YMDDIRIEDOLAETH GERDDI HANESYDDOL CYMRU WELSH HISTORIC GARDENS TRUST

Registered charity 1023293 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WHGT

The charity carries out research, mainly through its country branches, into historic gardens throughout Wales. It works to raise awareness of Wales's garden heritage, to advise owners and planners, and to conserve and protect sites.

Objects

THE PROTECTION,CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GARDENS IN WALES.THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF HISTORIC GARDENS IN WALES.THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION CONCERNING HISTORIC GARDENS IN WALES.

Area of benefit: WALES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£69k
Latest spending
£69k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £134,483 at the year-end, with unrestricted funds standing at £110,779. The charity reported a net income for the year of £436, derived from incoming resources of £69,446 and resources expended of £69,010.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£69k£69k
31/12/2024£75k£75k
31/12/2023£89k£92k
31/12/2022£57k£57k
31/12/2021£24k£25k

Common questions

Is YMDDIRIEDOLAETH GERDDI HANESYDDOL CYMRU WELSH HISTORIC GARDENS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £134,483 at the year-end, with unrestricted funds standing at £110,779. The charity reported a net income for the year of £436, derived from incoming resources of £69,446 and resources expended of £69,010. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/08/2013£6k"Rooted in History - Celebrating Carmarthenshire's Parks & Gardens"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/05/2003£47k"Social Inclusion and Garden Heritage in the West Midlands"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/02/2001£247k"Gateway Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/01/1999£113k"Gateway Project"