LLANFYLLIN DOLYDD BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1091097 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust is working to preserve a major historic building, the Llanfyllin Union Workhouse in Montgomeryshire, and to give it a viable community use. It is creating a facility to enrich people's lives through music and the arts; education and awareness of history, heritage and the environment. It provides space for local enterprises and for visitors as well as a Workhouse History Centre.

Objects

TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF LLANFYLLIN AND DISTRICT AND OF THE NATION, THE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE THAT MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND LLANFYLLIN IN BUILDINGS OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTITUTIONAL INTEREST.TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE OF LLANFYLLIN AND DISTRICT.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PERSONS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR TRAINING.

Area of benefit: LLANFYLLIN AND DISTRICT

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

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£86k
Latest spending
£77k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated with low free reserves of £8,369, significantly below its stated policy target of £5,000 in a designated emergency account, though total unrestricted funds were £274,400. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern, supported by lender support and prudent cost control, despite having long-term mortgage commitments secured on its heritage building.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £5,000 (held: £8k)
“The Trustees’ policy since October 2014 has been to maintain an unrestricted financial reserve of £5,000 in a designated account, to be drawn upon only in emergencies.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Powys

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£86k£77k
30/11/2024£110k£115k
30/11/2023£120k£127k
30/11/2022£81k£80k
30/11/2021£75k£69k

Common questions

Is LLANFYLLIN DOLYDD BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated with low free reserves of £8,369, significantly below its stated policy target of £5,000 in a designated emergency account, though total unrestricted funds were £274,400. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern, supported by lender support and prudent cost control, despite having long-term mortgage commitments secured on its heritage building. 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 Community Fund20/01/2026£20kNurtured by nature play area.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/05/2020£14k"COVID19 Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund31/01/2019£31k"Repairs, Education and Training at The Master's House, Llanfyllin Workhouse"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/03/2015£40k"Workhouse History Centre and Community Project"
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2011£5kInstallation of a Disabled Toilet with Baby Changing Facility
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/11/2006£4k"The money is for laptop computers, monitors, printer and software."
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/06/2005£50k"Llanfyllin Y Dolydd Workhouse"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RICHMONDSHIRE BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LLANFYLLIN DOLYDD BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST£86k—0above—no doubt
RICHMONDSHIRE BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST LTD FY2025£2.2m—0above—no doubt
LONDON HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST LTD FY2025£116k—0above—no doubt
NORTH CRAVEN BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
MOTHECOMBE PRESERVATION TRUST FY2025£159k—0above—no doubt
Cultura Trust FY2025£267k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.