FRIENDS OF HAFOD MORFA COPPERWORKS
The Friends exist to advance the preservation and conservation for the public benefit of the Hafod Morfa Copperworks. This is achieved through working with stakeholders to provide information to the public on the heritage of the Copperworks through a series of guided walks, talks and other activities such as vegetation clearance, litter picks etc.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE OF THE HAFOD MORFA COPPERWORKS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THE INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE OF THE HAFOD MORFA COPPERWORKS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity operated with a small unrestricted fund balance of £2,100 as of July 2024, while restricted project funds were fully utilised or carried forward for specific restoration grants. The charity relies heavily on external grant funding, specifically from the Shared Prosperity Fund, to support its ongoing restoration activities.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Lucy Elin Hendersonchair
- Arthur Clifford Green
- Dr Sandra Reid Johns
- Paul Rees
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2025 | £103k | £123k |
| 31/07/2024 | £54k | £17k |
| 31/07/2023 | £2k | £8k |
| 31/07/2022 | £2k | £7k |
Common questions
Is FRIENDS OF HAFOD MORFA COPPERWORKS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated with a small unrestricted fund balance of £2,100 as of July 2024, while restricted project funds were fully utilised or carried forward for specific restoration grants. The charity relies heavily on external grant funding, specifically from the Shared Prosperity Fund, to support its ongoing restoration activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 02/11/2020 | £2k | "#15 - A Copper trail at Hafod-Morfa Copperworks in Swansea: discovering industrial heritage" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION | 1 | — |
| THE PILGRIM TRUST | 1 | £30k |
| THE GROCERS' CHARITY | 1 | £5k |
| THE SAINTBURY TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| The Patricia Routledge Foundation | 1 | £3k |
| THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
| THE CPF TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| ETHEL AND GWYNNE MORGAN TRUST | 1 | £2k |
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- THE FRIENDS OF MALVERN PRIORY
- FRIENDS OF THE COTSWOLDS
- FRIENDS OF COTTERIDGE PARK
- FRIENDS OF THE HURTWOOD
- FRIENDS OF CHICHESTER HOSPITALS
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF HAFOD MORFA COPPERWORKS | £103k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE FRIENDS OF MALVERN PRIORY | £112k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FRIENDS OF THE COTSWOLDS | £173k | £35,520 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FRIENDS OF COTTERIDGE PARK | £171k | — | 0 | above | — | noted |
| FRIENDS OF THE HURTWOOD | £155k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FRIENDS OF CHICHESTER HOSPITALS | £351k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |