THE MEGAN GWYNNE-JONES CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1144779 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides grants to advance the education of the public, especially those living in North Wales and the North West of England, through the promotion of the arts. The charity focuses in particular on facilitating the purchase of works of art for public display and promoting the renovation, conservation and maintenance of works of art for the public benefit.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC OF THOSE ESPECIALLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, LIVING IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND AND NORTH WALES THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:(A) FACILITATING THE PURCHASE OF WORKS OF ART FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY(B) PROMOTING THE RENOVATION, CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WORKS OF ART FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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 · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £978,306, supported by investment gains of £63,399. The trustees confirm that assets are adequate to meet obligations, and the filing was subject to an independent examination with no material matters identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• CLIVE THOMAS POINTON · trustee of 4 other charities
• David Highet
• Dr Margaret Ann Jackson

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Lancashire

Income and spending

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