Pontardawe Heritage and Visitor Centre

Analysis

Pontardawe Heritage and Visitor Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Pontardawe Heritage and Visitor Centre reported income of £34k and spending of £29k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £18k to £34k (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Pontardawe Heritage and Visitor Centre sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tring Arts Trust Limited (£34k), Korean British Cultural Exchange (£34k) and 3rd Thetford Scout Group (£34k).