COMMUNITY ARTS RHAYADER AND DISTRICT

Registered charity 1073317 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARAD

CARAD:promotes participation in arts & heritage activity for cultural & social benefitencourages individuals to develop and share existing skillls & inspires people to learn new onesuses creative projects to celebrate & represent the area's distinctive voicesworks in partnership with other organisations to foster a sense of place, well being & confidence in people of all ages & ability

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MID WALES WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX SEXUAL ORIENTATION RACE OR POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES VOLUNTARY ND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS

Area of benefit: MID WALES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Powys, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£146k

Latest spending

£148k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £19,241 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £41,475. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £13,793 fall below the stated target range of £25,000 to £30,000, although the charity confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £25,000 to £30,000 (reserves figure: £41k)

“the target level of Unrestricted Reserves to be in the range of £25,000 to £30,000.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission; Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW); Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales; Financial Conduct Authority; Homes England; Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW); Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education); Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 57
Government income: £70,869 — grants £70,869 (5); 49% of the £145,937 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 58
Government income: £9,746 — grants £9,746 (3); 15% of the £63,147 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 65
Government income: £30,562 — grants £30,562 (8); 42% of the £72,255 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Catherine Jean Allanchair
Heather Curry
Helen Julia Corbett
Ms Irene Krystyna Bass
Peter Cox MBE
Teresa Louise Mitchell

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Powys

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£146k	£148k
31/03/2024	£63k	£99k
31/03/2023	£72k	£101k
31/03/2022	£193k	£123k
31/03/2021	£128k	£61k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY ARTS RHAYADER AND DISTRICT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £19,241 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £41,475. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £13,793 fall below the stated target range of £25,000 to £30,000, although the charity confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/02/2025	£20k	Gardd Amswer / Time Garden
Postcode Lottery	30/09/2024	£24k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	03/08/2011	£50k	"Enriching the Experience"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	29/06/2004	£5k	"The project is to enhance an exhibition celebrating the centenary of the Elan Valley Dams. The money is for printing. lighting, recording,"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	15/03/2001	£41k	"Carad Chronicles"

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RAWD CIO.

RAWD CIO income £221k
THE COURTYARD ARTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE income £149k
ARTS AND CRAFTS COMMUNITY CENTRE income £40k
WARE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED income £229k
THE RYE ART GALLERY TRUST income £160k
LICHFIELD ARTS income £242k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COMMUNITY ARTS RHAYADER AND DISTRICT	£146k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RAWD CIO FY2025	£221k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE COURTYARD ARTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ARTS AND CRAFTS COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£40k	—	above	—	no doubt
WARE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED FY2026	£229k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE RYE ART GALLERY TRUST FY2025	£160k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.