PONTHAFREN

Registered charity 1187482 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the trustees see fit from time to time, and in particular, A. Preserving and protecting mental health and wellbeing, B. Relieving poverty sickness and distress related to mental health, c. Advancing education, D. Providing facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation.

Objects

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, AND IN PARTICULAR, A. PRESERVING AND PROTECTING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING. B. RELIEVING POVERTY SICKNESS AND DISTRESS RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH. C. ADVANCING EDUCATION. D. PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION.

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: Powys, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of NORTH MONTGOMERYSHIRE VOLUNTEER BUREAU (charity 1193021) — merger registered 16/01/2026.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£405k
Latest spending
£400k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £238,021, which is above the trustees' agreed minimum funds level of £125,000. The trustees report adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The charity holds significant fixed assets in its premises, which avoids rent payments and supports service expansion.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Powys Teaching Health Board (24% of income)
“Powys Teaching Health Board, 24% (2024: 55%).” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £238k)
“The Trustees have therefore agreed the Minimum Funds level is £125,000, which would be sufficient to continue all current operations for a 3-month period” — page 7
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 31/03/2025

  • Government income: £11,118 — grants £11,118 (1); 3% of the £404,773 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 62
  • Government income: £6,495 — grants £6,495 (2); 2% of the £403,351 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 45
  • Government income: £230,029 — grants £230,029 (7); 63% of the £367,599 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£405k£400k
31/03/2024£403k£439k
31/03/2023£368k£428k
31/03/2022£0£0
31/03/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is PONTHAFREN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £238,021, which is above the trustees' agreed minimum funds level of £125,000. The trustees report adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The charity holds significant fixed assets in its premises, which avoids rent payments and supports service expansion. 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 Fund10/09/2026£20kGrowing Together: Supporting Young People's Mental Health in North Powys
The National Lottery Community Fund25/03/2025£20kOne-to-One Recovery Project

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PS FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PONTHAFREN£405k—0unclear—no doubt
PS FOUNDATION FY2025£560k—0unclear—no doubt
MINDAPPLES FY2025£44k—0unclear—no doubt
PROSPER MENTAL HEALTH FUND FY2025£200k—0unclear—no doubt
WOODLARKS CAMP SITE TRUST FY2025£225k—0unclear—no doubt
VOLUNTARY SECTOR CENTRES FY2025£1.7m—0above—no doubt

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