Slate Heritage International
What it does
Non active
Its charitable purposes
1.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE SLATE INDUSTRY IN THE AREA OF BLAENAU FFESTINIOG, GWYNEDD, INCLUDING, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY SECURING, RESTORING, PRESERVING AND CARING FOR BUILDINGS (INCLUDING ARTEFACTS AND LAND) HAVING HISTORIC INTEREST OR ARCHITECTURAL MERIT ASSOCIATED WITH THE HERITAGE OF THE SLATE INDUSTRY.2.TO PROVIDE FACILITIES:A.IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF, OR VISITORS TO, BLAENAU FFESTINIOG, GWYNEDD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA; ORB. FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF, OR VISITORS TO, BLAENAU FFESTINIOG, GWYNEDD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Gwynedd
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £15,766 and spent £7,797.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £15,766 | £7,797 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | £99,827 | £122,663 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | £3,100 | £12,019 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2022 | £7,569 | £17,713 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2021 | £0 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 108%, from £7,569 in the year to 30 September 2022 to £15,766 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 49% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 4 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 September 2025: £15,766 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £15,766 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | £39,771 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 2021, worth at least £166,939.
By funder
- Garfield Weston Foundation£100,000, 2 grants
- Architectural Heritage Fund£66,939, 3 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £50,000 |
| 23 Feb 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £50,000 |
| 1 Feb 2024 | Architectural Heritage Fund | £40,000 |
| 19 Oct 2022 | Architectural Heritage Fund | £19,439 |
| 5 Feb 2021 | Architectural Heritage Fund |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 1 payment to this charity worth £33,756, on 7 May 2026.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £33,756 | 1 | 2026/27 |
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Alastair John Livingstone Altham
- Clare Williams
- Dr DAFYDD ROBERTS
- Keith Edward Davies
- Michael Stuart Bewick
- Stephen Paul Paling
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 14 July 2026, 16 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 25 July 2025, 5 days early | Received 25 July 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 30 July 2024 | Not required |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 27 July 2023, 3 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 24 May 2022, 67 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1078880
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 13 January 2000
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 JUNE 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20 JULY 1999 as amended on 18 Dec 2023 as amended on 18 Dec 2023
- Company number
- 03215276This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- llechwedd-slate-caverns.co.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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.