The Palmer Centre
What it does
The Palmer Centre provides a Dementia Friendly Cafe service that is open to all from 8.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, every week, well-being and other recreational activities for older people and a room hire service.
Its charitable purposes
I. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY, THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND CARERS, WITHIN CHEPSTOW AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES DIRECTED TOWARDS RELIEVING THEIR NEEDS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE. II. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF CHEPSTOW AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Disability
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Monmouthshire
- Elsewhere
- Gloucestershire
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 June 2026, it had income of £117,590 and spent £116,665.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2026 | £117,590 | £116,665 | Not reported | 8 |
| 30 June 2025 | £103,967 | £114,501 | Not reported | 10 |
| 30 June 2024 | £114,610 | £115,655 | Not reported | 10 |
| 30 June 2023 | £93,578 | £115,048 | Not reported | 9 |
| 30 June 2022 | £87,994 | £94,774 | Not reported | 8 |
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 34%, from £87,994 in the year to 30 June 2022 to £117,590 in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 99% of its income in the year to 30 June 2026. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 June 2026: £6,280 from 3 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2026 | £6,280 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 30 June 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2024 | £15,643 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 30 June 2023 | £8,993 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 30 June 2022 | £8,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2020, worth at least £39,808.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£38,808, 2 grants
- Freemasons' Charity£1,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sept 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,308 |
| 1 Aug 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,500 |
| 1 Dec 2020 | Freemasons' Charity | £1,000 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 31 payments to this charity worth £9,875 between 31 May 2022 and 30 June 2026.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouthshire County Council | £9,875 | 31 | 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
14 July 2026, Monmouthshire
Named in an agenda item or minute of People Scrutiny Committee
Homelessness Update - To scrutinise the progress in preventing homelessness.
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Peter Stuart FarleyChair
- Ann Webb
- Christopher Eric McGonagle
- Cllr Penelope Anne Jones
- Colonel Robert Richardson-Aitken Retd.
- Marc Le Peltier
- Michael John Gollop
- Michael Jonathan Gunn McLannahan
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2026 | 30 April 2027 | Received 28 October 2026, 184 days early | Received 28 October 2026 |
| 30 June 2025 | 30 April 2026 | Received 30 October 2025, 182 days early | Received 30 October 2025 |
| 30 June 2024 | 30 April 2025 | Received 4 October 2024, 208 days early | Received 4 October 2024 |
| 30 June 2023 | 30 April 2024 | Received 2 January 2024, 119 days early | Received 2 January 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | Received 25 August 2023, 117 days late | Received 25 August 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1183959
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 18 June 2019
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 Jun 2019
- Website
- www.palmercentre.org.uk
- 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.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.