Felinfoel Family Centre
What it does
Felinfoel Family Centre offers informal family support to families with young children in the area. This is delivered through informal drop-in sessions, more structured courses, training and workshops, a lunch club and special events and trips.
Its charitable purposes
I. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS WITHIN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS BY THE PROVISION OF A RESOURCES AND ADVICE CENTRE AND BY THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GOOD PARENTING SKILLS;II. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE..ES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE AND IF SUCH PRINCIPALS AND METHODS SHALL IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES BE OR BECOME FOR ANY REASON IMPOSSIBLE OR IMPRACTICABLE OR UNDESIRABLE TO BE APPLIED THEN FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN ACCORDING TO SUCH OTHER PRINCIPALS AND METHODS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Carmarthenshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: In Felinfoel and Surrounding District
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £72,307 and spent £72,933.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £72,307 | £72,933 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 March 2024 | £60,108 | £76,145 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 March 2023 | £88,601 | £80,415 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 March 2022 | £99,131 | £81,237 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 March 2021 | £77,401 | £75,981 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 7%, from £77,401 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £72,307 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 101% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- HWF gave £23,847 in the year to 31 March 2025, 33% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £7,700 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £7,700 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £13,672 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £10,675 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £5,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 7 funders who gave £71,212 between them. £20,000 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 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HWF | Trust, company or other | £23,847 | £23,846 |
| Postcode Lottery | National Lottery | £20,000 | |
| Moondance | Trust, company or other | £15,000 | |
| Flying start | Trust, company or other | £7,700 | £13,672 |
| Arnold Clarke | Trust, company or other | £2,000 | |
| Multiply | Trust, company or other | £1,540 | |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 21 grants to this charity since 2004, worth at least £1,196,466.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£1,073,294, 11 grants
- BBC Children in Need£59,972, 4 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£22,500, 3 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£20,000, 1 grant
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£18,700, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£2,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £5,000 |
| 28 Apr 2026 |
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- William Vincent Thomas CllrChair
- Carl Anthony Lander
- Cllr Nysia Evans Cllr
- Emeline Lucy Rose
- Eve Evans Cllr
- Linda Bourne
- Mair Billington
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 12 January 2026, 19 days early | Received 12 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 7 January 2025, 24 days early | Received 7 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 25 January 2023, 6 days early | Received 25 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 13 January 2022, 18 days early | Received 13 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1103364
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 April 2004
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12 MAY 2003
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
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.