CRICKHOWELL RESOURCE AND INFORMATION CENTRE

Registered charity 1106479 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRIC

Tourist Information Centre, Internet Cafe, Coffee Shop, Room Hire, Art Gallery, IT Training,Office Services.

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY OFFERING TRAINING IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYB) FOR THE BENEFIT OR FURTHERANCE OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY OFFERING ACCESS TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND GENERAL SUPPORT IN FURTHERING THE OBJECTS OF SUCH CHARITABLE GROUPSC) THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION AND IN PARTICULAR CRICKHOWELL AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS OF LLANGATTOCK, VALE OF GWRYNEY, LLANGYNIDR, BWLCH, CWMDDU AND TRETOWER BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:.THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT; INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT,THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE,THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMSSUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES

Area of benefit: IN PARTICULAR CRICKHOWELL AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS OF LLANGATTOCK, VALE OF GWRYNEY, LLANGYNIDR, BWLCH, CWMDDU AND TRETOWER

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

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£240k
Latest spending
£225k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £84,308 at the end of 2025, which is above the Trustees' stated target level of approximately £54,000. The charity reported a surplus of £14,937 for the year, having generated total incoming resources of £240,268 against resources expended of £225,331.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately £54,000 (reserves figure: £84k)
“Based on a risk analysis of income streams the Trustees have formulated a target level of reserves at approximately £54,000 . Reserves being defined as total accumulated reserves less that represented by fixed assets and any restricted funds” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 140

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 80
  • Government income: £1,460 — grants £1,460 (1); under 1% of the £216,451 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 80

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

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 December 2025)
  • Equity: £84k
  • Average employees: 4

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Powys

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£240k£225k
31/12/2024£216k£222k
31/12/2023£220k£227k
31/12/2022£222k£217k
31/12/2021£204k£186k

Common questions

Is CRICKHOWELL RESOURCE AND INFORMATION CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £84,308 at the end of 2025, which is above the Trustees' stated target level of approximately £54,000. The charity reported a surplus of £14,937 for the year, having generated total incoming resources of £240,268 against resources expended of £225,331. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/12/2013£5kCrickhowell Resource and Information Centre (CRiC)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/12/2008£1k"The project is to promote walking as an affordable healthy activity. The money is for publicity, and printing costs."

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CRICKHOWELL RESOURCE AND INFORMATION CENTRE£240k——above—no doubt
CHALKHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD FY2025£224k—0unclear—no doubt
ROCK COMMUNITY HUB CIO FY2025£525k—0unclear—noted
SCAITCLIFFE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt
CLIFTON WELFARE RIGHTS ADVICE CENTRE FY2026£51k—0unclear—no doubt
BISHOP CREIGHTON HOUSE SETTLEMENT FY2025£845k—0above—no doubt

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