Blaen Bran Community Woodland
What it does
Acquisition, improvement and management for benefit of community of Coed Gwaun-y- fferiad woodland.
Its charitable purposes
1) TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE LAND KNOWN AS COED GWAUN-Y-FFERIAD AREA OF UPPER CWMBRAN IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO PROVIDE A PLACE OF EXERCISE AND RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF CWMBRAN AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD AND VISITORS (WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS) INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND THE ERECTION OF ANY BUILDINGS SUITABLE FOR OR ANCILLARY TO THESE PURPOSES.2) IN THE INTERESTS OF CONVERSATION TO DEVELOP, CONSERVE, PROTECT AND RESTORE THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ANIMALS AND PLANT LIFE AT COED GWAUN-Y-FFERIAD3) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE BY THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, RESTORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ANIMALS AND PLANT LIFE AT COED GWAUN-Y-FFERIAD: AND4) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Amateur sport
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Torfaen
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined. in Practice, Torfaen
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £6,118 and spent £5,373.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £6,118 | £5,373 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £5,237 | £3,557 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £10,505 | £14,398 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 December 2022 | £10,898 | £11,432 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 December 2021 | £2,835 | £1,572 | 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 116%, from £2,835 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £6,118 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 88% of its income in the year to 31 December 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 December 2023: £1,500 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2011, worth at least £9,729.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2013 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,000 |
| 12 May 2011 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,729 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Glyn JonesChair
- Christopher David Harris
- David Williams
- Robert Nancarrow
- Vincent Murphy
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 6 July 2026, 117 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 9 October 2025, 22 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 25 October 2024, 6 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 16 October 2023, 15 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 2 September 2022, 59 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1120995
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 September 2007
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30 DECEMBER 2004, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 25 AUGUST 2007
- Company number
- 05322374This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.blaenbran.wales
- 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.