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THE GREGYNOG TRUST

Registered charity 1180943 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Listed Historic House (Grade II*) & Gardens (Grade I) with SSSI, Nature Reserve & art collection accessible by the public, supporting Welsh culture, arts & music. Venue for events, concerts, festivals, art exhibitions and filming & photography. Self-catering accommodation, in-house short courses, Cafe and shop. Archive and library for research. Small grant-giving fund for music-related activities.

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

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated loss of £266,938 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an improvement from the previous year's loss of £449,382. While unrestricted free reserves decreased to £92,231, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing improved cost controls, new income streams, and secured grant funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee earned between £60,000 and £70,000 during the current year (2024: Nil).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned between £60,000 and £70,000 during the current year (2024: Nil).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £92k)
“The Trust seeks to hold unrestricted financial reserves sufficient to sustain its operating activities for a minimum of three months which is approx. £280k” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, whilst we recognise those resources are pressurised.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Funders the charity credits

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

17 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (17 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 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£729k
Reserves (reported)
£92k
Employees
42

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (58% 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: 69.4% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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£1.1m£1.3m
31/03/2024£738k£1.1m
31/03/2023£750k£928k
31/03/2022£528k£897k
31/03/2021£826k£886k

Common questions

Is THE GREGYNOG TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated loss of £266,938 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an improvement from the previous year's loss of £449,382. While unrestricted free reserves decreased to £92,231, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing improved cost controls, new income streams, and secured grant funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE GREGYNOG TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/11/2024£867k"Gregynog: Raise the Roof"
UK government29/02/2024£96k#NNF3 Gregynog - Welcome Home to Nature

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST1£2.5m
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.0m
THE GODINTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£240k
The Ashley Family Foundation1£46k
THE MICHAEL MARKS CHARITABLE TRUST1£36k
THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION1£20k
THE T. S. ELIOT FOUNDATION1£16k
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE J G HOGG CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GREGYNOG TRUST£1.1m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—noted
THE J G HOGG CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£681k—0above—no doubt
THE EXBURY GARDENS TRUST FY2025£128k—0above—no doubt
THE FENTON ARTS TRUST FY2025£182k—0unclear—no doubt
ABERGLASNEY RESTORATION TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
GREEN MAN TRUST LTD FY2025£655k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.