The Market Hall Cinema and Arts Trust
What it does
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageRecreation
Its charitable purposes
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE AND EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF BLAENAU GWENT (THE “AREA OF BENEFIT”) IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:• ADVANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;• ADVANCING ARTS EDUCATION;• PRESERVING THE MARKET HALL CINEMA AND THEATRE (WALES’ OLDEST CINEMA) FOR THE BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC;• PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND SUPPORTING CINEMA & ARTS DELIVERY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;• PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS;• DEVELOPING CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY; • EDUCATING AND ENGAGING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES;• ENSURING THE CIO OPERATES AN ‘ACCESS FOR ALL ’ ARTS POLICY WITH THE AIM TO HELP BREAK DOWN SOCIAL EXCLUSION; • USING CINEMA, THE ARTS AND CULTURE AS A TOOL OF ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION; AND• BY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIAL EXCLUSION’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES, WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Blaenau Gwent
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 June 2025, it had income of £256,741 and spent £251,771.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £256,741 | £251,771 | Not reported | 10 |
| 30 June 2024 | £194,359 | £221,264 | Not reported | 10 |
| 30 June 2023 | £158,446 | £203,228 | Not reported | 5 |
| 30 June 2022 | £179,084 | £166,784 | Not reported | 6 |
| 30 June 2021 | £131,162 | £87,687 | Not reported | 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 96%, from £131,162 in the year to 30 June 2021 to £256,741 in the year to 30 June 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 98% of its income in the year to 30 June 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 30 June 2025: £26,805 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £26,805 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 June 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2022 | £32,684 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 30 June 2021 | £106,423 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £25,000, awarded in 2024.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2024 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- Beth WatkinsChair
- Andrea Christine Durban
- Brent Durban
- Daniel Perkins
- Ian Martin Cowley
- Julian Matthew Gardner
- Laura -Jayne Danter
- Lorraine Powell
- Phillip Tolley
- Yvette Louise Jones-Williams
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | 30 April 2026 | Received 23 February 2026, 66 days early | Received 23 February 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | 30 April 2025 | Received 20 February 2025, 69 days early | Received 20 February 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | 30 April 2024 | Received 26 May 2024, 26 days late | Received 26 May 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | Received 5 January 2023, 115 days early | Received 5 January 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | 30 April 2022 | Received 3 September 2021, 239 days early | Received 3 September 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1167284
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 May 2016
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 23 May 2016
- Website
- www.markethallcinema.co.uk
- 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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.