MERTHYR TYDFIL LEISURE TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1160964 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operate Cultural and Leisure Venues in Merthyr Tydfil providing access to a range of cultural and active recreation opportunities to benefit the Health and Wellbeing of the Community of Merthyr Tydfil. The venues include Libraries, Park, Castle, Museum, Theatre and Arts Venue, Leisure Centres and Community Centres. In addition a range of events delivered via the venues.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE "OBJECTS") ARE:1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; 2) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES;3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES TO BE AVAILABLE TO ALL SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND/OR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR ALL THOSE WHO USE THE FACILITIES;4) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ART GALLERY AND/OR MUSEUM;5) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A LIBRARY;6) TO PROVIDE, MAINTAIN AND EQUIP PARKS WITH THE OBJECT OF ADVANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION, WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO HORTICULTURE, ARBORICULTURE, WILD PLANTS AND WILDLIFE;7) TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTHY RECREATION AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE NOT UNDERGOING FORMAL EDUCATION;8) TO PURSUE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES ANALOGOUS TO ANY OF THE ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE (TOGETHER THE "OBJECTS")FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC (AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PEOPLE OF MERTHYR TYDFIL COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL)

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

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Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net unrestricted deficit of £307,825 for the year ended 31 March 2022, driven by increased expenditure against stagnant income levels. The trustees highlight significant material uncertainties regarding going concern due to rising utility costs and a slow post-pandemic recovery, noting that the current operational model is unsustainable without changes. Despite these risks, the auditor confirmed the appropriateness of the going concern basis, citing expected partnership support from the local authority.

Automated summary of the FY2022 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Insolvency history (Companies House)

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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 09172730 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

• MOORE, Timothy James — director, appointed 23/05/2023on trustee list
• CRABTREE, Elliott Darnell — director, appointed 18/05/2023on trustee list
• GRIFFITHS, Matthew William Alyn — director, appointed 30/06/2022on trustee list
• LEWIS, David Andrew — director, appointed 09/08/2019on trustee list
• METHUEN, Sheridan — director, appointed 22/02/2019on trustee list

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Andrew Lewis
• Elliott Darnell Crabtree
• Matthew William Alyn Griffiths
• Sheridan Methuen
• Timothy James Moore

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VOLUNTARY ACTION MERTHYR TYDFIL.

• VOLUNTARY ACTION MERTHYR TYDFIL income £1.1m
• CANOLFAN A MENTOR GYMRAEG MERTHYR TUDFUL income £476k
• MERLIN THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £270k
• CATERHAM BARRACKS COMMUNITY TRUST income £722k
• Gateshead Active Ltd income £1.6m
• MERTHYR TYDFIL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU income £1.5m

Side by side with its peers

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