Llanharan Community Development Project Ltd
What it does
Our mission is to empower and connect people of all ages across Llanharan, Brynna, Bryncae, Llanilid, and surrounding areas by creating safe, inclusive spaces that promote well-being, growth, resilience, and a sense of belonging. Through sustainable, high-quality local services, we support our community through childcare, play, youth, and adult provision.
Its charitable purposes
TO RELIEVE POVERTY, ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN PARTICULAR WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF LLANHARAN AND WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR ARE SUFFERING THE CONSEQUENCES OF ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND RESOURCES THROUGH SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA BOTH ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Bridgend
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Area of benefit in its governing document: Llanharan
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £566,646 and spent £565,185.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £566,646 | £565,185 | 36 | 20 |
| 31 July 2024 | £608,909 | £622,864 | 36 | 12 |
| 31 July 2023 | £580,542 | £568,925 | 38 | 25 |
| 31 July 2022 | £519,277 | £517,325 | 0 | 27 |
| 31 July 2021 | £423,000 | £396,000 | Not reported | 12 |
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 34%, from £423,000 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £566,646 in the year to 31 July 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 35% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£198,973).
- Largest funder
- Government and local authority grants gave £60,879 in the year to 31 July 2025, 11% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: £135,820 from 11 grants. Government contracts: £63,153 from 5 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £135,820 from 11 grants | £63,153 from 5 contracts |
| 31 July 2024 | £47,256 from 11 grants | £63,106 from 5 contracts |
| 31 July 2023 | £40,076 from 6 grants | £132,889 from 6 contracts |
| 31 July 2022 | £16,957 from 6 grants | £155,943 from 5 contracts |
| 31 July 2021 | £86,000 from 12 grants | £90,000 from 5 contracts |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 July 2025
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£366,465
- Investments£510
- Other£63,153
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 July 2025, the charity named 14 funders who gave £193,376 between them. £10,081 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 | Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government and local authority grants | Trust, company or other | £60,879 | ||
| Open Access Play | Trust, company or other | £34,474 | £37,258 | £49,946 |
| SPF Multiply | Trust, company or other | £22,435 | £4,059 | |
| SPF-R3 | Trust, company or other | £16,112 | £8,200 | |
| SPF-R4 | Trust, company or other | £13,894 | ||
| Youth | Trust, company or other | £12,303 | £14,063 | £16,980 |
| Awards 4 All | Trust, company or other | £12,000 | £4,000 | £5,928 |
| Llanharan Community Council | Council | £10,081 | £20,833 | |
| FS Resource grants | Trust, company or other | £4,500 | ||
| RCT Play Day | Trust, company or other | £2,000 | £499 | |
| Winter Hardship Fund | Trust, company or other | £2,000 | ||
| Interlink | Trust, company or other | £1,000 | £995 | |
| EY Resource grants | Trust, company or other | £1,000 | ||
| Health Hearts | Trust, company or other | £698 | ||
| SPF-R2 | Trust, company or other | £20,937 | £5,819 | |
| Care 2 Play | Trust, company or other | £3,526 | £15,748 | |
| SPF-R1 | Trust, company or other | £14,870 | ||
| National Grid | Trust, company or other | £9,756 | ||
| RCT Small Capital Childcare | Trust, company or other | £8,247 | ||
| RCT Capital Childcare | Trust, company or other | £6,847 | ||
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £2,014 | ||
| Dementia Prevention Fund | Trust, company or other | £2,000 | ||
| SPF Micro | Trust, company or other | £2,000 | ||
| Winter Hub | Trust, company or other | £1,999 | ||
| Vol Factor | Trust, company or other | £1,000 | ||
| Estyn | Trust, company or other | £1,000 | ||
| Happy Dayz | Trust, company or other | £996 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 7 grants to this charity since 2006, worth at least £122,547.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£75,000, 2 grants
- The National Lottery Community Fund£47,547, 5 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £18,000 |
| 7 Sept 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,999 |
| 29 Jun 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,998 |
| 8 Dec 2010 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,000 |
| 13 Nov 2006 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,550 |
| 31 Mar 2006 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £50,000 |
| 31 Mar 2006 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £25,000 |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
13 July 2021
Named by Lesley Griffiths in the Senedd
Thank you. Well, I certainly congratulate Llanharan Community Development Project on their twenty-fifth anniversary. That's no small feat, and projects like that do provide so many opportunities in our communities for children and young people and their families. You'll be aware the Welsh Government…
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Alison ClementsChair
- Anne James
- Caroline Gardner
- Jacqueline Hardy
- Jane Elizabeth Hawkshaw
- Kyle BlackOrganisation
- Scott Russell
- Tracy Jones
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Received 27 May 2026, 4 days early | Received 27 May 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 1 May 2025, 30 days early | Received 1 May 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 30 April 2024, 31 days early | Received 30 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 4 May 2023, 27 days early | Received 4 May 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 6 June 2022, 6 days late | Received 6 June 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1064957
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 October 1997
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 JULY 1996 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION 13 MAY 1997 AND 16 SEPTEMBER 1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 7 NOVEMBER, 2000. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19 JANUARY 2006.
- Company number
- 03226397This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.lcdp.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
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 the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.