Llanellen Reading Room and Recreation Ground

Analysis

Llanellen Reading Room and Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Abergavenny. It was registered in April 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Llanellen Reading Room and Recreation Ground reported income of £20k and spending of £8,935, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £18k to £20k (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Llanellen Reading Room and Recreation Ground sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 3rd Ashford (St Matthews) Scout Group (£20k), Life Gate Baptist Church (£20k) and Christ Believers Fellowship International Great Britain (£20k).