They currently play in the Gwent County League Division One.

[1] In 1999, Aberbargoed Town who had reformed in 1986 approached the Buds' committee to amalgamate the Town with the current Buds who were on the verge of folding leading up to the 1999–2000 season.

The Town committee agreed to this arrangement which kept the Buds in the Gwent County League and the Town, now known as the seconds, in the North Gwent League.

[2] At the end of the 2021–22 Ardal SE season the club initially finished in 12th places but were deducted 30 points by the Football Association of Wales and relegated, after finishing bottom of the revised divisional table.

[3] In 2024, the club was taken over by Aberbargoed Town, a local side in the North Gwent Football League after the Buds faced difficulties on and off the pitch.