Holywell Leisure Centre/Canolfan Hamdden Treffynnon
What it does
We provide for public use a wide range of facilities for various competitive sports, personal fitness, leisure, recreational and learning activities based around its : Swimming pools, Gymnasium, Sports hall, Community/Dance studio, Cafe, Soft Play area, Library, Meeting rooms and Health Suite together with access to Ysgol Treffynnon High School Sports hall & 4G pitch.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HOLYWELL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Flintshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £1,072,557 and spent £1,154,538.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,072,557 | £1,154,538 | 40 | 2 |
| 31 March 2024 | £972,897 | £978,516 | 40 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £877,788 | £919,207 | 43 | Not reported |
| 6 April 2022 | £760,339 | £751,668 | 43 | Not reported |
| 6 April 2021 | £698,891 | £637,362 | 38 | 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 53%, from £698,891 in the year to 6 April 2021 to £1,072,557 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 108% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Flintshire County Council gave £198,063 in the year to 31 March 2025, 18% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £196,940 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 6 April 2022 | £250,676 from 5 grants | Not reported |
| 6 April 2021 | £597,554 from 7 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£210,313
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£831,524
- Investments£30,720
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 2 funders who gave £208,063 between them. £198,063 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.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flintshire County Council | Council | £198,063 | £97,418 | £176,118 |
| Holywell TC | Trust, company or other | £10,000 | £10,000 | £10,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Carmel Ann McCarth
- Dr Mark Rowlands
- Magali Lovell-pascal
- Paul Islip
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 30 November 2025, 62 days early | Received 30 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 5 December 2024, 57 days early | Received 5 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 21 December 2023, 41 days early | Received 21 December 2023 |
| 6 April 2022 | 6 February 2023 | Received 31 March 2023, 53 days late | Received 31 March 2023 |
| 6 April 2021 | 6 February 2022 | Received 10 January 2022, 27 days early | Received 10 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1170729
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 13 December 2016
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 13 Dec 2016
- Website
- holywellleisurecentre.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.