - Gareth Gerwyn Marshall since 2025 - Ryan James since 2025 - Carol Evans since 2026 - Dr Victoria Winkler since 2026 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil? Overall score 77/100 (4★) Income £1.1m Cause spend Not disclosed Reg number 1118403 Scope Local (cardiff) Reserves 12 months Trustees 9 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does VOLUNTARY ACTION MERTHYR TYDFIL compare, and where else can you look? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil a legitimate charity? + Yes — Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1118403). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1118403. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil's charity number? + Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil's charity number is 1118403. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil's charity rating? + Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil scores 77 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil? + Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in its recent UK regulator filings, so there is no official figure for how much of a donation reaches the cause. CharityCompare reports this as "not disclosed" rather than assuming a number. What are Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil's overheads? + Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil's recent UK regulator filings do not disclose a fundraising or governance cost split, so no official overhead percentage is available. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil receive? + Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil reported £1.1m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable. Are Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil based? + Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil is listed at Cardiff · CF47 8UH, focused on community. How does CharityCompare score Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.