Penydarren Boys and Girls Club
Analysis
Penydarren Boys and Girls Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merthyr Tydfil. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07538887). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Penydarren Boys and Girls Club reported income of £167k and spending of £153k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £30k to £167k (+451%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 1784%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Penydarren Boys and Girls Club sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Searle Charitable Trust (£167k), Sacriston Youth Project (£167k) and 1st Lilliput Sea Scouts (£166k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objectives of the club are to educate boys and girls resident in the area of Merthyr Tydfil through their leisure time occupation so as to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved upon.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Searle Charitable Trust | London | £167k |
| Sacriston Youth Project | Sacriston | £167k |
| 1st Lilliput Sea Scouts | Poole | £166k |
| Launton Playing Field Association | Oxfordshire | £167k |