Powysland Museum Charity

Museum displaysTemporary exhibitionsEducation facilities

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

In Wales

• Powys

Area of benefit in its governing document: Welshpool

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £0 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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Spending against income

It spent 0% of its income in the year to 31 March 2024.

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

Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2002, worth at least £26,600.

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.

• 23 February 2026, Powys

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Questions at Any Time to Cabinet Portfolio Holders

  Question from: County Councillor Graham Breeze Subject: Delays to the Reopening of Welshpool Library and Powysland Museum (Y Lanfa) / Oedi cyn ailagor Llyfrgell y Trallwng ac Amgueddfa Y Lanfa

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• 15 May 2025, Powys

  Named in a decision of County Council

  Allocations, Elections and Appointments required to be made at the Annual Meeting of the Council

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• 23 December 2024, Powys

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Questions at Any Time to Cabinet Portfolio Holders

  Question from: County Councillor Graham Breeze Subject: : Y Lanfa a Llyfrgell y Trallwng / Welshpool Library & Powysland Museum

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• 8 December 2022, Powys

  Named in a decision of County Council

  Appointment of Trustees of the Powysland Museum Trust

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Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

• 26 January 2022

  Named by Dawn Bowden in the Senedd

  …part of the living heritage of the region, along with other treasures such as the Welshpool and Llanfair light railway, Powis castle and the Powysland museum that give mid Wales its unique character, and which helps draw thousands of visitors each year. And while a walker passing through the region…

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5 trustees run the charity.

• Graham Charles BreezeChairAppointed 19 January 2017
• Amanda Jane JennerAppointed 8 December 2022
• Ian HarrisonAppointed 15 May 2025
• Kath Roberts-jonesAppointed 8 December 2022
• William Kevin RowellAppointed 26 May 2026

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

1085323

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

28 February 2001

Governing document

SCHEME SEALED 3RD DECEMBER 1996

Council area of its contact address

Powys

• 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.
• In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

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

• OpenCouncil: council records that name this charity
• OpenSenedd: Senedd records that name this charity
• OpenCouncil: Powys Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Powys's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Gwynedd Maldwyn