Ymddiriedolaeth Penllergare - the Penllergare Trust

Analysis

Ymddiriedolaeth Penllergare - the Penllergare Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04004593). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ymddiriedolaeth Penllergare - the Penllergare Trust reported income of £926k and spending of £966k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £596k to £926k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ymddiriedolaeth Penllergare - the Penllergare Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seenaryo (£926k), Heard Organisation Limited (£929k) and Stopgap Dance Company (£924k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 51%, trading 45% and donations and legacies 2.0%. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 28%. Reserves of £90k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.