CCEW Charity Commission profile

AWEN CULTURAL TRUST

Registered charity 1166908 · organisation 5068237

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
4 May 2016
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
09610991
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£7,087,906
Latest expenditure
£7,486,335
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Bryngarw House, Brynmenyn, Bridgend, CF32 8UU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.awen-wales.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our activities centre around making people's lives better by providing space and opportunity for people to enjoy vibrant cultural experience that inspire and enhance their sense of wellbeing.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
24 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
24 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£7,087,906
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,486,335
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
6 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
6 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£8,144,416
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,423,076
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
14 February 2024
Date Accounts Received
14 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£5,468,484
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,023,100
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
26 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
26 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£5,882,602
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,832,003
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
1 November 2021
Date Accounts Received
1 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£5,250,633
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,257,691

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
24 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£7,087,906
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,486,335
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
3
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
4013216
Income From Government Grants
£717,443
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
3
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
50
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
6 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£8,144,416
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,423,076
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
3
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Contracts
3872036
Income From Government Grants
£440,404
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
3
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
50
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
14 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£5,468,484
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,023,100
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
3
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
3569779
Income From Government Grants
£394,932
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
80
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
26 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£5,882,602
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,832,003
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
3304342
Income From Government Grants
£510,057
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
1 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£5,250,633
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,257,691
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
3062890
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
20

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
24 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
10957
Income Other Trading Activities
6016284
Income Charitable Activities
963033
Income Investments
97632
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
7087906
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£18,568
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,249,241
Expenditure Other
218526
Expenditure Total
7486335
Expenditure Investment Management
18568
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
14844
Expenditure Support Costs
1276092
Expenditure Depreciation
126301
Gain Loss Investment
14584
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-232000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-920408
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,370,160
Assets Total Fixed
1902565
Assets Own Use
1063464
Assets Long Term Investment
839101
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,466,271
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,998,676
Assets Current Investment
250116
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,370,160
Creditors One Year Total Current
1998676
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£212,784
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2370160
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
2370160
Count Employees
130
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
6 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
9314
Income Other Trading Activities
5817360
Income Charitable Activities
1356939
Income Investments
93930
Income Other
866873
Income Total Income And Endowments
8144416
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£12,153
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,126,789
Expenditure Other
1284134
Expenditure Total
8423076
Expenditure Investment Management
12153
Expenditure Grants Institution
10000
Expenditure Governance
18314
Expenditure Support Costs
2072922
Expenditure Depreciation
279386
Gain Loss Investment
93930
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,858,832
Assets Total Fixed
2868054
Assets Own Use
2043538
Assets Long Term Investment
824516
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,880,217
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,071,799
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,676,472
Creditors One Year Total Current
2031531
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
40268
Assets Cash
£353,876
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3152822
Funds Restricted
523650
Funds Total
3676472
Count Employees
176
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
14 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
14851
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
5440166
Income Investments
13467
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
5468484
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£5,406
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,017,694
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6023100
Expenditure Investment Management
5406
Expenditure Grants Institution
10000
Expenditure Governance
10183
Expenditure Support Costs
1581076
Expenditure Depreciation
224720
Gain Loss Investment
-29533
Gain Loss Pension Fund
2818000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,443,667
Assets Total Fixed
2559354
Assets Own Use
1792989
Assets Long Term Investment
766365
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,368,160
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,931,597
Assets Current Investment
1099710
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,995,917
Creditors One Year Total Current
1931597
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£536,800
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3443667
Funds Restricted
552250
Funds Total
3995917
Count Employees
146
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
26 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
4186
Income Other Trading Activities
1055633
Income Charitable Activities
4813498
Income Investments
9285
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
5882602
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,956,402
Expenditure Other
875601
Expenditure Total
5832003
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
9000
Expenditure Support Costs
963725
Expenditure Depreciation
273837
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
18000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£688,636
Assets Total Fixed
1675613
Assets Own Use
1675613
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-2818000
Assets Other Assets
£4,867,868
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,400,708
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,324,773
Creditors One Year Total Current
2236274
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
164434
Assets Cash
£4,586,459
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
688636
Funds Restricted
636137
Funds Total
1324773
Count Employees
145
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
1 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
5024
Income Other Trading Activities
321243
Income Charitable Activities
4907323
Income Investments
17043
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
5250633
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,899,824
Expenditure Other
357867
Expenditure Total
4257691
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
10000
Expenditure Governance
45062
Expenditure Support Costs
966329
Expenditure Depreciation
145349
Gain Loss Investment
17043
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-296000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£184,174
Assets Total Fixed
1348166
Assets Own Use
9764
Assets Long Term Investment
1338402
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-3448000
Assets Other Assets
£4,356,312
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,072,304
Assets Current Investment
19329
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£184,174
Creditors One Year Total Current
1954427
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
117877
Assets Cash
£4,137,066
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-530418
Funds Restricted
714592
Funds Total
184174
Count Employees
142
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
AWEN CULTURAL TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2016-05-04T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27 MAY 2015 as amended on 27 Oct 2022
Charitable Objects
4.1 THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:4.1.1 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES TO BE AVAILABLE TO ALL SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND/OR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR ALL THOSE WHO USE THE FACILITIES; AND/OR4.1.2 TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PERFORMING ARTS; AND/OR4.1.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ART GALLERY AND/OR MUSEUM; AND/OR4.1.4 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A LIBRARY; AND/OR4.1.5 TO PRESERVE BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE; AND/OR4.1.6 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS FOR THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; AND/OR4.1.7 TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING, WORK AND RECREATION; AND/OR4.1.8 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND/OR4.1.9 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures