PENPARCAU COMMUNITY FORUM LTD

Registered charity 1168220 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Penparcau Community Forum Ltd are a community-based Charity who actively engage with the community of Penparcau to develop sustainable and inclusive community activities and facilities for the benefit of all.

Objects

I. To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Penparcau without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in the common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupations with the objects of improving the conditions of life of said inhabitants. II. To establish or secure the establishment of a community centre (hereinafter called ?the centre?) and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in co-operation with any local authority or person or body) in furtherance of these objects. III. The relief of need in the community by helping alleviate poverty, poor nutrition and isolation.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Ceredigion, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£237k
Latest spending
£236k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £120,309, which is above the trustees' stated reserves policy target of approximately £50,000. The charity reported a net income of £1,684 for the year, having secured National Lottery funding until August 2027, though the trustees note that securing future funding remains a challenge.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (76% of income)
“Grants 1,000 179,068 180,068 181,908” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months' running costs plus wages (maximum £50,000) (held: £120k)
“Penparcau Community Forum aims to keep approximately three months’ running costs in reserves plus an amount to cover wages (maximum of £50,000).” — 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.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Government income: £2,654 — grants £2,654 (2); 1% of the £237,336 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Government income: £10,367 — grants £10,367 (3); 4% of the £247,156 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Government income: £12,519 — grants £12,519 (6); 5% of the £244,739 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ceredigion

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£237k£236k
30/09/2024£247k£265k
30/09/2023£245k£271k
30/09/2022£258k£297k
30/09/2021£280k£329k

Common questions

Is PENPARCAU COMMUNITY FORUM LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £120,309, which is above the trustees' stated reserves policy target of approximately £50,000. The charity reported a net income of £1,684 for the year, having secured National Lottery funding until August 2027, though the trustees note that securing future funding remains a challenge. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PENPARCAU COMMUNITY FORUM LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PENPARCAU COMMUNITY FORUM LTD as a grant recipient include THE VETERANS' FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE VETERANS' FOUNDATIONFY2021amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/10/2025£20kPathways to purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/06/2024£20kTackling Poverty in Penparcau
The National Lottery Community Fund01/12/2023£499kPenparcau Community Forum: Together our Community Matters
The National Lottery Community Fund02/03/2023£10kOur Community Meals on Wheels
The National Lottery Community Fund11/01/2022£10kCOVID-19 - Penparcau Action Team (P.A.T)
The National Lottery Community Fund31/07/2020£42kCovid-19 Penparcau Action Team
The National Lottery Community Fund23/05/2019£499kPenparcau Community Hub - a resilient community making a difference
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2016£2kNew Penparcau Community Centre Opening Celebrations
The National Lottery Community Fund20/05/2015£158kPenparcau Youth

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PENPARCAU COMMUNITY FORUM LTD£237k—0above—no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£5.3mOver £60,0001unclear5.3%no doubt
PORTOBELLO COMMUNITY FORUM FY2025£40k—0below—no doubt
PEOPLE FIRST FORUM FY2025£421k—0unclear—no doubt
SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED FY2026£604k—0unclear—no doubt
PENTREDWR AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£256k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.