THE MARKET HALL CINEMA AND ARTS TRUST

Registered charity 1167284 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageRecreation

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE AND EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF BLAENAU GWENT (THE “AREA OF BENEFIT”) IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:• ADVANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;• ADVANCING ARTS EDUCATION;• PRESERVING THE MARKET HALL CINEMA AND THEATRE (WALES’ OLDEST CINEMA) FOR THE BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC;• PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND SUPPORTING CINEMA & ARTS DELIVERY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;• PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS;• DEVELOPING CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY; • EDUCATING AND ENGAGING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES;• ENSURING THE CIO OPERATES AN ‘ACCESS FOR ALL ’ ARTS POLICY WITH THE AIM TO HELP BREAK DOWN SOCIAL EXCLUSION; • USING CINEMA, THE ARTS AND CULTURE AS A TOOL OF ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION; AND• BY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIAL EXCLUSION’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES, WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit: WALES

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £3,633, a significant increase from the previous year's deficit of £1,337, driven by a net income of £4,970. However, the trustees report elevated risks due to the cost-of-living crisis and rising costs, noting that financial sustainability remains a key focus to safeguard the long-term future of the organisation.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

• Beth Watkinschair
• Andrea Christine Durban
• BRENT DURBAN
• Daniel Perkins
• Ian Martin Cowley
• Julian Matthew Gardner
• Laura -Jayne Danter
• Lorraine Powell
• Phillip Tolley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Yvette Louise Jones-Williams

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

Operates in: Blaenau Gwent

Income and spending

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