Ebbw Vale Recreation Grounds and Institute
What it does
Provision and maintenance of a welfare institute and recreation grounds with the object of improving conditions of life for the inhabitants of the County Borough.
Its charitable purposes
THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A WELFARE INSTITUTE AND RECREATION GROUNDS FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COMMUNITY OF EBBW VALE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY SUCH OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AS ARE MEMBERS OF THE MINING COMMUNITY, 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
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Blaenau Gwent
Area of benefit in its governing document: Ebbw Vale and the Neighbourhood
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £39,263 and spent £39,263.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £39,263 | £39,263 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £80,055 | £80,055 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £29,682 | £29,682 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £12,748 | £12,748 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £45,797 | £45,797 | 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
- Down 14%, from £45,797 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £39,263 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £80,055 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £29,682 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £11,126 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £44,343 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
1 trustee runs the charity.
- Blaenau Gwent County Borough CouncilOrganisation
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 13 April 2026, 72 days late | Received 13 April 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 27 February 2025, 27 days late | Received 3 March 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 3 January 2023, 28 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 20 January 2022, 11 days early | Received 21 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 524340
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 14 October 1966
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF 12 OCTOBER 1987
- Website
- www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
- 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.