THE PONTARDDULAIS PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1117151 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR THE AREA OF PONTARDDULAIS) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;B) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;C) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE;D) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;E) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT;F) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE;G) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME;H) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit: PONTARDDULAIS, DULAIS EAST, DULAIS WEST, GOPPA, PENTREBACH AND TALYBONT

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£83k
Latest spending
£78k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £4,349 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £73,457. The trustees state that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis and that no matters have come to the examiner's attention to suggest otherwise. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £73,457, which the trustees consider prudent, although their stated policy targets six months of operational costs as restricted reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“As a result, we have implemented a reserves policy that designates six months’ worth of operational costs as restricted reserves.”
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: 17
  • Government income: £20,464 — grants £20,464 (8); 25% of the £82,713 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £22,310 — grants £22,310 (8); 27% of the £81,727 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £18,839 — grants £18,839 (6); 16% of the £119,514 total gross income on the same return

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Swansea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£83k£78k
31/12/2024£82k£105k
31/12/2023£120k£120k
31/12/2022£108k£164k
31/12/2021£167k£115k

Common questions

Is THE PONTARDDULAIS PARTNERSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £4,349 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £73,457. The trustees state that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis and that no matters have come to the examiner's attention to suggest otherwise. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £73,457, which the trustees consider prudent, although their stated policy targets six months of operational costs as restricted reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PONTARDDULAIS PARTNERSHIP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PONTARDDULAIS PARTNERSHIP as a grant recipient include SWANSEA C V S.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SWANSEA C V SFY2024£15kMynydd y Gwair Community Fund - Innogy Renewables
SWANSEA C V SFY2023£15kMynydd y Gwair Community Fund - Innogy Renewables
SWANSEA C V SFY2021£11kMynydd y Gwair Community Fund - Innogy Renewables
SWANSEA C V SFY2022amount not statedMynydd y Gwair Community Fund - Innogy Renewables
SWANSEA C V SFY2026amount not statedMynydd y Gwair Community Fund: Innogy Renewables

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/05/2023£9kWALES COL - Warm Space Hub
The National Lottery Heritage Fund31/05/2018£10k"Pontarddulais Remembers WWI with Music and Poppies"
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2014£5kExpansion of Work Club and Digital Inclusion Programme (CYB)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/10/2014£10k"Fallen Soldiers - Remembrance"
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2013£5kEnergy Efficiency - Canolfan y Bont Community Resource & Learning Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2011£5kPontarddulais Youth Project

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CROYDON TABERNACLE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PONTARDDULAIS PARTNERSHIP£83k—0below—no doubt
CROYDON TABERNACLE FY2025£282k——above—no doubt
YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS FY2025£491k—0unclear—no doubt
LLANDDULAS YOUTH CLUB FY2025£90k——unclear—no doubt
CHURCH AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP (TYNEDALE) FY2026£94k—0unclear—no doubt
YEADING COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£69k—0unclear—no doubt

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