Pontyates Miners Welfare Association
What it does
To provide a Social Welfare Centre for the benefit of the inhabitants of Pontyates and surrounding area.
Its charitable purposes
THE PROVISION OF A SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS (AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, SUCH OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AS ARE MEMBERS OF THE MINING COMMUNITY) OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS..
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Disability
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Carmarthenshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Pontyates and Neighbourhood
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £89,879 and spent £74,931.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £89,879 | £74,931 | Not reported | 7 |
| 31 March 2024 | £36,241 | £31,954 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 March 2023 | £30,628 | £60,694 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £43,281 | £24,993 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £22,950 | £17,781 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 292%, from £22,950 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £89,879 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 83% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 65% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£58,500).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £54,100 from 2 grants. Government contracts: £4,400 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £54,100 from 2 grants | £4,400 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | £5,200 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2023 | £800 from 1 grant | £4,000 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2022 | £7,800 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £15,200 from 3 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 4 grants to this charity since 2013, worth at least £16,997.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£11,997, 2 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£3,000, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£2,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2024 | Community Foundation in Wales | £2,000 |
| 6 Aug 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £7,000 |
| 15 Oct 2021 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £3,000 |
| 7 Feb 2013 | The National Lottery Community Fund |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Tyssul EvansChair
- Delyth Thomas
- Jennifer Williams
- Joanne Thomas
- Rosemary Rowlands
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 12 January 2026, 19 days early | Received 12 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 16 January 2025, 15 days early | Received 16 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 2 September 2024, 215 days late | Received 2 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 22 May 2023, 111 days late | Received 22 May 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 26 January 2022, 5 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 228339
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 30 October 1963
- Governing document
- CHARITY COMMISSION SCHEME OF 14 JANUARY 2009
- Website
- www.pontyates.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
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.