Gate Trust Limited
What it does
A community arts centre with a wide range of classes, exhibitions, events, education and community work.
Its charitable purposes
(I) THE PROVISION OF, OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF, FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, EITHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, ETHNICITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE A NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.(II) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE TRAINING OF PERFORMERS AND THE GIVING OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES.(III) THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF ANY BUILDING OR BUILDINGS OF NATIONAL, HISTORIC, ARCHITECTURAL OR ARTISTIC OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE, INCLUDING ANY ANCILLARY BUILDINGS, AS SHALL OR MAY AT ANY TIME BE VESTED IN THE COMPANY OR IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE ANY INTEREST AND THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF ANY AMENITY OR OTHER LAND AS SHALL OR MAY AT ANY TIME BE VESTED IN THE COMPANY OR IN RESPECT OR WHICH THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE ANY INTEREST AND WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SUCH BUILDING OR BUILDINGS WHERE SUCH LAND IS OF SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL OR SILVICULTURAL INTEREST.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £29,966 and spent £57,913.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £29,966 | £57,913 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £33,872 | £24,768 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £343,047 | £89,517 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 March 2022 | £138,965 | £165,946 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 March 2021 | £303,377 | £167,636 | Not reported | 5 |
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 90%, from £303,377 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £29,966 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 193% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
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 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £639 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £102,816 from 3 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
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.
Grants it paid to others
| Recipient | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Church | 31 March 2025 | £23,000 |
| Going Public Trust Limited | 31 March 2025 | £32,000 |
| The Salt Trust | 31 March 2023 | £10,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2015, worth at least £133,300.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£108,300, 2 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2020 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £46,300 |
| 18 Dec 2018 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £25,000 |
| 27 May 2015 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £62,000 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 1 payment to this charity worth £32,550, on 11 February 2021.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £32,550 | 1 | 2020/21 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Mr Norman Adams
- Paul Edwin Francis
- Peter Howard Edward Brooks
- Robert Parsons
- Robin Vincent
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 8 January 2026, 23 days early | Received 8 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 25 January 2024, 6 days early | Received 25 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 23 January 2023, 8 days early | Received 23 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 27 January 2022, 4 days early | Received 27 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1090915
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 4 March 2002
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 DECEMBER 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 11 FEBRUARY 2002 AND 18 NOVEMBER 2004.
- Company number
- 04118613This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.thegate.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
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.