# THE MARKET HALL CINEMA AND ARTS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1167284
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 23, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1167284


## Contact

- **Address:** Market Hall Cinema, Market Square, Brynmawr, EBBW VALE
- **Postcode:** NP23 4AJ
- **Phone:** 01495 310576
- **Email:** info@markethallcinema.co.uk
- **Website:** http://www.markethallcinema.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE AND EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF BLAENAU GWENT (THE “AREA OF BENEFIT”) IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:• ADVANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;• ADVANCING ARTS EDUCATION;• PRESERVING THE MARKET HALL CINEMA AND THEATRE (WALES’ OLDEST CINEMA) FOR THE BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC;• PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND SUPPORTING CINEMA & ARTS DELIVERY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;• PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS;• DEVELOPING CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY; • EDUCATING AND ENGAGING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES;• ENSURING THE CIO OPERATES AN ‘ACCESS FOR ALL ’ ARTS POLICY WITH THE AIM TO HELP BREAK DOWN SOCIAL EXCLUSION; • USING CINEMA, THE ARTS AND CULTURE AS A TOOL OF ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION; AND• BY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIAL EXCLUSION’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES, WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.

**Activities:** Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageRecreation

**Area of benefit:** WALES




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Blaenau Gwent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £256741 | £251771 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £194359 | £221264 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £158446 | £203228 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £179084 | £166784 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £131162 | £87687 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Beth Watkins** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 23, 2017
- Andrea Christine Durban — appointed Jan. 1, 2016
- BRENT DURBAN — appointed Feb. 23, 2017
- Daniel Perkins — appointed Dec. 6, 2017
- Ian Martin Cowley — appointed Feb. 23, 2017
- Julian Matthew Gardner — appointed Feb. 1, 2023
- Laura -Jayne Danter — appointed March 10, 2026
- Lorraine Powell — appointed Feb. 23, 2017
- Phillip Tolley — appointed Oct. 8, 2024
- Yvette Louise Jones-Williams — appointed Sept. 9, 2025