Stow Park Community Centre
What it does
The provision alone or in conjunction with others, of facilities for the benefit of the public, in order to relieve poverty and any other need in particular through reason of youth, age, ill health, disability, unemployment or social depravation.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE PROVISION ALONE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHERS OF FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ORDER TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND ANY OTHER NEEDS IN PARTICULAR THROUGH REASON OF YOUTH,AGE,ILL-HEALTH,DISABILITY,UNEMPLOYMENT OR SOCIAL DEPRIVATION.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Newport City
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £65,958 and spent £90,299.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £65,958 | £90,299 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 December 2024 | £129,778 | £74,795 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 December 2023 | £93,623 | £119,594 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 December 2022 | £71,527 | £91,639 | Not reported | 18 |
| 31 December 2021 | £170,307 | £123,136 | Not reported | 18 |
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 61%, from £170,307 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £65,958 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 137% 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: £5,008 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £5,008 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 15 grants to this charity since 2014, worth at least £366,533.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£263,121, 9 grants
- The Tudor Trust£50,000, 1 grant
- Benefact Trust£16,000, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£15,000, 1 grant
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£14,812, 1 grant
- Postcode Community Trust£6,600, 1 grant
- The Leathersellers' Foundation£1,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2026 | Benefact Trust | £16,000 |
| 26 Aug 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,895 |
| 29 Sept 2023 | Postcode Community Trust | £6,600 |
| 23 Aug 2023 | Community Foundation in Wales | £15,000 |
| 12 Jul 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £80,227 |
| 7 Jul 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,986 |
| 11 Oct 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,200 |
| 19 Apr 2021 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £8,395 |
| 16 Jul 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £20,103 |
| 19 May 2020 | The Leathersellers' Foundation | £1,000 |
All 15 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,600 |
| 17 May 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £99,475 |
| 23 Apr 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £6,240 |
| 7 Oct 2015 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £14,812 |
| 6 Jan 2014 | The Tudor Trust | £50,000 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Heather Louise Vaughan
- John Paul Dowdell
- Jonathon Richard Matthews
- Stuart Michael Purcell
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 30 October 2026, 1 day early | Received 30 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 26 June 2025, 127 days early | Received 26 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 18 June 2024, 135 days early | Received 18 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 31 October 2023 | Received 31 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 31 October 2022 | Received 31 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1155442
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 January 2014
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 23 Jan 2014
- Website
- www.stowpark.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Newport
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.