Friends of the Fishpond Park Panteg
What it does
A group of volunteers who have come together to maintain and improve a local park (known as the Fishpond Park due to the presence of the fishpond which is an important feature in the park). The work primarily involves general gardening and maintenance of the grounds for the benefit of the local community. The volunteers meet on Saturday mornings and during the summer on additional evenings.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISHES OF GRIFFITHSTOWN AND SEBASTAPOL IN THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF TORFAEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (“THE AREA OF BENEFIT”), TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFITS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FISHPOND PARK, PANTEG, PONTYPOOL.
Causes
- What it works on
- Recreation
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Torfaen
Area of benefit in its governing document: Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 October 2025, it had income of £9,190 and spent £3,261.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £9,190 | £3,261 | Not reported | 13 |
| 31 October 2024 | £16,792 | £34,194 | Not reported | 16 |
| 31 October 2023 | £7,506 | £6,886 | Not reported | 17 |
| 31 October 2022 | £6,777 | £4,075 | Not reported | 18 |
| 31 October 2021 | £11,825 | £13,493 | Not reported | 16 |
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 22%, from £11,825 in the year to 31 October 2021 to £9,190 in the year to 31 October 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 35% of its income in the year to 31 October 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 October 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 October 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 October 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
18 trustees run the charity.
- Maldwyn DaviesChair
- Anita Herbert
- Annette Madden
- Bryan Madden
- Christine Peploe
- Christopher Woods
- Claire Jones
- Colin Mansfield
- Grainne Mansfield
- Helen Powell
- Lyndon Jones
- Paul Davies
- Paula Davies
- Robert Evans
- Rosemary Ann Forster
- Shirley Horler Mrs
- Trevor Whittaker
- Wendy Woods
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 17 June 2026, 75 days early | Received 17 June 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | 31 August 2025 | Received 20 August 2025, 11 days early | Received 20 August 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | 31 August 2024 | Received 12 August 2024, 19 days early | Received 12 August 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | 31 August 2023 | Received 25 January 2023, 218 days early | Received 25 January 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | 31 August 2022 | Received 11 August 2022, 20 days early | Received 11 August 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1184066
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 24 June 2019
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Jun 2019
- Council area of its contact address
- Torfaen
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.