KPC Youth and Community
What it does
KPC Youth & Community offers a wide range of diversionary activities, advice, information and support for young people aged 8 - 25 years. KPC also offers accredited training via Agored Cymru etc, to help young people access better opportunities in life. The charity also works with our wider community through the provision of support for unemployment, digital upskilling, and other activities
Its charitable purposes
TO HELP AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES SO THAT THEY MAY DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES, THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND SO THAT THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN THE CYNFFIG AND WIDER AREA OF THE BOROUGH OF BRIDGEND AND SURROUNDS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRAINING.TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH SUPPORT AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.THE PREVENTION OF YOUTH CRIME, DRUG AND ALCOHOL MISUSE, WITHIN THE CYNFFIG AREA AND WIDER AREA OF THE BOROUGH OF BRIDGEND AND SURROUNDS, BY THE PROVISION OF A WIDE RANGE OF DIVERSIONARY ACTIVITIES, ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF CYNFFIG AND WIDER ARE OF THE BOROUGH OF BRIDGEND AND SURROUNDS, IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY THROUGH TRAINING AND SUPPORT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Amateur sport
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Bridgend
Area of benefit in its governing document: Cynffig, and Wider Borough of Bridgend
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £87,747 and spent £81,866.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £87,747 | £81,866 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 March 2024 | £69,355 | £94,094 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2023 | £107,681 | £128,432 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 March 2022 | £119,684 | £122,445 | Not reported | 17 |
| 31 March 2021 | £139,507 | £145,863 | Not reported | 2 |
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 37%, from £139,507 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £87,747 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 93% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Moondance Foundation gave £27,547 in the year to 31 March 2025, 31% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £4,039 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £32,398 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £35,141 from 6 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £3,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 4 funders who gave £47,030 between them. £19,098 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Moondance Foundation | Trust, company or other | £27,547 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £15,306 |
| Bridgend County Borough Council | Council | £3,792 |
| Neighbourly | Trust, company or other | £385 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 7 grants to this charity since 2008, worth at least £239,738.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£116,127, 5 grants
- BBC Children in Need£103,611, 1 grant
- Postcode Community Trust£20,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £14,570 |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Postcode Community Trust | £20,000 |
| 16 Jul 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £15,306 |
| 14 Jun 2017 | BBC Children in Need | £103,611 |
| 5 Aug 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,920 |
| 31 May 2012 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,000 |
| 29 Nov 2008 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £76,331 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Paula LunnonChair
- Anthony Hughes
- Edward Paul Williams
- Robert Glyn Wallen
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 3 December 2025, 59 days early | Received 3 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 31 January 2025 | Received 31 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 29 May 2024, 119 days late | Received 29 May 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 6 September 2022, 147 days early | Received 6 September 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 11 January 2022, 20 days early | Received 11 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1123339
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 March 2008
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED CARDIFF, 15 MAY 2007.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/12/2014AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09/03/2015
- Company number
- 06247822This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.kpcyouth.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Bridgend
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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.