Lammas Street Centre, Carmarthen
What it does
The charity provides a safe place for the vulnerable or lonely to socialize in cafe surroundings, devoid of addiction related temptations, providing warmth, food & often supplying everyday essential living items such as kitchen,crockery, bedding and cleaning items. An annual Christmas Day dinner is offered free of charge to anyone who needs it. Money from public use of cafe given to aid projects.
Its charitable purposes
1. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.2. SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Overseas aid and famine relief
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Carmarthenshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £15,826 and spent £16,122.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £15,826 | £16,122 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 December 2024 | £10,769 | £7,139 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 December 2023 | £11,981 | £8,387 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 December 2022 | £6,577 | £9,560 | Not reported | 16 |
| 31 December 2021 | £4,670 | £10,955 | Not reported | 9 |
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 239%, from £4,670 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £15,826 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 102% 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: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- Phil StephensonChair
- Martin Dalling
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 23 October 2026, 8 days early | Received 23 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 30 October 2025, 1 day early | Received 30 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 30 October 2024, 1 day early | Received 30 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 25 July 2024, 268 days late | Received 25 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 31 October 2022 | Received 31 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1169514
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 6 October 2016
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 06 Oct 2016
- Website
- www.englishbaptistchurch.org.uk/freshstartcarmarthen.htm
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.