Abergavenny Community Trust
What it does
We run services in response to community needs & enable individuals, families, local groups, voluntary bodies and statutory agencies to hold events or run activities. We started craft groups and activities that promote well-being, and Community Kids for parents & toddlers. We offer opportunities for volunteering & skill sharing whilst providing affordable, nutritious meals recycling waste food.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ABERGAVENNY AND DISTRICT, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.(B) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER SUCH PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS TO INCLUDE INCOME GENERATION FROM RENTS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING THE BUILDINGS’ STRUCTURE AND PROMOTE ITS USE AS A COMMUNITY CENTRE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Disability
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Monmouthshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 October 2025, it had income of £119,551 and spent £128,816.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £119,551 | £128,816 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 October 2024 | £149,724 | £122,090 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 October 2023 | £104,816 | £88,585 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 October 2022 | £149,648 | £173,057 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 October 2021 | £130,014 | £82,548 | Not reported | 25 |
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 8%, from £130,014 in the year to 31 October 2021 to £119,551 in the year to 31 October 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 108% of its income in the year to 31 October 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 12% of its income in the year to 31 October 2023 came from government grants and contracts (£12,370).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 October 2025: £16,032 from 5 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £16,032 from 5 grants | Not reported |
| 31 October 2024 | £17,843 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 October 2023 | £10,000 from 1 grant | £2,370 from 2 contracts |
| 31 October 2022 | £48,175 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 October 2021 | £78,811 from 18 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 4 grants to this charity since 2017, worth at least £204,742.
By funder
- Garfield Weston Foundation£180,000, 2 grants
- The National Lottery Community Fund£24,742, 2 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,742 |
| 20 Jan 2023 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £30,000 |
| 5 Oct 2018 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £150,000 |
| 22 Jun 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,000 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 46 payments to this charity worth £84,948 between 2 March 2021 and 26 June 2026.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouthshire County Council | £84,948 | 46 | 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27 |
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Caroline Elisabeth Lewis
- Christopher Irving
- Dr Sarah Isabel Lloyd-Jones
- Jason Paul Peters
- Jennifer Edmonds
- Nicholas Randall Clive Hoyal
- Patrick John Stewart Hannay
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | 31 August 2026 | Received 10 July 2026, 52 days early | Received 10 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | 31 August 2025 | Received 30 May 2025, 93 days early | Received 30 May 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | 31 August 2024 | Received 18 June 2024, 74 days early | Received 18 June 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | 31 August 2023 | Received 14 June 2023, 78 days early | Received 14 June 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | 31 August 2022 | Received 3 August 2022, 28 days early | Received 3 August 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1177133
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 12 February 2018
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Feb 2018
- Website
- www.abergavennycc.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
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.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.