POWYSLAND CLUB, CLWB POWYSLAND

Registered charity 1120504 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Publication of Montgomeryshire CollectionsProvision of Library facilitiesArranging historical lectures

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) TO BE FURTHERED IN THE COUNTY OF POWYS SHALL BE:A). TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:B). COLLECTING AND PRINTING THE HISTORICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, ARCHITECTURE, ECCLESIASTICAL, FOLKLORE, GENEALOGICAL, TOPOGRAPHICAL, LITERARY, ARTISTIC, LINGUISTIC AND ONOMASTIC HERITAGE MATERIAL AND PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE GEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY AND THE HISTORY OF MONTGOMERYSHIRE AND ITS BORDERS;C). PROMOTING AND SPONSORING RESEARCH INTO ALL OF THE TOPICS REFERRED TO IN B). ABOVE;D). PRODUCING PERIODICALLY A JOURNAL, ENTITLED THE MONTGOMERYSHIRE COLLECTIONS / CASGLIADAU MALDWYN, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS RELEVANT TO FURTHERING THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY;E). ARRANGING PUBLIC LECTURES, EVENTS, AND EXCURSIONS TO PLACES OF INTEREST RELEVANT TO FURTHERING THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY; AND F). ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A LIBRARY AND PROVIDING AS FAR AS IS PRACTICABLE, FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, BOOKS, MAPS, PLANS, PICTURES, DRAWINGS AND ENGRAVINGS, AND INFORMATION IN MACHINE READABLE FORM OR CARRIED BY OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS OR OTHER NON-PAPER MEDIA AND THE EQUIPMENT OT ACCESS IT.

Area of benefit: IN THE COUNTY OF POWYS.

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

£25k

Latest spending

£24k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £527,751, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a loss of £14,564 for the year, primarily driven by net losses on investments, though total net assets remained strong at £634,892.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month's expenditure (held: £528k)

“It is the policy of the Club that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANGELA CECILIA CAMERON SWINDELL
Andrew John Deathe
David Cyril Jones
Dr DAVID STEPHENSON
Dr EMYR WYNN WILLIAMS · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr ROGER LEE BROWN MA FSA · trustee of 1 other charity
JOHN LEONARD DAVIES
Judith Alfrey · trustee of 1 other charity
MR BOB SILVESTER
Mary Elizabeth Oldham
Philip Nanney Williams
RICHARD WILFRID CHURCH · trustee of 1 other charity
david wynn thomas · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Powys

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£25k	£24k
31/12/2024	£26k	£10k
31/12/2023	£32k	£10k
31/12/2022	£21k	£15k
31/12/2021	£19k	£15k

Common questions

Is POWYSLAND CLUB, CLWB POWYSLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £527,751, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a loss of £14,564 for the year, primarily driven by net losses on investments, though total net assets remained strong at £634,892. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	29/08/2014	£60k	"Y Lle Hanes - Local History pavilion at National Eisteddfod Montgomeryshire & Border Marches 2015"