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THE PONTARDAWE ARENA

Registered charity 1106812 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARENA PONTARDAWE, ARENA WALES CYMRU, GLANTAWE OUTDOOR EDUCATION ACADEMY, PONTARDAWE ARENA PARTNERSHIP

community regeneration

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£60k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £3,718 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total income of £59,959 and expenditure of £56,241. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £42,763, which is above the stated policy target of six months of core operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (88% of income)
“Total income for the year ended 5 April 2025 was £59,959 (2024 £73,325), of which just over 86% was generated from restricted funds.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of core operating costs (held: £43k)
“The Trustees aim to retain sufficient unrestricted reserves to cover around six months of core operating costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Pontardawe Arena (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Neath Port Talbot

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£60k£56k
05/04/2024£73k£84k
05/04/2023£86k£99k
05/04/2022£91k£88k
05/04/2021£64k£63k

Common questions

Is THE PONTARDAWE ARENA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £3,718 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total income of £59,959 and expenditure of £56,241. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £42,763, which is above the stated policy target of six months of core operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PONTARDAWE ARENA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PONTARDAWE ARENA as a grant recipient include THE OAKDALE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/11/2023£10kCOL Wales - Community Park and Woodland Garden
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2023£10kRiverside Centre
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/01/2022£27k"Outdoor Education"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/04/2021£3k"#NATUR meadow management"
The National Lottery Community Fund20/02/2020£61kGlantawe Outdoor Education Academy
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2019£9kGreen Shoots; Outdoor Education
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2010£5kRiverside Food Festival
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2010£186kGlantawe Riverside Park Community Facility
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/03/2007£50k"Birth of a Valley"