Gwynfi Miners Community Hall
What it does
Community Resource Centre with meeting rooms, kitchen, gym, boxing club, community library, indoor sports hall.
Its charitable purposes
A. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE ELECTORAL WARD OF GWYNFI AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WELLBEING, SELF-IMPROVEMENT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF 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. B. TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Recreation
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Neath Port Talbot
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £177,708 and spent £160,971.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £177,708 | £160,971 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2024 | £91,385 | £104,272 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2023 | £100,904 | £95,071 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2022 | £103,249 | £109,698 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2021 | £131,587 | £77,135 | Not reported | 10 |
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 35%, from £131,587 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £177,708 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 91% of its income in the year to 31 March 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 March 2025: £56,736 from 4 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £56,736 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £31,315 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £41,465 from 6 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £30,767 from 5 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £43,800 from 8 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
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.
Charities whose accounts say they funded it
| Funder | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service Limited | 31 March 2024 | £15,723 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 2019, worth at least £47,511.
By funder
- Garfield Weston Foundation£22,500, 2 grants
- People's Health Trust£14,977, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£8,500, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£1,534, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2022 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £15,000 |
| 18 Feb 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £8,500 |
| 2 Nov 2020 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £1,534 |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
30 September 2026
Named by Sera Evans in the Senedd
…e remiss not to mention the Caerau Men's Shed here as well, where Phil, Gyp and everyone involved there do brilliant work. Then over to Gwynfi Miners Community Hall, where Simon is doing an unbelievable job providing a space that genuinely makes people's lives better, with walk-and-talk groups, book…
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Dr BRIAN GIBBONSChair
- Ceri Ellen Thomas
- Craig Trahar
- Mairlyn Young
- Richard Samuel Milner
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 22 December 2025, 40 days early | Received 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 21 January 2025, 10 days early | Received 21 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 17 January 2024, 14 days early | Received 17 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 15 December 2022, 47 days early | Received 15 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 26 October 2021, 97 days early | Received 26 October 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1154423
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 31 October 2013
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 31/10/2012
- Company number
- 08275575This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.theworkmenshall.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Neath Port Talbot
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 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.