Registered charity 1159092

Aneurin Leisure Trust

What it does

Aneurin Leisure is responsible for the operation, management and development of indoor and outdoor sport and leisure facilities, sport and arts development, arts venues, country parks, libraries and community learning centres across Blaenau Gwent.

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

Its charitable purposes

1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND/OR2) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; AND/OR3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES TO BE AVAILABLE TO ALL SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND/OR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR ALL THOSE WHO USE THE FACILITIES; AND/OR4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A THEATRE; AND/OR5) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ART GALLERY AND/OR MUSEUM; AND/OR6) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A LIBRARY; AND/OR7) TO PROVIDE, MAINTAIN AND EQUIP PARKS WITH THE OBJECT OF ADVANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION, WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO HORTICULTURE, ARBORICULTURE, WILD PLANTS AND WILDLIFE; AND/OR8) TO PRESERVE BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE; AND/OR9) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; AND/OR10) TO PURSUE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES ANALOGOUS TO ANY OF THE ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE (TOGETHER THE "OBJECTS").

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: Education and training
Arts, culture, heritage and science
Recreation
Who it helps: Children and young people
Older people
Disabled people
The general public
How it works: Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Provides services

The charity chose these from the Charity Commission's list.

Where it works

In Wales

Blaenau Gwent

Area of benefit in its governing document: Throughout Wales

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £10,591,593 and spent £10,388,707.

Income, spending, staff and volunteers by financial year
Year ending	Income	Spending	Paid staff	Volunteers
31 March 2025	£10,591,593	£10,388,707	264	34
31 March 2024	£9,468,278	£18,944,813	302	15
31 March 2023	£8,583,208	£10,265,947	289	20
31 March 2022	£7,697,234	£8,743,334	287	Not reported
31 March 2021	£7,648,525	£7,829,024	238	Not reported

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.

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 £7,648,525 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £10,591,593 in the year to 31 March 2025.
Spending against income: It spent 98% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Money from government: 49% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£5,204,200).
Largest funder: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council gave £3,785,143 in the year to 31 March 2025, 36% of that year's income.Read by AI from the charity's accounts.

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

Government funding, as the charity reported it

Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £1,433,559 from 5 grants. Government contracts: £3,770,641 from 1 contract.

Income from government grants and contracts by financial year
Year ending	Government grants	Government contracts
31 March 2025	£1,433,559 from 5 grants	£3,770,641 from 1 contract
31 March 2024	£326,472 from 6 grants	£3,170,641 from 1 contract
31 March 2023	£577,085 from 6 grants	£2,879,785 from 1 contract
31 March 2022	£911,370 from 6 grants	£2,798,092 from 1 contract
31 March 2021	£2,284,841 from 17 grants	£3,232,688 from 1 contract

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.

Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025

Donations and legacies£1,014
Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£10,566,214
Trading and fundraising£24,365

From the charity's annual return. Only charities with income over £500,000 give this breakdown.

Who funds it, according to its accounts

In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 12 funders who gave £5,886,916 between them. £4,066,101 of that came from public bodies.

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.

Money received from each named funder, by accounts year
Funder	Type	Mar 2025	Mar 2024	Mar 2023
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council	Council	£3,785,143	£3,186,795	£2,925,063
Social Priority Fund	Trust, company or other	£1,148,765	£830,686
Coleg Gwent	Trust, company or other	£329,651	£317,522	£261,793
Welsh Government	Welsh Government	£269,299	£268,099	£515,803
Sports Council Wales	Trust, company or other	£225,097	£220,323	£527,588
Public Health Wales	Trust, company or other	£106,604	£103,151	£101,772
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	NHS	£10,819	£1,994	£8,000
Street Games	Trust, company or other	£9,795	£1,500	£28,992
Denbighshire County Council	Council	£840		£3,500
Learning & work Institute	Trust, company or other	£750
WLGA	Trust, company or other	£153	£312
European Social Fund	Trust, company or other		£24,066	£460,795
Disability Sports Wales	Trust, company or other		£23,943	£19,963
GAVO	Trust, company or other		£9,255	£12,000
Cardiff Council	Council		£15,847
Wales Council for Voluntary Action	Other public body		£988	£5,892
Tennis Wales	Trust, company or other		£3,000
WRU	Trust, company or other		£1,305
Dragons Community	Trust, company or other		£1,150
National Heritage	Trust, company or other			£1,013
Books Council of Wales	Council		£1,000

Only funding the accounts name with an amount is included. Most charities also have income from donations, fees and trading that is not listed by funder, so this is part of its income.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

Funders that publish to 360Giving list 7 grants to this charity since 2010, worth at least £412,090.

