THE ROYAL WELSH REGIMENTAL MUSEUM TRUST

Registered charity 1145031 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the Charity are:To educate the public in the history and military accomplishments of the Regiment, and its former regiments, by the maintenance of a military Museum and Archive and to promote military efficiency and encourage recruitment.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£90k
Latest spending
£125k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £17,697 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a drop in income and investment gains. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £573,377, which the trustees calculate by deducting restricted and designated reserves and fixed assets from total reserves. The charity is not required to be audited under the small companies regime.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Royal Welsh Museum Brecon (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Total income
£556k
Total spending
£118k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£885k
Employees
5

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 0.3% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£90k£125k
31/03/2024£139k£120k
31/03/2023£481k£89k
31/03/2022£105k£80k
31/03/2021£556k£118k

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL WELSH REGIMENTAL MUSEUM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £17,697 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a drop in income and investment gains. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £573,377, which the trustees calculate by deducting restricted and designated reserves and fixed assets from total reserves. The charity is not required to be audited under the small companies regime. 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 Heritage Fund26/05/2017£9k"Governance review"