Constitution Hill Ltd

To educate the public in the heritage of the Cliff railway, Camera Obscura and Constitution hill and the encourage volunteer input.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Ceredigion

Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £587,978 and spent £560,303.

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Income over time

Up 69%, from £347,758 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £587,978 in the year to 31 March 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 95% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.

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Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2019, worth at least £34,800.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.

• 21 January 2025, Ceredigion

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet

  To consider the report of the Corporate Lead Officer for Highways & Environmental Services upon the On-street Charged for Parking Proposals - Aberystwyth Promenade including feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee

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• 6 November 2024, Ceredigion

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Healthier Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee

  Age Friendly Ceredigion presentation

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• 11 July 2024, Ceredigion

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Thriving Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee

  On-street Charged for Parking Proposals - Aberystwyth Promenade

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7 trustees run the charity.

• David Alun DaviesAppointed 4 November 2021
• David Jonathan DaviesAppointed 1 November 2024
• Dr Nicholas ShiltonAppointed 2 December 2013
• John Richard James Lewis
• Martin James LoweAppointed 3 October 2017
• Mr Ray Ricketts
• Robert John GrayAppointed 14 January 2013

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

Charity number

1071422

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

8 September 1998

Governing document

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 6TH OCTOBER 1997 AS AMENDED BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 26TH AUGUST 1998 AND 3 NOVEMBER 1999

Company number

03445246This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House

Website

www.aberystwythcliffrailway.co.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Ceredigion

• Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

• OpenCouncil: council records that name this charity
• OpenCouncil: Ceredigion Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Ceredigion's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Ceredigion Penfro