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THE GATHERING PLACE

Registered charity 1189467 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We utilise boots-on-the-ground processes to restore hope and encourage those in need. Whether it's providing personal protective equipment (PPE) to NHS staff, care packages and warm clothing to hospital wards, or by giving a rough sleeper a warm cup of coffee, toiletries, or blankets, we offer our services free of charge in a non-judgmental, non-invasive environment.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£54k
Latest spending
£48k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates entirely through volunteers with no paid staff or trustee remuneration. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were £4,878 at the end of the period, which is below the stated policy target of £6,000. The charity reports stable core services and secured funding for new initiatives, indicating no immediate financial risk to its continuation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants & Donations (96% of income)
“In 2024/25, our primary sources of funding have remained grants and donations, accounting for 96.4% of all funds received.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 2 months/£6,000 (held: £5k)
“we agreed to maintain our former reserves policy from 2 months/£6,000 reserves policy in 2022/23 to 1 month/£3,000 in 2024, with a return to a 2 month/£6,000 reserves policy in 2026.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bridgend · City Of Swansea · Neath Port Talbot

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£54k£48k
30/04/2024£45k£48k
30/04/2023£77k£83k
30/04/2022£35k£31k
30/04/2021£35k£50k

Common questions

Is THE GATHERING PLACE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates entirely through volunteers with no paid staff or trustee remuneration. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were £4,878 at the end of the period, which is below the stated policy target of £6,000. The charity reports stable core services and secured funding for new initiatives, indicating no immediate financial risk to its continuation. 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 Fund24/05/2023£9kWales COL - Compassionate Cuisine
The National Lottery Community Fund27/04/2020£10kCovid 19 - Emergency Care Package