Canolfan Gymunedol Ystradowen Community Centre Ltd
What it does
A community led centre to provide services and activities to the people of Ystradowen and surrounding communities. Providing transport facilities for community groups and organisations. Our main target audience is the elderly, vulnerable and disabled members who are also chronically ill . Our services fill the gap in provision by supporting the health and well being of each individual.
Its charitable purposes
TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF YSTRADOWEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
- Carmarthenshire
- Neath Port Talbot
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £148,561 and spent £160,581.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £148,561 | £160,581 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2024 | £97,306 | £134,533 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2023 | £115,792 | £140,071 | Not reported | 19 |
| 31 March 2022 | £106,005 | £107,412 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 March 2021 | £150,158 | £94,234 | Not reported | 9 |
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
- About the same: £148,561 in the year to 31 March 2025, against £150,158 in the year to 31 March 2021.
- Spending against income
- It spent 108% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £68,209 from 68,209 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £68,209 from 68,209 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £11,593 from 7 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £7,677 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £4,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 7 grants to this charity since 2011, worth at least £231,939.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£226,939, 6 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£5,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2025 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £5,000 |
| 10 Sept 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,871 |
| 10 Oct 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £85,730 |
| 6 Mar 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 4 Feb 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Daphne Jones
- David Belcher
- Doreen Grove
- Julie Richards
- Keith Donald Davies
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 28 October 2025, 95 days early | Received 28 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 6 January 2025, 25 days early | Received 6 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 23 January 2024, 8 days early | Received 23 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 9 February 2023, 9 days late | Received 9 February 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 10 January 2022, 21 days early | Received 10 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1147865
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 28 June 2012
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06/12/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15/06/2012 as amended on 26 Feb 2018 as amended on 27 Feb 2019
- Company number
- 07872629This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.ystradowen.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
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.