Registered charity (CIO) · West Glamorgan
The Gathering Place
The Gathering Place is a registered charity (number 1189467) based in West Glamorgan, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Kenneth Arrington since 2020. Latest income £54k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £54k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Also 2 organisations acting as trustee: Brent Clifford Hemus, Katherine Jenkins-Sojko.
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
- Where
- Bridgend, City Of Swansea, Neath Port Talbot
- Website
- WWW.THEGATHERINGPLACEUK.ORG (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2020
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£54k£48k
- 2024£45k£48k
- 2023£77k£83k
Earlier years
- 2022£35k£31k
- 2021£35k£50k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE PREVENTION, RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF THOSE TRAPPED IN POVERTY CYCLES AND THOSE IN NEED THROUGHOUT SWANSEA / SOUTH WALES BY PROVIDING ITEMS, RESOURCES, AND COUNSELLING SERVICES. WE ENCOURAGE AND TRAIN VOLUNTEERS AND LOCAL LEADERS AND NETWORK WITH REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO DIRECTLY IMPACT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
Grants received
7 grants · £60,677 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £46,353 (4 grants)
- Community Foundation in Wales · £12,000 (2 grants)
- The Leathersellers' Foundation · £2,324
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
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.
1 trustees on the board
- Kenneth Arrington Chair since 2020
- Brent Clifford Hemus since 1947
- Katherine Jenkins-Sojko since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Kenneth Arrington Chair since 2020
- Brent Clifford Hemus since 1947
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1189467
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 13 May 2020
- Contact on the register
- 07554575830 · THEGATHERINGPLACEUK@GMAIL.COM
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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