ABERGAVENNY COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1177133 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We run services in response to community needs & enable individuals, families, local groups, voluntary bodies and statutory agencies to hold events or run activities. We started craft groups and activities that promote well-being, and Community Kids for parents & toddlers. We offer opportunities for volunteering & skill sharing whilst providing affordable, nutritious meals recycling waste food.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ABERGAVENNY AND DISTRICT, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.(B) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER SUCH PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS TO INCLUDE INCOME GENERATION FROM RENTS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING THE BUILDINGS’ STRUCTURE AND PROMOTE ITS USE AS A COMMUNITY CENTRE.

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
£120k
Latest spending
£129k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus on unrestricted funds of £10,449 for the year, with total income of £119,551 and total expenditure of £128,816. The trustees report a reasonably secure financial position, noting that room hire income covers building running costs, while designated reserves were increased to £31,500 to cover core costs. The charity holds total net assets of £281,508, comprising unrestricted funds of £79,312 and restricted funds of £202,196.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Room hire (49% of income)
“Room hire income - £58.9k” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £79k)
“trustees agreed in December 2025 to increase this fund balance to a minimum of £25k. This £25k equates to 25% of our normal operating expenditure and provides cover for some three months of expenditure at any one time.”
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.

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: Monmouthshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£120k£129k
31/10/2024£150k£122k
31/10/2023£105k£89k
31/10/2022£150k£173k
31/10/2021£130k£83k

Common questions

Is ABERGAVENNY COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus on unrestricted funds of £10,449 for the year, with total income of £119,551 and total expenditure of £128,816. The trustees report a reasonably secure financial position, noting that room hire income covers building running costs, while designated reserves were increased to £31,500 to cover core costs. The charity holds total net assets of £281,508, comprising unrestricted funds of £79,312 and restricted funds of £202,196. Its FY2025 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 Fund19/03/2024£20kAbergavenny Community Centre

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ABERGAVENNY COMMUNITY TRUST£120k—0unclear—no doubt
FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST FY2024£2.4m—0unclear—no doubt
NHANCED COMMUNITIES FY2025£182k—0unclear—no doubt
HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED FY2025£421k—0below—noted
Stockport County Community Trust FY2025£976k—0unclear—no doubt
OPERATION COMMUNITY HAMPER FY2025£109k—0above—no doubt

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