Community and Voluntary Support Conwy (CVSC)

Registered charity 1151397 · since 2013cvsc.org.uk·Conwy·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£2.6M

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

CVSC's stated aims cover education, health and poverty relief in the County Borough of Conwy, so work in those areas and that place is the clearest fit.
The annual report gives one total of £2,574,826 paid, which may include grants to individuals, and no grant range is stated, so it does not show what a typical grant looks like.
How to apply could not be worked out, so contact CVSC directly before writing a request.
Nothing available says how long decisions take or how competitive its funding is, and the register does not confirm the scale of its giving.
Groups working outside Conwy or outside these themes should check how their work fits the stated focus before applying.

Overview

Community and Voluntary Support Conwy (CVSC) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1151397).

CVSC is a charity registered in England and Wales that aims to support voluntary and community action in the County Borough of Conwy, particularly in education, health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. It brings together representatives of the voluntary and statutory sectors to work in partnership for local residents, and it acts as a conduit between public, private and third sector agencies. The annual report records £2,574,826 distributed through its grant schemes, supporting 490 different organisations. Its grants are administered in accordance with the newly revised Funding Code of Practice of the Welsh Government.

What they fund

Priority Areas

CVSC aims to support voluntary and community action in the County Borough of Conwy, particularly the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. It brings together representatives of the voluntary and statutory sectors to work in partnership for local residents. Its organisational support includes advice, funding searches and administration of grants. It supports the development of new projects that enhance community and voluntary action and acts as a conduit between public, private and third sector agencies. Through its support, it has supported 490 different organisations and distributed grant monies through its grant schemes.

Themes

Education
Health
Poverty relief

Geographic Focus

County Borough of Conwy.

How to apply

How to apply could not be worked out from the sources read.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Conwy

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Community and Voluntary Support Conwy (CVSC).

WcvaMixed deadlinesGave £29.3M Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary ServicesNo public processGave £2,500 Swansea CVSRollingGave £664k Thomas Howell's Education Fund for North WalesFixed deadlinesGave £309k The Chester Bluecoat CharityRollingGave £199k North Wales Freemasons CharityRollingGave £56,944 The North Wales Police and Community TrustMixed deadlinesGave £270k Bangor Diocesan TrustNo public processGave £202k National Zoological Society of WalesNo public process Clough Williams-Ellis FoundationNo public process

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£2,486,289	£1,742,273	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£2,722,776	£2,527,633	£1,680,796	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£2,910,172	£2,809,683	£2,009,302	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£3,569,315	£3,561,922	£2,721,226	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£3,013,099	£3,391,947	£2,574,826	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2022

£1.7M grants

YE 2023

£2M grants

YE 2024

£2.7M grants

YE 2025

£2.6M paid

Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.

— No grants figure for that year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.