2024-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 17.08.23 Period start date To 31.03.24 Period end date

Charity name: Glynneath Heritage Arts and Visitors Centre

Charity registration number: 1204395

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To reitalise the Bethania Chapel in to a social hub for to benefit the community of Glynneath and the surrounding locality.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Activities will include arts and heritage products that will benefit the community by providing a safe, warm space to promote well being and social inclusion.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Additional information (optional)

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		SORP reference
	Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/A
	Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
	Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	N/A
	Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The GHAVC charity has been set up but is mainly dormant at present as we are inth e process ofleasing the building from the local Town Council. We will beactive when the Lease is signed at the end of March 2025.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	N/A
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	N/A
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	GHAVC has acquired a Bank Account but during this accounting period, we are inactive.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	N/A
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	0
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Lease to be signed in March 2025
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	There are no uncertainties.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	N/A
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	There are no forseeable risks involved.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		N/A
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust Deed
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Trustees volunteered to take up postions.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	N/A
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	N/A
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Glynneath Heritage Arts and Visitors Centre
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1204395
Charity’s principal address	Bethania Chapel 66 High Street Glynneath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5DA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Delyth PenryEvans	Chair	Wholeyear	N/A
	Phillip Pendry	Vice Chair	09/2024 to present day
	Brenda Harrett	Treasurer	Wholeyear
	Judith Meryl Thomas	Secretary	Wholeyear
	Vincent Julian Reed	Trustee	01/09/24

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity	N/A
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	N/A
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	N/A

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser	Name Address
N/A

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signed on behalf of the harity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	P.Pendry
	Phillip Pendry
	Vice Chair
	27/01/25