Registered charity 1090512

National Waterfront Museum Swansea

What it does

Establish and maintain the National Waterfront Museum Swansea. Enhance, preserve and maintain buildings and land for the benefit of the public. Enhance and maintain public open space in the vicinity of the museum. Promote the objects of the charity.

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

Its charitable purposes

1 (A) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM IN SWANSEA TO BE CALLED NATIONAL WATERFRONT MUSEUM SWANSEA LIMITED AND IN WELSH AMGUEDDFA GENEDLAETHOL Y GLANNAU, ABERTAWE CYFYNGEDIG ("THE MUSEUM") (OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS SUCH MUSEUM MAY BE KNOWN FROM TIME TO TIME) TO HOUSE AND DISPLAY (INTER ALIA) THE INDUSTRIAL AND MARITIME COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS & GALLERIES OF WALES(B) TO ENHANCE, PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC SUCH BUILDINGS AND OTHER LAND WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE MUSEUM AS SHALL BE OF ARCHITECTURAL, HISTORICAL, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC OR CULTURAL IMPORTANCE ("THE HERITAGE LAND")(C) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OPEN SPACES IN THE VICINITY OF THE MUSEUM,(D) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN SUCH FURTHER FACILITIES AND BUILDINGS AS MAY BE USED(I) IN CONNECTION WITH FURTHERING OBJECT (A) AND OBJECT (B)(II) IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION OF THE MUSEUM AND THE HERITAGE LAND(III) IN THE INTERESTS OF RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS BEING IN NEED OF SUCH OPEN SPACES, FACILITIES AND BUILDINGS BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, YOUTH DISABLEMENT, POVERTY AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCE2 THE PROMOTION OF SUCH CHARITIES OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE CHARITY MAY BY UNANIMOUS RESOLUTION OF ITS MEMBERS FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: General charitable purposes
Education and training
Arts, culture, heritage and science
Amateur sport
Environment, conservation and heritage
Economic and community development, and employment
Who it helps: Other charities and voluntary bodies
The general public
How it works: Provides buildings, facilities or open space

The charity chose these from the Charity Commission's list.

Where it works

Elsewhere

Throughout England and Wales

Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £5,351 and spent £350,452.

Income, spending, staff and volunteers by financial year
Year ending	Income	Spending	Paid staff	Volunteers
31 March 2025	£5,351	£350,452	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2024	£5,300	£350,343	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2023	£5,300	£350,315	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2022	£5,300	£220,612	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2021	£5,100	£220,612	Not reported	Not reported

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.

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 5%, from £5,100 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £5,351 in the year to 31 March 2025.
Spending against income: It spent 6,549% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 5 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.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

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.

In council meetings

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

16 May 2024, Swansea
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Common Seal.
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18 May 2023, Swansea
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Common Seal.
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Trustees

7 trustees run the charity.

Clive Lester GraceAppointed 19 September 2025
Dr Elliott KingAppointed 15 June 2022
Dr Emma Edith YhnellAppointed 19 September 2025
Hannah LawsonAppointed 15 June 2022
Hywel Rhys Richard JohnAppointed 13 January 2020
Richard ThomasAppointed 11 September 2023
Robert Vaughan SmithAppointed 24 July 2026

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

Filing record

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.

When each year's annual return and accounts were due and received
Year ending	Due	Annual return	Accounts
31 March 2025	31 January 2026	Received 13 January 2026, 18 days early	Not required
31 March 2024	31 January 2025	Received 5 January 2025, 26 days early	Not required
31 March 2023	31 January 2024	Received 31 January 2024	Not required
31 March 2022	31 January 2023	Received 17 January 2023, 14 days early	Not required
31 March 2021	31 January 2022	Received 1 February 2022, 1 day late	Not required

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.

About this charity

Charity number: 1090512
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 8 February 2002
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 JULY 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 14 JANUARY 2002.
Company number: 04255473This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
Council area of its contact address: Swansea

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, 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.

Elsewhere in the Edau family

Year ending

Income

Spending

Paid staff

Volunteers

31 March 2025

£5,351

£350,452

Not reported

31 March 2024

£5,300

£350,343

Not reported

31 March 2023

£5,300

£350,315

Not reported

31 March 2022

£5,300

£220,612

Not reported

31 March 2021

£5,100

£220,612

Not reported

Year ending

Due

Annual return

Accounts

31 March 2025

31 January 2026

Received 13 January 2026, 18 days early

Not required

31 March 2024

31 January 2025

Received 5 January 2025, 26 days early

Not required

31 March 2023

31 January 2024

Received 31 January 2024

Not required

31 March 2022

31 January 2023

Received 17 January 2023, 14 days early

Not required

31 March 2021

31 January 2022

Received 1 February 2022, 1 day late

Not required