Charity of Richard James Thomas

Care of a collection of museum specimens and the building which houses them. The specimens are used in displays in other museums from time to time.

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

In Wales

• Ceredigion

Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £8 and spent £0.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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Income over time

Down 88%, from £65 in the year to 31 March 2023 to £8 in the year to 31 March 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 0% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 3 years shown.

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

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

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

• 2 July 2025, Ceredigion

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Charity Trustee Committee

  To consider the draft Annual Trustee Reports for 2024-2025

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• 17 July 2024, Ceredigion

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Charity Trustee Committee

  To receive a report upon the draft Annual Trustee Reports 2023-24

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• 17 July 2024, Ceredigion

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Charity Trustee Committee

  To receive a report on the 2022-23 and 2023-24 Financial Accounts

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• 6 November 2023, Ceredigion

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Charity Trustee Committee

  To receive a report upon the draft Annual Trustee Reports 2022-2023

  Read the meeting record

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1 trustee runs the charity.

• Ceredigion County CouncilOrganisation

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, 4 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

1077218

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

31 August 1999

Governing document

ROYAL CHARTER AND STATUTES GRANTED ON 10 OCTOBER 1990 AND A SCHEME DATED 11 NOVEMBER 1998

Website

www.ceredigion.gov.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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
• 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