Swffryd Community Centre
What it does
Educational and Recreational Activities
Its charitable purposes
A CUMMUNITY CENTRE FOR MEMBERS OF THE MINING COMMUNITY (B) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES TO FURTHER THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- 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 services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Blaenau Gwent
Area of benefit in its governing document: Urban District of Abertillery
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £21,155 and spent £17,786.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £21,155 | £17,786 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 December 2024 | £20,827 | £19,336 | Not reported | 16 |
| 31 December 2023 | £23,463 | £20,997 | Not reported | 17 |
| 31 December 2022 | £24,900 | £24,607 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 December 2021 | £16,593 | £20,379 | Not reported | 18 |
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 27%, from £16,593 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £21,155 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 84% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £700 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £3,787 from 1 grant | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £20,000 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
25 January 2024, Blaenau Gwent
Named in a decision of Ordinary Meeting of the Council
Presiding Members Fund - Proposals for Use
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Angela Johnson
- David John Lloyd
- Dennis Hughes MBE MMS
- Gwendoline Protheroe
- Janet Johnson
- Keith Roy Phelps
- Lesley Coltherd
- Sarah Weeks
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 5 June 2026, 148 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 8 June 2025, 145 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 17 April 2024, 197 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 30 June 2023, 123 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 19 July 2022, 104 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 524316
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 19 September 1963
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 31ST JANUARY 1963
- 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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.