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.

By funder

The National Lottery Heritage Fund£282,754, 4 grants
The National Lottery Community Fund£98,649, 1 grant
Sport England£30,687, 2 grants

Grants awarded, newest first
Awarded	Grant	Amount
23 Sept 2025	The National Lottery Community FundConnected Lives: Blaenau Gwent	£98,649
2 Nov 2020	The National Lottery Heritage Fund"#Natur Parc Bryn Bach Sensory Garden"	£1,554
12 Oct 2015	Sport EnglandactiLIFE	£29,187
27 Feb 2014	The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Blaenau Gwent in the First World War"	£74,900
24 Jan 2014	Sport England5 x NBS Efficiency Reports	£1,500
17 Feb 2012	The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Voice and Identity"	£24,600
18 Mar 2010	The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Blaenau Gwent Access to Heritage Project"	£181,700

In council meetings

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

22 October 2026, Blaenau Gwent
Named in an agenda item or minute of Adults, Communities & Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee
Aneurin Leisure Trust Performance and Monitoring
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16 April 2026, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a decision of Adults, Communities & Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee
Aneurin Leisure Trust – Performance Report - 1st April 2025 – 31st December 2025
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5 March 2026, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a decision of Ordinary Meeting of the Council
Discretionary Fees & Charges 2026/2027
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5 March 2026, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a document for a council meeting
CO2603D4 Appendix 2 - Aneurin Leisure Trust Charges 2026 2027
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5 March 2026, Blaenau Gwent
Named in an agenda item or minute of Ordinary Meeting of the Council
Revenue Budget 2026/2027 and Medium Term Financial Strategy
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23 February 2026, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a decision of Cabinet
Discretionary Fees & Charges 2026/2027
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16 February 2026, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a decision of Corporate Governance and Resources Scrutiny Committee
Discretionary Fees & Charges 2026/2027
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15 January 2026, Blaenau Gwent
Named in an agenda item or minute of Adults, Communities & Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee
Welsh Public Library Standards (WPLS) Annual Return 2024/25
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20 February 2025, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a document for a council meeting
SCO2502D3 Appendix 2 - Aneurin Leisure Trust Core pricing 25.26
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20 February 2025, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a decision of Special Meeting of the Council
Revenue Budget 2025/2026 and Medium-Term Financial Strategy
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20 February 2025, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a decision of Special Meeting of the Council
Discretionary Fees & Charges 2025/2026
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10 February 2025, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a document for a council meeting
Appendix 2 - Aneurin Leisure Trust Core pricing 25.26
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10 February 2025, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a decision of Cabinet
Revenue Budget 2025/2026 and Medium Term Financial Strategy
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10 February 2025, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a decision of Cabinet
Discretionary Fees and Charges 2025/26
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27 February 2024, Blaenau Gwent
Named in an agenda item or minute of Special Meeting of the Council
Revenue Budget 2024/2025
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27 February 2024, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a decision of Special Meeting of the Council
Discretionary Fees & Charges 2024/2025
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21 February 2024, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a decision of Cabinet
Discretionary Fees & Charges 2024/2025
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25 January 2024, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a decision of Ordinary Meeting of the Council
Council Motion - Violence at Work
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29 November 2023, Blaenau Gwent
Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet
Aneurin Leisure Trust Performance and Monitoring
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30 March 2023, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a decision of Ordinary Meeting of the Council
Memberships Report
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30 March 2023, Blaenau Gwent
Named in an agenda item or minute of Ordinary Meeting of the Council
Public Questions
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6 March 2023, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a decision of Special Meeting of the Council
Corporate Fees & Charges 2023/2024
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23 February 2023, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a decision of Special Meeting of the Council
Revenue Budget 2023/2024
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7 December 2022, Blaenau Gwent
Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet
Aneurin Leisure Trust Performance and Monitoring
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10 June 2022, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a decision of Annual Meeting of the Council
Council's Representatives on Other Bodies
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Trustees

10 trustees run the charity.

