Twyn Community Hub
What it does
To act as a resource for young people up to the age of 25 living in Merthyr Tydfil and the surrounding area by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:(a) advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills.(b) providing recreational and leisure time activity.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN MERTHYR TYDFIL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Merthyr Tydfil
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £133,506 and spent £187,891.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £133,506 | £187,891 | Not reported | 36 |
| 31 December 2024 | £287,092 | £229,808 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 December 2023 | £236,533 | £235,113 | Not reported | 6,000 |
| 31 December 2022 | £300,708 | £367,473 | Not reported | 200 |
| 31 December 2021 | £414,299 | £501,788 | Not reported | 55 |
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 68%, from £414,299 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £133,506 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 141% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 85% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£113,971).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £26,544 from 10 grants. Government contracts: £87,427 from 3 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £26,544 from 10 grants | £87,427 from 3 contracts |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £15,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | Not reported | £15,000 from 1 contract |
| 31 December 2021 | Not reported | £30,000 from 1 contract |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 20 grants to this charity since 2014, worth at least £930,209.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£780,821, 9 grants
- BBC Children in Need£60,161, 5 grants
- People's Health Trust£53,727, 2 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£15,000, 1 grant
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£14,500, 1 grant
- The Clothworkers' Foundation£5,000, 1 grant
- The Leathersellers' Foundation£1,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
15 August 2023
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Min for Social Justice
Purpose: Twyn Community Hub.
Twyn Community Hub
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Callum John Palmer
- Chloe Linda Megan Viney
- Dawn Mcinnes
- Sharon Hier
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 10 August 2026, 82 days early | Received 10 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 27 October 2025, 4 days early | Received 27 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 17 June 2025, 229 days late | Received 17 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 30 September 2024, 335 days late | Received 30 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 20 April 2023, 171 days late | Received 20 April 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1159502
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 5 December 2014
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 05 DEC 2014AMENDED ON 22 JAN 2019
- Website
- www.twyncommunityhub.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Merthyr Tydfil
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.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.