The Hwb Torfaen

Registered charity 1175585 Registered since 2017

Operates: Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Newport City

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

5 trustees on the board

Ashleigh Ann Taylor Chair since 2026
Christopher Paul Smith since 2026
David Robert Enderwick Cornwell since 2026
Lindsay Evans since 2017
Rebecca Smith since 2026

1.8y median 0y

average tenure

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Lindsay Evans since 2017

2.5y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Christopher Paul Smith since 2026
David Robert Enderwick Cornwell since 2026
Lindsay Evans since 2017
Rebecca Smith since 2026

Portfolio (1)

Ashleigh Ann Taylor Chair since 2026

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 4The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 4Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2021

2022

2023

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incomespending£526k latest income

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

1.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

14%

Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

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Southern Holderness Resource Centre Similar size; both Recreation
Common Goal (UK) Ltd Similar size; both Recreation
Youth Action Similar size; both Recreation

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Email	dan.oliver@thehwb.org
Phone	07935076254
Address	Woodland Road Community Centre, Woodland Road, Croesyceiliog, CWMBRAN, Gwent, NP44 2DZ

Finances

£525,980 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£247,550	£227,414
2022	£295,127	£293,558
2023	£285,536	£318,021
2024	£390,533	£390,648
2025	£525,980	£488,344

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur SportEconomic/community Development/employmentRecreation

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN BLAENAVON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12 MAY 2011AS AMENDED ON 19 OCT 2017 as amended on 16 May 2018

Trustees (5)

5trustees

0aged 70+

Ashleigh Ann Taylor Chair since 2026
Christopher Paul Smith since 2026
David Robert Enderwick Cornwell since 2026
Lindsay Evans since 2017
Rebecca Smith since 2026

Connected charities (1)

World Heritage UK 1 shared trustee

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