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