Beddau and Tynant Community Library

Free book lending service

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Rhondda Cynon Taf

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £8,011 and spent £8,794.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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Income over time

Down 10%, from £8,948 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £8,011 in the year to 31 August 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 110% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: £6,000 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.

• 19 January 2022, Rhondda Cynon Taf

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Council

  Declaration of Interest

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5 trustees run the charity.

• Julie Ann BartonChairAppointed 5 May 2015
• Carol Anne BowenAppointed 5 May 2015
• Dr Catherine Preston MA, PhDAppointed 30 June 2014
• Helen BolderoAppointed 30 June 2014
• Olwen ChislettAppointed 30 June 2014

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

Charity number

1157769

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

8 July 2014

Governing document

CIO - Association Registered 08 Jul 2014

Website

batcl.orgAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Rhondda Cynon Taf

• 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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
• In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

• OpenCouncil: council records that name this charity
• OpenCouncil: Rhondda Cynon Taf Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Rhondda Cynon Taf's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Afan Ogwr Rhondda