Abertillery and District Museum Society

We run a museum for local visitors and for people from the surrounding district to learn and enjoy their heritage. We also have visitors from further afield who come to seek out information on relatives.We run an education service for schools and an outreach service for elderly and disabled.

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

In Wales

• Blaenau Gwent

Area of benefit in its governing document: Abertillery

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £8,125 and spent £11,328.

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Income over time

Up 41%, from £5,753 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £8,125 in the year to 31 December 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 139% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 5 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.

Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 1999, worth at least £281,972.

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Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.

• 29 November 2023, Blaenau Gwent

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet

  Grants to Organisations

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6 trustees run the charity.

• Elizabeth Ann EwersAppointed 23 September 2022
• Gareth David MurphyAppointed 23 September 2022
• Jennifer Price
• Karen Ada PratleyAppointed 23 September 2022
• Kay GallowayAppointed 30 January 2026
• Peggy Bearcroft

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.

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Charity number

1067213

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

7 January 1998

Governing document

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 13 NOVEMBER 1996

Company number

03286610This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House

Website

www.abertilleryanddistrictmuseum.org.uk/index.htmlAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Blaenau Gwent

• 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. 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.

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

• OpenCouncil: council records that name this charity
• OpenCouncil: Blaenau Gwent Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Blaenau Gwent's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni