NANTGARW CHINA WORKS TRUST

Registered charity 1121606 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Charity are to preserve the importance of Nantgarw porcelain in the history of ceramic manufacture, the historical, architectural and constructional heritage that may exist in and around Nantgarw and to promote interest in Nantgarw porcelain.

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Latest income
£153k
Latest spending
£165k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £12,795 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £100,235 to £87,440. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that free reserves of £36,156 remain above their stated policy target of £30,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Workshops
“Workshops provided an income of £77,553 (2024: £64,006)” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £30,000 (held: £36k)
“The Trustees have decided that a reserve of £30,000 should be maintained, which is equivalent to 6 months of overhead costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Rhondda Cynon Taff

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£153k£165k
31/03/2024£134k£139k
31/03/2023£179k£164k
31/03/2022£117k£106k
31/03/2021£97k£79k

Common questions

Is NANTGARW CHINA WORKS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £12,795 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £100,235 to £87,440. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that free reserves of £36,156 remain above their stated policy target of £30,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery08/10/2025£45kUnrestricted Funding
Postcode Lottery28/06/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/07/2022£8k"Nantgarw China Works Options Appraisal"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NANTGARW CHINA WORKS TRUST£153k—0above—no doubt
WHEAL MARTYN TRUST LTD FY2025£613k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAVIORS' CHARITY FY2024£193k—0unclear—no doubt
CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST FY2025£165k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRANSFORD TRUST FY2025£2.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE NATIONAL CHURCHES TRUST FY2025£5.2m£70,001 - £80,0003unclear—no doubt

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