LLANWRTYD & DISTRICT HERITAGE AND ARTS CENTRE

Registered charity 1157181 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LDHAC

Our purpose is to establish and manage a Heritage and Arts Centre, housed in the former Congregational Chapel in Llanwrtyd Wells. By doing so we shall be preserving a landmark building of historical, religious, cultural and social significance to the Welsh community and advancing the education of the public in the history, geography, culture, environment and other features of life in our area.

Objects

1) THE PRESERVATION, IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE FORMER CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL AND GELYNOS GRAVEYARD IN LLANWRTYD WELLS, A LANDMARK BUILDING AND GRAVEYARD OF HISTORICAL, RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE, AS A HERITAGE AND ARTS CENTRE IN A WAY THAT CELEBRATES THE WELSH CULTURE.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF A HERITAGE AND ARTS CENTRE THAT WILL FACILITATE LEARNING IN THE HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE, ARTS, AND ENVIRONMENT OF LIFE IN LLANWTYD WELLS AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

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

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

Latest income
£65k
Latest spending
£65k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the current account balance at year-end was £6,989.76, while the Trevor Sutton Endowment fund held £54,833. Income sources included art sales, cake stalls, retail sales, and rental income from the chapel house property. The trustees reported that income remained broadly in line with expectations.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Llanwrtyd and District Heritage & Arts Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 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
31/03/2025£65k£65k
31/03/2024£30k£34k
31/03/2023£73k£31k
31/03/2022£27k£34k
31/03/2021£20k£12k

Common questions

Is LLANWRTYD & DISTRICT HERITAGE AND ARTS CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the current account balance at year-end was £6,989.76, while the Trevor Sutton Endowment fund held £54,833. Income sources included art sales, cake stalls, retail sales, and rental income from the chapel house property. The trustees reported that income remained broadly in line with expectations.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/04/2021£10k"Llanwrtyd Wells Heritage Trail"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/02/2018£8k"Developing capacity among Trustees to successfully market Llanwrtyd & District Heritage and Arts Centre"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/03/2015£53k"Creation of an Interpretive exhibition of the history of Llanwrtyd Wells, a former Spa Town"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/08/2011£39k"Llanwrtyd and District History Resource Group"