Brynmawr Institute
What it does
Providing building and equipment to enable members of the community to indulge in snooker and billiards activity, To provide facilities to teach young people the sport.
Its charitable purposes
(1) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A COMMUNITY HALL FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING THE USE FOR:(A) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND(B) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION,WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.(2) SUBJECT TO CLAUSE 25, THE LAND IDENTIFIED IN PART 2 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THIS SCHEME MUST BE RETAINED BY THE COMMITTEE FOR USE FOR THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Blaenau Gwent
Area of benefit in its governing document: The Town of Brynmawr.
Income and spending
In the year ending 1 April 2025, it had income of £15,376 and spent £19,915.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | £15,376 | £19,915 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 6 April 2024 | £18,866 | £11,983 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 6 April 2023 | £8,898 | £17,411 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 6 April 2022 | £20,291 | £11,053 | Not reported | 2 |
| 6 April 2021 | £24,510 | £8,776 | Not reported | 2 |
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 37%, from £24,510 in the year to 6 April 2021 to £15,376 in the year to 1 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 130% of its income in the year to 1 April 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 1 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 6 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 6 April 2022 | £4,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 6 April 2021 | £20,000 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Mathew James ColeChair
- Andrew Lewis
- Christipher Baugh
- Connor Wilson
- Grant Bull
- Mark Coupe
- Neil Evans
- Wayne Hodge
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | 1 February 2026 | Received 10 December 2025, 53 days early | Not required |
| 6 April 2024 | 6 February 2025 | Received 14 August 2024, 176 days early | Not required |
| 6 April 2023 | 6 February 2024 | Received 22 April 2024, 76 days late | Not required |
| 6 April 2022 | 6 February 2023 | Received 17 October 2022, 112 days early | Not required |
| 6 April 2021 | 6 February 2022 | Received 20 October 2021, 109 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 523655
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 4 April 1966
- Governing document
- CHARITY COMMISSION SCHEME 4 SEPTEMBER 2007
- Council area of its contact address
- Blaenau Gwent
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.