Lee Gardens Pool Committee
What it does
Lee Gardens Pool Committee was set up to re-open Lee Gardens Pool, Penrhiwceiber, Mountain Ash, RCT. The pool closed in 2013. The Committee was set up in 2015. In 2016 the pool re-opened. Lee Gardens Pool Committee carry out the day-to-day running of and fundraising for the project while Lee Gardens Volunteers carry out the general maintenance. Lee Gardens Volunteers is an intergenerational group.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF PENRHIWCEIBER 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
- General charitable purposes
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £226,883 and spent £174,982.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £226,883 | £174,982 | Not reported | 38 |
| 31 March 2025 | £299,139 | £170,542 | Not reported | 48 |
| 31 March 2024 | £135,923 | £164,083 | Not reported | 52 |
| 31 March 2023 | £342,793 | £136,483 | Not reported | 47 |
| 31 March 2022 | £402,054 | £66,827 | Not reported | 45 |
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 44%, from £402,054 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £226,883 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 77% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2026: £53,458 from 6 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £53,458 from 6 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £168,159 from 7 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £42,527 from 7 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £52,932 from 6 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £26,920 from 6 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 12 grants to this charity since 2016, worth at least £650,854.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£574,306, 6 grants
- People's Health Trust£40,548, 2 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£25,000, 1 grant
- Alex Ferry Foundation£10,000, 2 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£1,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £50,000 |
| 28 Jun 2024 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 20 Nov 2023 | Alex Ferry Foundation | £5,000 |
| 16 Jan 2023 | Alex Ferry Foundation | £5,000 |
| 15 Dec 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £30,286 |
| 1 Dec 2021 | Community Foundation in Wales | £1,000 |
| 22 Mar 2021 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,001 |
| 31 Oct 2019 | People's Health Trust | £20,255 |
| 25 Jul 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £479,247 |
| 24 May 2017 | People's Health Trust | £20,293 |
All 12 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,699 |
| 23 Aug 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £1,073 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
15 January 2025, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Declaration of Interest
15 January 2025, Rhondda Cynon Taf
A S Fox declared an interest that names the charity, at Council
WELSH CHURCH ACT FUND ANNUAL REPORT 2023/2024
Recorded as a personal interest.
17 January 2024, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Declaration of Interest
17 January 2024, Rhondda Cynon Taf
A S Fox declared an interest that names the charity, at Council
Welsh Church Act Annual Report and External Audit Report 2022/2023
Recorded as a personal interest.
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
26 June 2024
Named by Vikki Howells in the Senedd
Diolch, Cabinet Secretary. Through the Valleys Re-told project, the Lee Gardens Pool committee in Penrhiwceiber in my constituency worked with Amgueddfa Cymru to bring the rich heritage of the village to life. The museum supported adults and children to collect and curate local stories and artefacts…
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Adam Stephen FoxChair
- Cara Jane Taylor
- Diane Locke
- Joanne Neads
- Susan Elizabeth Grandon
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 6 September 2026, 147 days early | Received 6 September 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 28 September 2025, 125 days early | Received 28 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 16 December 2024, 46 days early | Received 16 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 18 November 2023, 74 days early | Received 18 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 10 September 2022, 143 days early | Received 10 September 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1171621
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 15 February 2017
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Feb 2017
- Council area of its contact address
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
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 council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.
Elsewhere in the Edau family
- OpenCouncil: council records that name this charity
- OpenSenedd: Senedd records that name this charity
- OpenCouncil: Rhondda Cynon Taf Council's meetings and decisions
- OpenEconomy: Rhondda Cynon Taf's economy in figures
- OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr
- OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Afan Ogwr Rhondda