MENTER Y FELIN UCHAF CYF

Registered charity 1120510 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MENTER Y UCHAF CYF

Creation of a centre for arts, cultural and environmental education and research that offers a holistic and dynamic approach to learning. Volunteers participate in projects including organic gardening, eco- building, landscaping, construction of Celtic roundhouses, thatching and arts events.Local schools and colleges attend the Centre studying Celtic culture, sustainable building and conservation.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING AN EDUCATIONAL CENTRE IN THE LLYN PENINSULA.

Area of benefit: GWYNEDD

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £14,277 for the year, reducing total funds to £332,542. The trustees confirmed that sufficient reserves are held to meet day-to-day working capital requirements and that the charity can meet its obligations as they fall due. The charity is not prepared on a going-concern basis of winding up, but the independent examiner noted a lack of formal governance regarding a land disposal to a connected person.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• 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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Funders the charity credits

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

• O2 — “O2 - It's Your Community fund” (source page)
• The Llyn Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty Group — “The Llyn Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty Group-Sustainable Development Fund” (source page)
• European Social Fund — “European Social Fund” (source page)
• Environment Wales — “Environment Wales- Management Grant and Project fund” (source page)
• Forestry Commission — “Forestry Commission-new farm woodlands grant” (source page)
• Gwynedd Council — “Gwynedd Council-Gwynedd Key Capital Fund and Cist Gwynedd - Volunteer Revenue award” (source page)
• Intereg Ireland- Wales — “Intereg Ireland- Wales” (source page)
• Mantell Gwynedd — “Mantell Gwynedd- Galluogi Gwynedd Fund” (source page)
• The Russel Commission Youth Training Fund — “The Russel Commission Youth Training Fund” (source page)
• Natur Gwynedd — “Natur Gwynedd-New Habitats Creation Fund” (source page)
• Countryside Council For Wales — “Countryside Council For Wales-Enabling Others Grant” (source page)
• The Big Lottery Fund — “The Big Lottery Fund-Young peoples Make It Happen fund” (source page)
• BBC Breathing Spaces fund — “BBC Breathing Spaces fund” (source page)
• Awards For All Wales — “Awards For All Wales” (source page)
• Cooperative Community Fund — “Cooperative Community Fund” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Matthew Lewis Swarbick

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

Operates in: Gwynedd

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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