South Wales Miners Museum

To operate a museum depicting the social history of mining within South Wales and the associated industries. To further education in relation to mining heritage.

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

In Wales

• Neath Port Talbot

Area of benefit in its governing document: Neath Port Talbot

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £21,840 and spent £29,879.

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Income over time

Down 61%, from £55,440 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £21,840 in the year to 31 March 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 137% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 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.

Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.

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Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 2008, worth at least £591,688.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

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

• 12 December 2025, Swansea

  Named in an agenda item or minute of West Glamorgan Archives Committee

  Report of the County Archivist.

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• 2 October 2024, Neath Port Talbot

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet

  Miscellaneous Grant Fund Application

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• 2 October 2024, Neath Port Talbot

  Named in a document for a council meeting

  Miscellaneous Grant Fund Application - South Wales Miners Museum

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8 trustees run the charity.

• Colin Robert Day
• Elwyn Walters
• Gareth ElmsAppointed 1 April 2024
• Gareth ReesAppointed 10 February 2026
• Jeffrey Lewis JonesAppointed 1 April 2024
• Jon LeachAppointed 1 April 2024
• Michael DayAppointed 1 April 2020
• Robert LewisAppointed 1 April 2020

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, 4 arrived by the deadline.

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Charity number

1102321

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

25 February 2004

Governing document

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 SEPTEMBER 2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 09 APR 2018

Company number

04891699This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House

Website

www.southwalesminersmuseum.co.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Bridgend

• 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: Bridgend Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Bridgend's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Afan Ogwr Rhondda
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg