Artregen
What it does
Artregen helps in the regeneration of Pontypool through the Arts. our projects have included an artwork to commemorate the Millenium, a memorial (written and artwork) to a hospital , now being upgraded, relocated and restored an 18th Century arbour, have staged "Opera in the Park" 5times. Provided seats in the Italian gardens around a fountain which we helped to restore. Literary events.
Its charitable purposes
1. TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION IN THE ARTS WITHIN PONTYPOOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA; IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A. WORKING WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS;B. PROVIDING PUBLIC EVENTS AND SHOWS.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF PONTYPOOL
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Torfaen
Area of benefit in its governing document: Pontypool and the Surrounding Area
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £6,236 and spent £6,102.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £6,236 | £6,102 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £1,000 | £843 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £155 | £1,595 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £163 | £533 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £2,863 | £4,790 | 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 118%, from £2,863 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £6,236 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 98% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2019, worth at least £19,228.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2020 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £828 |
| 25 Jul 2019 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £18,400 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Shelagh Caroline Hodges LewisChair
- Barbara Kay Lawrence
- Jane Reeks
- Jennifer Carol Mary Simons
- Mary Rose James
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 22 October 2026, 101 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 29 October 2025, 94 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 3 November 2024, 89 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 31 October 2023, 92 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 6 December 2022, 56 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1120930
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 20 September 2007
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20 AUGUST 2002 AS AMENDED 29 AUGUST 2007
- Website
- www.artregen.co.uk
- 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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.