Theatr Brycheiniog Cyf
What it does
Theatre/Arts Venue
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRESENTATION AND PRODUCING OF PLAYS AND OTHER MATERIAL AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ART OF DRAMA MIME DANCE AND MUSIC
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £1,442,176 and spent £1,411,117.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,442,176 | £1,411,117 | 44 | 60 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,317,777 | £1,468,076 | 43 | 50 |
| 31 March 2023 | £991,869 | £1,144,692 | 36 | 55 |
| 31 March 2022 | £853,709 | £799,943 | 33 | 45 |
| 31 March 2021 | £840,122 | £513,670 | 30 | 45 |
Financial position
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 72%, from £840,122 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £1,442,176 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 98% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Arts Council for Wales gave £272,000 in the year to 31 March 2025, 19% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £15,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £36,719 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £82,072 from 6 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £332,576 from 18 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£207,895
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£541,098
- Trading and fundraising£693,183
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 6 funders who gave £498,565 between them. £25,000 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts Council for Wales | Trust, company or other | £272,000 | ||
| ACW | Trust, company or other | £192,565 | £206,600 | |
| Brecon Town Council | Council | £15,000 | £15,000 | £15,000 |
| The National Lottery | National Lottery | £10,000 | ||
| Anthem Music Fund | Trust, company or other | £9,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £10,000, awarded in 2023.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
3 September 2025, Powys
Named in an agenda item or minute of Pensions and Investment Committee
Employer Update
7 March 2024, Powys
Named in an agenda item or minute of County Council
Leader's Announcements
28 July 2023, Powys
Named in an agenda item or minute of Governance and Audit Committee
SWAP - Internal Audit Plan 2023-24
26 July 2022, Powys
Named in a decision of Cabinet
LUF0269 Brecon & Radnorshire Strategic Town Centre Investment
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
24 June 2025
Named by Jane Dodds in the Senedd
…uction by Humans Move, a professional disabled-led dance company founded by Brecon-based choreographer Jessie Brett. The performance held at Theatr Brycheiniog was deeply moving. It was a powerful celebration of creativity and resilience. Let Life Dance shows us what's possible when inclusion is at…
24 June 2025
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…sharing that wonderful example of an inclusive, disabled-led arts activity in Wales from your constituency, with the performance you saw at Theatr Brycheiniog. It's great to see that Let Life Dance is very much linking to our plan that we've just launched for consultation, the disabled people's rig…
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- Andrew Kenneth Redvers CollinsonChair
- Barbara Megan Davies
- Eleanor Ann Owen
- Gemma Bardsley
- Gwyn Emberton
- Helen Wyn East
- Lynley Patricia Gregory
- Richard Christopher Powell
- Ryan Ellis Coleman
- Tab Wheeler
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 5 December 2025, 57 days early | Received 5 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 19 December 2024, 43 days early | Received 19 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 16 November 2023, 76 days early | Received 16 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 14 November 2022, 78 days early | Received 14 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 29 October 2021, 94 days early | Received 29 October 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1005327
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 29 October 1991
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27/11/1989AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/04/1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/11/2013 as amended on 17 Dec 2019
- Company number
- 02446965This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.brycheiniog.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.
Elsewhere in the Edau family
- OpenCouncil: council records that name this charity
- OpenSenedd: Senedd records that name this charity
- OpenCouncil: Powys Council's meetings and decisions
- OpenEconomy: Powys's economy in figures
- OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd
- OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Gwynedd Maldwyn