Cefn Fforest Community Centre Management Committee
Analysis
Cefn Fforest Community Centre Management Committee is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwent. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending June 2024, Cefn Fforest Community Centre Management Committee reported income of £15k and spending of £21k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2024, income fell from £17k to £15k (-13%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 132% 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, Cefn Fforest Community Centre Management Committee sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Airshaft Trust (£15k), The Art and Ideas Trust (£15k) and Hoylake Chamber Concert Society (£15k).
Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We hold classses in sewing, crafting, yoga, various computer classes, government exercise referral scheme,history and Art. The centre is also the venue for the slimming club, computer club, family history society,and quilting group. We provide a facility for Citizens Advice one morning a week, and also Communities First Drop InCentre, one day a week. Local groups hold meetings.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Airshaft Trust | Bury St Edmunds | £15k |
| The Art and Ideas Trust | London | £15k |
| Hoylake Chamber Concert Society | Merseyside | £15k |
| The Sisters Grimm Charitable Trust | Gloucester | £15k |