Pontyberem Memorial Institute and Hall

Analysis

Pontyberem Memorial Institute and Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carmarthenahire. It was registered in May 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Pontyberem Memorial Institute and Hall reported income of £162k and spending of £209k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £48k to £162k (+236%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 154% 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, Pontyberem Memorial Institute and Hall sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% 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 Tangle (£162k), Tees Valley Arts (£162k) and Armitt Library and Museum Centre (£162k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.