Pontypool Development Trust
What it does
The Pontypool Development Trust was formed with the aim of regenerating the town of Pontypool through the purchase and renovation of properties that are of no interest to the private sector
Its charitable purposes
3. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE:THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR WITHIN THE AREA OF THE BOROUGH OF TORFAEN) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT;(B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY B E THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;(D) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP:(I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES;(E) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;(F) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING;(G) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;(H) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE;(I) THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO, BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;(J) THE PROTECTION OF CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT;(K) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE;(L) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME; AND M) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Accommodation and housing
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
Where it works
- In Wales
- Torfaen
Area of benefit in its governing document: In Areas of Social and Economic Deprivation, Particularly, the Borough of Torfaen).
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 January 2026, it had income of £16,625 and spent £5,973.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | £16,625 | £5,973 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2025 | £15,823 | £5,520 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2024 | £14,898 | £5,525 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2023 | £27,946 | £6,534 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2022 | £86,969 | £4,026 | 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 81%, from £86,969 in the year to 31 January 2022 to £16,625 in the year to 31 January 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 36% of its income in the year to 31 January 2026. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 January 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2023 | £15,811 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 January 2022 | £73,832 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- John Wardlaw Hanbury-Tenison
- Mark Gregory
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | 30 November 2026 | Received 27 August 2026, 95 days early | Not required |
| 31 January 2025 | 30 November 2025 | Received 30 September 2025, 61 days early | Not required |
| 31 January 2024 | 30 November 2024 | Received 21 August 2024, 101 days early | Not required |
| 31 January 2023 | 30 November 2023 | Received 24 January 2024, 55 days late | Received 24 January 2024 |
| 31 January 2022 | 30 November 2022 | Received 8 December 2022, 8 days late | Received 8 December 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1119953
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 5 July 2007
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 JANUARY 2005.
- Company number
- 05338855This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Council area of its contact address
- Torfaen
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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.