Phoenix Community Centre
What it does
The Phoenix Centre is a community partnership, which has developed a new community centre serving the twin towns of Fishguard & Goodwick - and their surrounding villages.The driving force behind the project is the local sports clubs' commitment to open up the new building to the wider community use.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF FISHGUARD AND GOODWICK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION, SPORT, CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, LEARNING OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION, SPORT, CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, LEARNING OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF FISHGUARD AND GOODWICK 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 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
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Pembrokeshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £40,647 and spent £33,777.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £40,647 | £33,777 | Not reported | 21 |
| 31 December 2024 | £32,180 | £39,569 | Not reported | 22 |
| 31 December 2023 | £40,068 | £34,562 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2022 | £37,338 | £37,470 | Not reported | 18 |
| 31 December 2021 | £29,532 | £30,619 | Not reported | 20 |
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 38%, from £29,532 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £40,647 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 83% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £4,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £15,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2009, worth at least £495,250.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£495,000, 1 grant
- Barnwood Trust£250, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2020 | Barnwood Trust | £250 |
| 23 Jul 2009 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £495,000 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Andrew George Truss
- Anthony Wayne Garnon
- John David Deason
- Michael John Hughes
- William Brian Morris
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 27 May 2026, 157 days early | Received 27 May 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 27 May 2026, 208 days late | Received 27 May 2026 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 31 October 2024 | Received 31 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 31 October 2024, 366 days late | Received 31 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 31 October 2024, 731 days late | Received 31 October 2024 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1148132
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 16 July 2012
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/08/2011
- Company number
- 07751720This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.phoenixcentre.info
- Council area of its contact address
- Pembrokeshire
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.