Donna HardmanAppointed 12 May 2014
Kathryn Lisa HolleyAppointed 20 July 2026
Kyleigh Marie DaviesAppointed 20 July 2026
Lyn James EvansAppointed 12 May 2014
Matthew BurkittAppointed 18 October 2023
Nichola Yevette Morden-TewAppointed 1 April 2026
Sharon May Rebecca SmithAppointed 22 July 2026
Shaun David Anthony HughesAppointed 2 April 2026
Stephen James PriestnallAppointed 27 January 2020
Steven HughesAppointed 14 August 2023

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

Filing record

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

When each year's annual return and accounts were due and received
Year ending	Due	Annual return	Accounts
31 March 2025	31 January 2026	Received 27 January 2026, 4 days early	Received 27 January 2026
31 March 2024	31 January 2025	Received 27 January 2025, 4 days early	Received 24 January 2025
31 March 2023	31 January 2024	Received 31 January 2024	Received 31 January 2024
31 March 2022	31 January 2023	Received 25 January 2023, 6 days early	Received 25 January 2023
31 March 2021	31 January 2022	Received 28 January 2022, 3 days early	Received 28 January 2022

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.

About this charity

Charity number: 1159092
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 6 November 2014
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/03/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/10/2014 as amended on 10 Aug 2023 as amended on 14 Feb 2025 as amended on 14 Feb 2025
Company number: 08951503This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
Website: www.aneurinleisure.org.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.
Council area of its contact address: Blaenau Gwent

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

Elsewhere in the Edau family

Year ending

Income

Spending

Paid staff

Volunteers

31 March 2025

£10,591,593

£10,388,707

264

31 March 2024

£9,468,278

£18,944,813

302

31 March 2023

£8,583,208

£10,265,947

289

31 March 2022

£7,697,234

£8,743,334

287

Not reported

31 March 2021

£7,648,525

£7,829,024

238

Not reported

Year ending

Government grants

Government contracts

31 March 2025

£1,433,559 from 5 grants

£3,770,641 from 1 contract

31 March 2024

£326,472 from 6 grants

£3,170,641 from 1 contract

31 March 2023

£577,085 from 6 grants

£2,879,785 from 1 contract

31 March 2022

£911,370 from 6 grants

£2,798,092 from 1 contract

31 March 2021

£2,284,841 from 17 grants

£3,232,688 from 1 contract

Funder

Type

Mar 2025

Mar 2024

Mar 2023

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Council

£3,785,143

£3,186,795

£2,925,063

Social Priority Fund

Trust, company or other

£1,148,765

£830,686

Coleg Gwent

Trust, company or other

£329,651

£317,522

£261,793

Welsh Government

£269,299

£268,099

£515,803

Sports Council Wales

Trust, company or other

£225,097

£220,323

£527,588

Public Health Wales

Trust, company or other

£106,604

£103,151

£101,772

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

NHS

£10,819

£1,994

£8,000

Street Games

Trust, company or other

£9,795

£1,500

£28,992

Denbighshire County Council

Council

£840

£3,500

Learning & work Institute

Trust, company or other

£750

WLGA

Trust, company or other

£153

£312

European Social Fund

Trust, company or other

£24,066

£460,795

Disability Sports Wales

Trust, company or other

£23,943

£19,963

GAVO

Trust, company or other

£9,255

£12,000

Cardiff Council

Council

£15,847

Wales Council for Voluntary Action

Other public body

£988

£5,892

Tennis Wales

Trust, company or other

£3,000

WRU

Trust, company or other

£1,305

Dragons Community

Trust, company or other

£1,150

National Heritage

Trust, company or other

£1,013

Books Council of Wales

Council

£1,000

Awarded

Grant

Amount

23 Sept 2025

The National Lottery Community FundConnected Lives: Blaenau Gwent

£98,649

2 Nov 2020

The National Lottery Heritage Fund"#Natur Parc Bryn Bach Sensory Garden"

£1,554

12 Oct 2015

Sport EnglandactiLIFE

£29,187

27 Feb 2014

The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Blaenau Gwent in the First World War"

£74,900

24 Jan 2014

Sport England5 x NBS Efficiency Reports

£1,500

17 Feb 2012

The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Voice and Identity"

£24,600

18 Mar 2010

The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Blaenau Gwent Access to Heritage Project"

£181,700

Year ending

Due

Annual return

Accounts

31 March 2025

31 January 2026

Received 27 January 2026, 4 days early

Received 27 January 2026

31 March 2024

31 January 2025

Received 27 January 2025, 4 days early

Received 24 January 2025

31 March 2023

31 January 2024

Received 31 January 2024

31 March 2022

31 January 2023

Received 25 January 2023, 6 days early

Received 25 January 2023

31 March 2021

31 January 2022

Received 28 January 2022, 3 days early

Received 28 January 2022