The Awen Project
What it does
The Awen Project is pioneering a human-centred model for education where children are valued as people in their own right within in a community. Our vision is to co-create a network of learning communities throughout the world where every human is valued. Our team of creative facilitators are developing a relationship-based pedagogy that will form the basis of a new model for education.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, OR ASSISTING IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, SCHOOLS THAT ARE GOVERNED BY PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £86,569 and spent £67,382.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £86,569 | £67,382 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 August 2024 | £53,370 | £60,428 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 August 2023 | £63,850 | £73,723 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 August 2022 | £9,400 | £47,783 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 August 2021 | £80,000 | £47,122 | Not reported | 15 |
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 8%, from £80,000 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £86,569 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 78% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | £200 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £20,000, awarded in 2025.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £20,000 |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
7 December 2023
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: DM for SS
Purpose: Awen Project.
Awen Project
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Eva Armstrong
- Hannah Fitt
- Sean Bellamy
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 27 May 2026, 34 days early | Received 27 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 20 June 2025, 10 days early | Received 20 June 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 6 March 2024, 116 days early | Received 6 March 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 31 May 2023, 30 days early | Received 31 May 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 28 June 2022, 2 days early | Received 28 June 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1186305
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 12 November 2019
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Nov 2019
- Website
- www.theawenproject.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
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 the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.