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PORTHCAWL MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY CIO

Registered charity 1176042 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Mission Statement - The aim of Porthcawl Museum is to assist in the enhancement of the quality of life in the community by seeking a deeper understanding and appreciation of our local heritage, culture and environment through the acquisition, preservation and interpretation of artefacts and associated information relating to the history of Porthcawl.

Objects

THE PROMOTION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH INTO CONTEMPORARY LIFE AND THE HISTORY OF PORTHCAWL AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS OF NEWTON AND NOTTAGE BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY LIMITATION:-(A) THE MAINTENANCE, PRESERVATION, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF STUDY FACILITIES, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESEARCH, PERUSAL, EXAMINATION OF OBJECTS AND BOOKS(B) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE PRESERVE A WRITTEN AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD(C) THE PROVISION OF DISPLAY FACILITIES TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND DOCUMENTS OF WHATEVER NATURE SO THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PERUSE AT THE MUSEUMS DISCRETION(D) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF ANY HISTORICAL RECORD, DOCUMENT OR OBJECT INCLUDING COMPUTER RECORDS(E) SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES IF NECESSARY.(F) BY DISPLAY OR ACCESS TO EXHIBITS OR BY LECTURE INFORMING THE PUBLIC THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CURRENT AND/OR HISTORICAL EVENTS OF NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.(G) TO PROMOTE IN GENERAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND/OR HISTORICAL INTEREST.(H) TO ACCEPT THE ASSETS OF THE FORMER UNINCORPORATED PORTHCAWL MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY(I) TO PURSUE HISTORICAL RESEARCH INTO THE DAILY LIFE OF PORTHCAWL AND ITS ENVIRONS (J) TO PURSUE SUCH OTHER RESEARCH AND COLLECTING OF MATERIAL AS MAY BE RELEVANT TO THE CONTEMPORARY AND PAST LIVES OF PORTHCAWL AND ITS INHABITANTS.

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

Latest income
£36k
Latest spending
£34k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is run totally by volunteers and maintains a safety net deposit of £40,346. The museum holds Full Accreditation Status and reports maintained visitor numbers of approximately 7,000. The trustees declare that all monies are used to maintain, run, or improve the building and exhibitions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a safety net of £40,346 to assist in the payment of household bills (reserves figure: £40k)
“Any monies that the organisation amasses through profit is transferred to 2 deposit accounts. One holds £40,346 which will not be touched but be held in abeyance, as a safety net, to assist in the payment of household bills should it be needed in future years.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Porthcawl Lions Club held Santa's Grotto in the museum garage.
“The museum consistently works with the Porthcawl Lions Club especially at Christmas whereupon they annually hold Santa’s Grotto in our garage.” — page 5
“2025 also witnessed links with the Freemasons. 5 lodges in Porthcawl donated money to the museum in appreciation of the museum’s hard work over the years” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Freemasons donated money to the museum.
“The museum consistently works with the Porthcawl Lions Club especially at Christmas whereupon they annually hold Santa’s Grotto in our garage.” — page 5
“2025 also witnessed links with the Freemasons. 5 lodges in Porthcawl donated money to the museum in appreciation of the museum’s hard work over the years” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Porthcawl Christmas Morning swim presented a donation to the museum.
“The museum consistently works with the Porthcawl Lions Club especially at Christmas whereupon they annually hold Santa’s Grotto in our garage.” — page 5
“2025 also witnessed links with the Freemasons. 5 lodges in Porthcawl donated money to the museum in appreciation of the museum’s hard work over the years” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 45
  • Government income: £986 — grants £986 (1); 3% of the £36,495 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 42
  • Government income: £4,000 — grants £4,000 (1); 14% of the £29,589 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Government income: £2,594 — grants £2,594 (2); 10% of the £27,147 total gross income on the same return

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bridgend

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£36k£34k
31/08/2024£30k£21k
31/08/2023£27k£23k
31/08/2022£26k£27k
31/08/2021£34k£37k

Common questions

Is PORTHCAWL MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is run totally by volunteers and maintains a safety net deposit of £40,346. The museum holds Full Accreditation Status and reports maintained visitor numbers of approximately 7,000. The trustees declare that all monies are used to maintain, run, or improve the building and exhibitions.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£50k
THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£15k
MOBBS MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITED1£3k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PORTHCAWL MALE CHOIR (COR MEIBION PORTHCAWL).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PORTHCAWL MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY CIO£36k—0within—no doubt
PORTHCAWL MALE CHOIR (COR MEIBION PORTHCAWL) FY2025£47k—0unclear—no doubt
STROUD DISTRICT (COWLE) MUSEUM FY2025£42k—0unclear—no doubt
LOWEWOOD MUSEUM TRUST CIO FY2025£108k—0above—no doubt
THE CROMWELL MUSEUM TRUST FY2025£183k—0unclear—no doubt
BLACKPOOL HERITAGE AND MUSEUM TRUST FY2025£449k——unclear—noted

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