LLANTRISANT GUILDHALL

Registered charity 1166059 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To maintain the ancient guildhall for the benefit of freemen of Llantrisant and the community of Llantrisant.

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: (A) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE LLANTRISANT GUILDHALL ('GUILDHALL') FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FREEMEN WHOSE NAMES ARE CONTAINED IN THE FREEMEN'S ROLL MAINTAINED BY THE LLANTRISANT TOWN TRUST;(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF LLANTRISANT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION AT THE GUILDHALL AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE SAID GUILDHALL;(C) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LLANTRISANT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF THE GUILDHALL FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS, PROVIDED THIS CLAUSE 3.1(B) DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH CLAUSE 3.1(A) ABOVE; AND(D) TO THE EXTENT ONLY THAT INCOME OF THE CIO IS NOT APPLIED IN FURTHERANCE OF OBJECTS (A) (B) AND (C) ABOVE TO USE THE SAME FOR AND TOWARDS THE PURPOSES OF THE LLANTRISANT TOWN TRUST.

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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Latest income
£53k
Latest spending
£80k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure deficit of £26,846 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £1,142,635. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £80,727, which the trustees intend to retain to maintain facilities and cover future running costs. The financial statements were independently examined rather than audited.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £81k; policy: retain surpluses... to leave a working capital element to maintain the charities facilities and to cover future running costs)
“Total funds carried forward were £1,142,635 (2023 - £1,169,481), which includes restricted funds of £1,061,908 (2023 - £1,049,233) and unrestricted funds of £80,727 (2023 - £120,248) carried forward” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Llantrisant Guildhall CIO owed £29,200 to Llantrisant Town Trust, where M Hooker and TW Grother are trustees in both charities.
“Included in other creditors, the Llantrisant Guildhall CIO owed £29,200 to Llantrisant Town Trust. M Hooker and TW Grother are trustees in both charities.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Rhondda Cynon Taff

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£53k£80k
31/12/2023£80k£84k
31/12/2022£44k£76k
31/12/2021£59k£74k
31/12/2020£125k£74k

Common questions

Is LLANTRISANT GUILDHALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure deficit of £26,846 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £1,142,635. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £80,727, which the trustees intend to retain to maintain facilities and cover future running costs. The financial statements were independently examined rather than audited. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/03/2026£19kLlantrisant Events Hub
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/06/2020£21k"COVID19: Llantrisant Guildhall CIO"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/03/2013£1.1m"Llantrisant Guildhall: Sharing a unique heritage"