Carmarthen Family Centre
What it does
Our role at Carmarthen Family Centre is to support families with young children by working in partnership to enhance family life and to offer opportunities for parents and children to improve their lives through education - empowering individuals and strengthening the communities in which they live.
Its charitable purposes
A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CARMARTHEN AND DISTRICT (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS. TO WORK BI-LINGUALLY WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, RESIDENTS AND USERS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND EDUCATION WITH THE OBJEECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE FOR THOSE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. B) THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON SECTARIAN IN RELIGION. C) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESSTABLISHMENT OF, A FAMILY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN COOPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY)
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Carmarthenshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Carmarthen and District
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £31,189 and spent £53,075.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £31,189 | £53,075 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 March 2024 | £49,916 | £43,251 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 March 2023 | £56,977 | £45,414 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £61,943 | £45,823 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 March 2021 | £47,425 | £47,195 | Not reported | 1 |
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
- Down 34%, from £47,425 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £31,189 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 170% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Families and Flying Start gave £9,500 in the year to 31 March 2025, 30% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £9,500 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £9,500 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £9,750 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | £8,000 from 2 contracts |
| 31 March 2022 | £14,922 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £18,300 from 3 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 4 funders who gave £20,000 between them. £2,000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Families and Flying Start | Trust, company or other | £9,500 |
| Garfield Weston | Trust, company or other | £7,500 |
| Community Foundation Wales | Other public body | £2,000 |
| Oakdale Community Trust | Trust, company or other | £1,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 21 grants to this charity since 2009, worth at least £350,411.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£168,189, 8 grants
- BBC Children in Need£50,395, 4 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£47,500, 4 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£41,638, 2 grants
- Henry Smith Foundation£30,000, 1 grant
- Freemasons' Charity£10,689, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£2,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,998 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Postcode Community Trust | £16,638 |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Freemasons' Charity | £10,689 |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Community Foundation in Wales | £2,000 |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £15,000 |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £15,000 |
| 13 Feb 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,980 |
| 20 Oct 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £500 |
| 9 Sept 2022 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £7,500 |
| 27 Aug 2022 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
All 21 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2021 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 30 Jul 2021 | BBC Children in Need | £30,500 |
| 28 May 2020 | BBC Children in Need | £9,920 |
| 30 Mar 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 18 Jun 2019 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £10,000 |
| 15 Mar 2019 | BBC Children in Need | £9,475 |
| 2 Feb 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,400 |
| 14 Oct 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,992 |
| 26 Mar 2013 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,970 |
| 5 Dec 2012 | Henry Smith Foundation | £30,000 |
| 29 Jan 2009 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £93,849 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Emlyn SchiavoneChair
- Doug Rose
- Janet Marchant
- Rosemary Laura Rowland
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 12 January 2026, 19 days early | Received 12 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 27 January 2025, 4 days early | Received 27 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 16 January 2023, 15 days early | Received 16 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 13 January 2022, 18 days early | Received 13 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1047689
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 3 July 1995
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 6 FEBRUARY 1995 AS AMENDED 3 MAY 1995 AS AMENDED 8 MAY 1996
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
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.