YMDDIRIEDOLAETH CLOUGH WILLIAMS-ELLIS FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1165883 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE YMDDIRIEDOLAETH CLOUGH WILLIAMS-ELLIS FOUNDATION
Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in a deficit of £6,414,525, compared to a deficit of £6,847,530 in the prior year. The trustees have adopted a reserves policy with no set minimum target, aiming to maintain a positive balance while managing investment returns. The charity reports adequate resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At 5 April 2023 the total free reserves of the Charity was a deficit of 6428, 083 (2022: deficit of 6847, 530).”
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Portmeirion Limited, a tenant, has directors who are also Trustees. Rent payable was £199,917.
“A tenant of the Charity, Portmeirion Limited, has certain Directors who are also Trustees of the Charity. The Charity's dealings with Portmeirion Limited are on an arm's length basis.” — page 8
“Included within the insurance policy for the Charity are some properties which are owned by Trustees of the Charity. The cost of the insurance is fully repaid by the Trustees back to the Charity.” — page 35
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Insurance policy includes properties owned by Trustees, with costs fully repaid by Trustees to the Charity.
“A tenant of the Charity, Portmeirion Limited, has certain Directors who are also Trustees of the Charity. The Charity's dealings with Portmeirion Limited are on an arm's length basis.” — page 8
“Included within the insurance policy for the Charity are some properties which are owned by Trustees of the Charity. The cost of the insurance is fully repaid by the Trustees back to the Charity.” — page 35
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by WR Partners.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (26/02/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustees
- DAVID HENEAGE WYNNE-FINCH
- Dafydd Iwan · trustee of 2 other charities
- Dr RACHEL CARYS GARDEN
- JULIAN CLOUGH WALLACE
- MENNA ANGHARAD
- SERAN ARIANWEN DOLMA
- YR ATHRO RICHARD MERFYN JONES · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ceredigion · Conwy · Denbighshire · Flintshire · Gwynedd · Powys · Wrexham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is YMDDIRIEDOLAETH CLOUGH WILLIAMS-ELLIS FOUNDATION financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in a deficit of £6,414,525, compared to a deficit of £6,847,530 in the prior year. The trustees have adopted a reserves policy with no set minimum target, aiming to maintain a positive balance while managing investment returns. The charity reports adequate resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by WR Partners.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
Funders of similar charities
Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.
Charities like this
Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GROUNDWORK WALES.