Pontypool Development Trust

Analysis

Pontypool Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pontypool. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05338855). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Pontypool Development Trust reported income of £17k and spending of £5,973, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £87k to £17k (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 17% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pontypool Development Trust sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rotary Club of Paignton Charity Fund (£17k), St Pancras Corporation Charity Society (£17k) and Durham Community Church (£17k).