THE WELSH WATER ELAN TRUST

Registered charity 1001347 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELAN VALLEY TRUST

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £15,200,890 at year-end, with the trustees noting a strategic use of reserves to fund activities due to income uncertainty following the transition to new farming schemes. The charity reported a net expenditure of £163,081 for the year, which was covered by drawing down on these unrestricted funds.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £15.2m)
The Trust has a very long-term responsibility (now some 962 years) and in line with its Reserves Policy maintains reserves to secure the functions of the charity in the future. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RCH Accountants Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£15.2m
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~108.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Ceredigion · Powys

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.4m£1.7m
31/03/2024£2.2m£2.2m
31/03/2023£1.9m£1.9m
31/03/2022£2.2m£1.7m
31/03/2021£1.9m£1.5m

Common questions

Is THE WELSH WATER ELAN TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £15,200,890 at year-end, with the trustees noting a strategic use of reserves to fund activities due to income uncertainty following the transition to new farming schemes. The charity reported a net expenditure of £163,081 for the year, which was covered by drawing down on these unrestricted funds. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RCH Accountants Limited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/10/2015£1.7m"Elan Links - People, Nature & Water"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/04/1998£213k"Llanerch Cawr Farm House - Restoration"

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BACON FOUNDATION LTD1£60k
SWIRE 27651£15k
THE ORP FOUNDATION1£10k

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