Cwmni Plas Glyn'y-weddw Limited
What it does
The principal activities of the company in the year under review were those of the management and development of Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw Gallery.Our mission statement can be interpreted as thus:To make Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw one of the leading regional art galleries in Wales and an integral asset to local communities in the Dwyfor area.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ARTS BY(A) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ART GALLERY FOR EXHIBITION TO THE PUBLIC OF MODERN AND HISTORIC ART, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE ART OF PAINTING, SCULPTURE, MEDIA AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY(B) THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL AND DAY COURSES IN SUCH ARTS AND CRAFTS
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £1,255,585 and spent £1,258,831.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,255,585 | £1,258,831 | 17 | 15 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,557,367 | £1,099,638 | 22 | 28 |
| 31 March 2023 | £918,376 | £938,322 | 23 | 28 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,539,001 | £828,266 | 27 | 37 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,126,986 | £623,393 | 20 | 25 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 11%, from £1,126,986 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £1,255,585 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Art Council exhibition grant gave £73,125 in the year to 31 March 2025, 6% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £139,885 from 5 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £139,885 from 5 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £4,265 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £9,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £156,189 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £595,155 from 8 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£211,969
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£301,445
- Trading and fundraising£607,404
- Investments£2,589
- Other£132,178
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 7 funders who gave £192,777 between them. £117,035 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Council exhibition grant | Council | £73,125 | £3,000 | |
| Andrews Trust | Trust, company or other | £50,000 | £50,000 | |
| Art Council: NCAGW project | Council | £26,000 | £438,173 | |
| Coed Coexist residency funding | Trust, company or other | £19,000 | ||
| Gwynedd Council | Council | £17,910 | £4,265 | |
| GCC Pontio 2025 fund | Trust, company or other | £3,850 | ||
| The Friends' Association | Trust, company or other | £2,892 | £3,488 | £1,488 |
| The Andrews Trust | Trust, company or other | £50,000 | ||
| Arloesi Gwynedd Wledig | Trust, company or other | £12,003 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2014, worth at least £51,200.
By funder
- Nesta£46,200, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£5,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 2023 | Community Foundation in Wales | £5,000 |
| 23 Apr 2014 | Nesta | £46,200 |
Trustees
13 trustees run the charity.
- Mr JB JonesChair
- Christopher Richard Mcgregor Chown
- Clare Harding
- Elizabeth Mary Rickards
- Gwenan Hughes Williams
- Ieuan Wyn Jones
- Iolo Williams
- John Dilwyn WILLIAMS
- Karen Jones
- Lowri-Ann Richards
- Mary Wynne Finch
- Rhian Harris
- Susan Jennifer Wood
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 19 December 2025, 43 days early | Received 19 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 3 December 2024, 59 days early | Received 3 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 15 January 2024, 16 days early | Received 15 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 31 October 2022, 92 days early | Received 31 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 28 September 2021, 125 days early | Received 16 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1070495
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 10 July 1998
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 NOVEMBER 1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 23 MARCH 1998. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 12 JULY 1995
- Company number
- 02994771This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.oriel.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Gwynedd
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.