Friends of Newport Transporter Bridge

to educate the public in the promotion and preservation of Newport Transporter Bridge

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

In Wales

• Newport City

Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined. in Practice Newport, South Wales.

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £5,504 and spent £2,956.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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Income over time

Down 50%, from £11,010 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £5,504 in the year to 30 September 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 54% of its income in the year to 30 September 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.

Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2003, worth at least £8,611.

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.

• 19 May 2026, Newport

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Council

  Appendix 2 - Appointment to External Bodies

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• 13 May 2025, Newport

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Council

  Appendix 1 - Appointments to External Bodies

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• 25 February 2025, Newport

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Council

  Questions to the Cabinet Members

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• 21 May 2024, Newport

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Council

  Appendix 2 - Outside Bodies

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• 16 May 2023, Newport

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Council

  Appendix 2 - Outside Bodies

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• 17 May 2022, Newport

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Council

  Appendix 2 Appointments to Outside Bodies

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• 28 April 2022, Newport

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet

  Transporter Bridge Funding Uplift

Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

• 23 June 2026

  Named in a registered interest of Jayne Bryant, Member of the Senedd

  Category: Voluntary record of Members’ other interests.

  Information relevant to entry: Vice President - Friends of Newport Transporter Bridge (FONTB).

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7 trustees run the charity.

• Jo Evans-PringChairAppointed 25 February 2022
• Greville Charles PowAppointed 25 February 2022
• Isailo DimicAppointed 25 February 2022
• Jeffrey Oliver GrosvenorAppointed 25 February 2022
• Linda Davies
• Muriel Dilys RosenAppointed 21 November 2014
• Terrence Edward Paul MercyAppointed 21 November 2014

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.

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

Charity number

1102925

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

29 March 2004

Governing document

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11 FEBRUARY 2003 AS AMENDED ON 24 MARCH 2004.

Website

www.fontb.orgAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Newport

• 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.
• In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 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: Newport Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Newport's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Casnewydd Islwyn