CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST

Registered charity 1161227 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CVMT

To advance the education of the public in the local history and heritage, preservation of buildings of historic and/or architectural importance and the industrial heritage of the Cynon Valley and elsewhere by the provision and maintenance of a museum and gallery in Aberdare

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Latest income

£165k

Latest spending

£170k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £5,556 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £126,036 to £120,480. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, and unrestricted reserves stood at £21,863 against a policy target of £33,700.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £22k)

“CVMT’s Reserves Policy has been established to guide CVMT on the continued maintenance of a reserve that is equal or more than 6 months of operating costs. The minimum of £33,700.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

JEREMY JAMES MORGAN BA,MA,MBA
Martin Passmore
Naomi Fisher
Valerie McFadden

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

Operates in: Rhondda Cynon Taff

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£165k	£170k
31/03/2024	£131k	£171k
31/03/2023	£67k	£141k
31/03/2022	£161k	£188k
31/03/2021	£243k	£121k

Common questions

Is CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £5,556 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £126,036 to £120,480. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, and unrestricted reserves stood at £21,863 against a policy target of £33,700. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	29/03/2024	£20k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	01/06/2020	£22k	"COVID19: Cynon Valley Museum Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/09/2018	£3k	"Coming Home: The impact and legacy of World War One in the Cynon Valley"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	26/03/1996	£350k	"Cynon Valley Museum, Aberdare"