The Machynlleth Tabernacle Trust
What it does
ARTS CENTRE
Its charitable purposes
(A) TO ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ANY BUILDINGS AND LAND IN WALES WHICH ARE OF HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTRUAL INTEREST OF ARE PLACES OF NATURAL BEAUTY AND MORE PARTICULARLY TO PRESERVE THE FORMER METHODIST CHAPEL AT MACHYNLLETH IN THE COUNTY OF POWYS AND KNOWN AS THE MACHYNLLETH TABERNACLE. (B) TO ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ANY PICTURES STATUES FURNITURE BOOKS AND OTHER CHATTELS BEING OF HISTORIC OR ARTISTIC INTEREST. (C) TO ADVANCE THE AESTHETIC EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS BY ORGANISING PRESENTING AND PROMOTING EXHIBTIONS PLAYS OPERAS FILMS CONCERT AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITIES; AND (D) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY USE AND APPRECIATION OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
- Ceredigion
- Gwynedd
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £378,720 and spent £398,398.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £378,720 | £398,398 | Not reported | 18 |
| 31 March 2024 | £417,140 | £422,913 | Not reported | 18 |
| 31 March 2023 | £402,623 | £404,791 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 March 2022 | £298,132 | £336,133 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 March 2021 | £351,997 | £251,363 | Not reported | 14 |
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 £351,997 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £378,720 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 105% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- The Lambert Family Charitable Fund gave £150,000 in the year to 31 March 2025, 40% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £22,424 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £22,424 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £11,676 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £35,142 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £165,037 from 16 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 4 funders who gave £196,566 between them. £22,424 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lambert Family Charitable Fund | Trust, company or other | £150,000 | £200,000 | £150,000 |
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | Council | £22,424 | ||
| Garthgwynion Charities | Trust, company or other | £22,142 | ||
| William Cadbury Charitable Trust | Trust, company or other | £2,000 | £1,000 | |
| Garthgwyruon Charities | Trust, company or other |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2001, worth at least £379,100.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£364,100, 2 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2018 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £15,000 |
| 22 Oct 2007 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £24,600 |
| 10 Dec 2001 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £339,500 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Dennis Brace JOnes
- Eirlys Stoddard
- Heledd Mair Wyn Hardy
- Philip Stephen Owen Lambert
- Sarah Elizabeth Marshall
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 9 January 2026, 22 days early | Received 9 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 10 March 2025, 38 days late | Received 10 March 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 18 January 2024, 13 days early | Received 18 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 16 January 2023, 15 days early | Received 7 February 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 24 January 2022, 7 days early | Received 24 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 517426
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 30 April 1986
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13 MARCH 1986, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20 MAY 2006.
- Company number
- 01999409This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.moma.cymru
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.