Cor Meibion Pontarddulais/ the Pontarddulais Male Voice Choir
What it does
To foster and promote the education of the general public in the appreciation of music in all its aspects and to co-operate with local authorities, educational institutions and cultural societies relating to the practice, presentation and study of music, in order, inter alia, to promote better and more widespread performance of Male Choral work, both within the United Kingdom and Worldwide
Its charitable purposes
TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURAL SOCIETIES RELATING TO THE PRACTICE PRESENTATION AND STUDY OF MUSIC TO PROMOTE BETTER AND MORE WIDESPREAD PERFORMANCE OF MALE CHORAL WORK.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides services
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined in Practice Llwchwr
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £51,125 and spent £41,317.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £51,125 | £41,317 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | £59,574 | £59,371 | Not reported | 120 |
| 31 August 2023 | £42,325 | £46,072 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 August 2022 | £3,992 | £18,049 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2021 | £5,593 | £7,128 | 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 814%, from £5,593 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £51,125 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 81% 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 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- David Mark BowenChair
- Emyr Lyn Anthony
- HYwel Sims Rees
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 18 June 2026, 12 days early | Received 18 June 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 6 June 2025, 24 days early | Received 6 June 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 17 June 2024, 13 days early | Received 17 June 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 11 July 2023, 11 days late | Not required |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 9 May 2022, 52 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 244197
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 11 December 1972
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 OCTOBER 1972AS AMENDED ON 28 SEP 2022 as amended on 30 Sep 2022
- Website
- www.pontarddulaismalechoir.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
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.