YMDDIRIEDOLAETH CADWRAETH ADEILADAU CADWGAN BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1080667 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YCA CADWGAN BPT

To preserve for the benefit of the people of Cardigan Town and of the nation the historical, architectural and constructional heritage that may exist in and around Cardigan Town in buildings (including any building as defined in section 336 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest.

Objects

TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF CARDIGAN TOWN AND OF THE NATION, THE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE THAT MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND CARDIGAN TOWN IN BUILDINGS (INCLUDING ANY BUILDINGS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 336 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990) OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST.

Area of benefit: CARDIGAN TOWN.

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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Registered contact address: Ceredigion, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £1,119,498, which the trustees consider to be at a satisfactory level in relation to annual costs. The charity reported a net expenditure of £8,927 for the year, driven by a significant non-cash write-down of heritage assets, while excluding this charge, the net income was positive at £50,482. The charity holds a bank overdraft of £413,877 but maintains cash and notice deposits totaling over £1.1 million.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Ashmole and Co.. Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~22.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 39.4% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (30/11/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• NON DAVIESchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ARWYN MORYS REED
• Anwen Eleri Humphries
• CLIVE DAVIES · trustee of 1 other charity
• Chris Hewitt · trustee of 1 other charity
• John Stephen Jenkins
• Kevin Taylor
• Shayne Anthony Hembrow

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

Operates in: Ceredigion

Income and spending

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