Ebbw Vale Works Archival Trust
What it does
Provide the public with access to the Industrial Archive relating to iron and at Ebbw Vale during the period 1790 - 2002. Objectives: A Trust Deed was drawn up for the establishment and maintenance of a museum and the collection, preservation and display of the archive. This provides the local community with a unique educational resource and offers great cultural benefit to the area.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM AND THE COLLECTION , PRESERVATION AND PUBLIC DISPLAY OF THE ARCHIVE.THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Blaenau Gwent
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 May 2025, it had income of £17,674 and spent £2,966.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £17,674 | £2,966 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2024 | £2,480 | £3,396 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2023 | £2,772 | £2,106 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2022 | £7,435 | £2,867 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2021 | £1,179 | £2,569 | 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
- Up 1,399%, from £1,179 in the year to 31 May 2021 to £17,674 in the year to 31 May 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 17% of its income in the year to 31 May 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 May 2025: £1,100 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £3,415, awarded in 2005.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2005 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £3,415 |
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Barrie Caswell
- Melvyn Warrender
- Noel Evans
- Norman Excell
- Paul Blanche
- Philip Holloway
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | 31 March 2026 | Received 1 September 2025, 211 days early | Not required |
| 31 May 2024 | 31 March 2025 | Received 8 August 2024, 235 days early | Not required |
| 31 May 2023 | 31 March 2024 | Received 21 November 2023, 131 days early | Not required |
| 31 May 2022 | 31 March 2023 | Received 30 June 2022, 274 days early | Not required |
| 31 May 2021 | 31 March 2022 | Received 27 January 2022, 63 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1107515
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 7 January 2005
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 11 NOVEMBER 2004.
- Website
- evwat.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Blaenau Gwent
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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.