Registered charity 1108403

Friends of Pendarren

What it does

Fundraising to support the education of pupils at Pendarren House Outdoor Education Centre.

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

Its charitable purposes

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE OUTDOOR CENTRE (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SCHOOL) IN PARTICULAR BY: (1) DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL; (2) ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: Education and training
Amateur sport
Who it helps: Children and young people
Disabled people
How it works: Provides buildings, facilities or open space

The charity chose these from the Charity Commission's list.

Where it works

In Wales

Powys

Elsewhere

Haringey

Area of benefit in its governing document: Catchment Area of Junior, Primary and Secondary Schools in the London Borough of Haringey

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £4,206 and spent £1,915.

Income, spending, staff and volunteers by financial year
Year ending	Income	Spending	Paid staff	Volunteers
31 March 2025	£4,206	£1,915	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2024	£5,917	£5,290	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2023	£3,615	£6,493	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2022	£5,437	£5,016	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2021	£809	£69	Not reported	Not reported

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.

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 420%, from £809 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £4,206 in the year to 31 March 2025.
Spending against income: It spent 46% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 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.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2005, worth at least £10,000.

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.

Grants awarded, newest first
Awarded	Grant	Amount
9 Jan 2007	The National Lottery Community FundStorytelling in a Tipi	£8,000
23 May 2005	The National Lottery Community FundStorytelling	£2,000

Trustees

4 trustees run the charity.

Emma Cansdale
Jan LeonardAppointed 25 March 2026
Matthew JonesAppointed 12 February 2025
Sharon EastonAppointed 5 August 2016

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Filing record

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.

When each year's annual return and accounts were due and received
Year ending	Due	Annual return	Accounts
31 March 2025	31 January 2026	Received 14 January 2026, 17 days early	Not required
31 March 2024	31 January 2025	Received 11 December 2024, 51 days early	Not required
31 March 2023	31 January 2024	Received 14 May 2024, 104 days late	Not required
31 March 2022	31 January 2023	Received 11 January 2023, 20 days early	Not required
31 March 2021	31 January 2022	Received 6 January 2022, 25 days early	Not required

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.

About this charity

Charity number: 1108403
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 3 March 2005
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25 SEPTEMBER 2004
Website: www.pendarren.org/friendsAs the charity gave it on the register.
Council area of its contact address: Powys

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.

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Year ending

Income

Spending

Paid staff

Volunteers

31 March 2025

£4,206

£1,915

Not reported

31 March 2024

£5,917

£5,290

Not reported

31 March 2023

£3,615

£6,493

Not reported

31 March 2022

£5,437

£5,016

Not reported

31 March 2021

£809

£69

Not reported

Awarded

Grant

Amount

9 Jan 2007

The National Lottery Community FundStorytelling in a Tipi

£8,000

23 May 2005

The National Lottery Community FundStorytelling

£2,000

Year ending

Due

Annual return

Accounts

31 March 2025

31 January 2026

Received 14 January 2026, 17 days early

Not required

31 March 2024

31 January 2025

Received 11 December 2024, 51 days early

Not required

31 March 2023

31 January 2024

Received 14 May 2024, 104 days late

Not required

31 March 2022

31 January 2023

Received 11 January 2023, 20 days early

Not required

31 March 2021

31 January 2022

Received 6 January 2022, 25 days early

Not required