Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre
What it does
Running Arts Centre showing temporary exhibitions of applied art by contemporary makers in a national and international context. Showing the best applied art produced in Wales and bringing to Wales some of the most exciting contemporary work. Our exhibitions are supported by an education programme providing a range of opportunities for people of all ages in our communities to engage the arts.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CWMBRAN AND GWENT BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES,VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CULTURE AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Cwmbran and Gwent
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £336,513 and spent £353,985.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £336,513 | £353,985 | Not reported | 7 |
| 31 March 2024 | £328,214 | £290,528 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 March 2023 | £315,398 | £269,176 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 March 2022 | £299,284 | £281,762 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2021 | £321,208 | £228,495 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 5%, from £321,208 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £336,513 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 105% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 31% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£104,872).
- Largest funder
- Arts Council of Wales gave £125,715 in the year to 31 March 2025, 37% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £94,872 from 6 grants. Government contracts: £10,000 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £94,872 from 6 grants | £10,000 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2024 | £97,497 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £59,721 from 14 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £73,000 from 12 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 6 funders who gave £213,413 between them. £211,888 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 of Wales | Other public body | £125,715 | £137,494 | £127,463 |
| Torfaen County Borough Council | Council | £56,291 | £36,252 | £11,400 |
| National Lottery be kind | National Lottery | £19,382 | ||
| Community Council | Council | £10,500 | £10,350 | £8,050 |
| The Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 9 grants to this charity since 2005, worth at least £144,873.
By funder
- Garfield Weston Foundation£80,000, 3 grants
- The National Lottery Community Fund£55,877, 5 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£8,996, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £20,000 |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £60,000 |
| 31 May 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,382 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | Community Foundation in Wales |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 4 payments to this charity worth £4,750 between 3 October 2023 and 24 April 2026.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouthshire County Council | £4,750 | 4 | 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
18 July 2023, Torfaen
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Nominations to Outside Bodies - In-Year Updates / Enwebiadau i gyrff allanol - Diweddariad yn ystod y flwyddyn
Trustees
13 trustees run the charity.
- Breifni Heymann
- Elizabeth Jane Covington Hunt
- Fiona Jane Fenton
- Gareth Lloyd-Tolman
- Jayne Watkins
- Kim Colebrook
- Lucy Williams
- Naseem Tanya Syed
- Seren Carys Edgar Fenoulhet
- Sian Lile-Pastore
- Stephanie Burge
- Toni Pestana De Jesus
- Veronica Anne Crick
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 23 December 2025, 39 days early | Received 23 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 28 January 2025, 3 days early | Received 28 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 23 January 2024, 8 days early | Received 23 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 12 December 2022, 50 days early | Received 12 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 7 February 2022, 7 days late | Received 7 February 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1006933
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 18 December 1991
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 31 MAY 1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 NOV 1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 DEC 2016 as amended on 30 Nov 2019 as amended on 28 Nov 2020 as amended on 18 Apr 2026
- Company number
- 02616241This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.llantarnamgrange.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Torfaen
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 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.