Directed to the right child
We only assist children who have lost both parents and live within the ecclesiastical parish of Llanybydder. Our founding instrument requires it, and we apply the test carefully and compassionately in each case.
A charitable trust · Llanybydder · Carmarthenshire
Quiet help, given where it matters — in the parish of Llanybydder.
The Thomas Davies Charity is a small, long-standing charitable trust. Our single purpose is to offer modest financial support to fully orphaned children living within the parish of Llanybydder, so that a difficult chapter in a young life is met with dignity and practical care from the community around them.
Our purpose
A narrow charity with a deliberate focus.
There are larger charities across Wales doing magnificent work. We are not one of them. The Thomas Davies Charity was established under the terms of a local endowment to do one specific thing: to give to a fully orphaned child in the parish of Llanybydder.
That narrow focus is a strength. It means every pound is directed where the founder intended, every grant is considered by trustees who know the parish, and every child helped is part of the community around us. Our work is small by design — but meaningful in effect.
What we do in practice →How we help
Three simple commitments.
These are the promises the trustees make to every applicant, every year — and to the parish of Llanybydder that entrusted this endowment to us.
Handled with privacy
Applications are handled confidentially by the trustees. We understand the sensitivity of a child's circumstances and we do not publish the names or situations of those we help.
Accounted for transparently
Our income, expenditure and trustee details are reported annually to the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Our public register entry is available at all times for public inspection.
A quiet history
Named for a benefactor. Held in trust for the parish.
The charity carries the name of Thomas Davies, whose endowment was constituted to benefit orphaned children of Llanybydder. Like many small parish charities across Wales, ours is a living inheritance — one small part of the long tradition of neighbourly care that shaped rural Welsh life.
Today it is held in trust by two trustees drawn from the local community, who serve without payment. Their sole responsibility is to see that the founder's wish is honoured in each generation.
Read our full story →A note to the parish
If you know of a child who may qualify — please get in touch.
Applications may come from a guardian, a school, a relative, a clergyperson, a social worker or a neighbour who knows the family. No approach is too informal. Our job is to listen carefully and respond with care.
"A small parish charity is not small in the life of a child who needs it. It is local, it is quick, and it is kind." — Trustees' guiding note
What the register shows
A public record, kept current.
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Reporting up to date
Our annual return is submitted on time, as confirmed by the Charity Commission.
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Trustees serve unpaid
No trustee receives payment from the charity. No fundraising is contracted out.
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Income and expenditure published
Our annual figures are available on the public Charity Commission register.