CWMNI PLAS GLYN'Y-WEDDW LIMITED
Registered charity 1070495 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ORIEL PLAS GLYN-Y-WEDDW
The principal activities of the company in the year under review were those of the management and development of Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw Gallery.Our mission statement can be interpreted as thus:To make Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw one of the leading regional art galleries in Wales and an integral asset to local communities in the Dwyfor area.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity remains in a strong financial position despite rising operational costs and storm damage, supported by capital investment and grant funding. However, the charity reported a net expenditure for the year and held free reserves of £52,581, which is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £308,646. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations for at least twelve months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Other trading activities (39% of income)
“Other trading activities 3 77,189 530,215 - 607,404 627,195” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £53k; policy: six months of core charitable expenditure (approx £308,646))
“The company had a free reserve of £52,581 at the year-end (2024: £61,373).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by W.J.Matthews & Son. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- John Brinley Jones — Chair (source)
- Gwyn Jones — Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £125k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£577k
Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (48% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 46.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (24/03/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- MR JB JONESchair
- CHRISTOPHER RICHARD MCGREGOR CHOWN
- Clare Harding
- Elizabeth Mary Rickards
- Gwenan Hughes Williams
- Ieuan Wyn Jones
- Iolo Williams
- John Dilwyn WILLIAMS · trustee of 4 other charities
- Karen Jones
- Lowri-Ann Richards
- Mary Wynne Finch · trustee of 1 other charity
- Rhian Harris
- SUSAN JENNIFER WOOD · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CWMNI PLAS GLYN'Y-WEDDW LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remains in a strong financial position despite rising operational costs and storm damage, supported by capital investment and grant funding. However, the charity reported a net expenditure for the year and held free reserves of £52,581, which is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £308,646. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by W.J.Matthews & Son.
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