South Wales Guitar Society

To provide a forum and social venue for amateur classical guitarists in South Wales. To arrange several concerts each year for Members and the Public. To promote music and in particular music of the classical guitar. To improve the playing and appreciation of our Members by arranging masterclasses from invited professional guitarists and recognised teachers of the guitar.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Throughout Wales

Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £735 and spent £972.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.

Income over time

Up 4%, from £710 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £735 in the year to 30 September 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 132% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

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5 trustees run the charity.

• Evangelos NikolaidisChairAppointed 11 October 2017
• David Miller
• James RanceAppointed 11 October 2017
• John Watkins
• Kenneth Wade

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

Charity number

1001407

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

3 January 1991

Governing document

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 4 OCTOBER 1990 AS AMENDED 6 DECEMBER 1990

Website

www.southwalesguitarsociety.comAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Cardiff

• Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• 360Giving open grants data
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