Trecynon Free Library and Institute
What it does
Public Hall is available for hire to local community groups.
Its charitable purposes
FREE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY AND INSTITUTE
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Area of benefit in its governing document: Aberdare
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £16,140 and spent £10,766.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £16,140 | £10,766 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 March 2024 | £13,241 | £8,966 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 March 2023 | £10,978 | £11,400 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 March 2022 | £61,426 | £76,425 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £51,926 | £25,878 | 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 69%, from £51,926 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £16,140 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 67% of its income in the year to 31 March 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 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 | £1,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | £1,120 from 1 contract |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2011, worth at least £8,620.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £3,700 |
| 29 Sept 2011 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,920 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
15 January 2025, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Declaration of Interest
15 January 2025, Rhondda Cynon Taf
G Jones declared an interest that names the charity, at Council
WELSH CHURCH ACT FUND ANNUAL REPORT 2023/2024
Recorded as a personal interest.
17 January 2024, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Declaration of Interest
17 January 2024, Rhondda Cynon Taf
G Jones declared an interest that names the charity, at Council
Welsh Church Act Annual Report and External Audit Report 2022/2023
Recorded as a personal interest.
18 January 2023, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Declaration of Interest
18 January 2023, Rhondda Cynon Taf
G Jones declared an interest that names the charity, at Council
WELSH CHURCH ACT FUND ANNUAL REPORT 2021/22
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Gareth JonesChair
- Gareth Jones
- John Ashton
- Morfydd Jones
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 20 January 2026, 11 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 22 January 2025, 9 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 7 February 2024, 7 days late | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 31 January 2023 | Received 31 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 31 January 2022 | Received 29 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 525465
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 14 May 1964
- Governing document
- INDENTURE DATED 28 APRIL 1922
- Council area of its contact address
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
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.