Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust
What it does
The Trust is working to preserve a major historic building, the Llanfyllin Union Workhouse in Montgomeryshire, and to give it a viable community use. It is creating a facility to enrich people's lives through music and the arts; education and awareness of history, heritage and the environment. It provides space for local enterprises and for visitors as well as a Workhouse History Centre.
Its charitable purposes
TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF LLANFYLLIN AND DISTRICT AND OF THE NATION, THE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE THAT MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND LLANFYLLIN IN BUILDINGS OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTITUTIONAL INTEREST.TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE OF LLANFYLLIN AND DISTRICT.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PERSONS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR TRAINING.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Accommodation and housing
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
Area of benefit in its governing document: Llanfyllin and District
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 November 2025, it had income of £85,577 and spent £77,013.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £85,577 | £77,013 | Not reported | 60 |
| 30 November 2024 | £110,084 | £114,812 | Not reported | 40 |
| 30 November 2023 | £119,528 | £127,196 | Not reported | 40 |
| 30 November 2022 | £81,154 | £79,787 | Not reported | 40 |
| 30 November 2021 | £75,002 | £69,041 | Not reported | 45 |
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 14%, from £75,002 in the year to 30 November 2021 to £85,577 in the year to 30 November 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 90% of its income in the year to 30 November 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- UK Government gave £1,482 in the year to 30 November 2025, 2% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 November 2025: £1,482 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £1,482 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 November 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 November 2023 | £22,616 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 November 2021 | £25,000 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 30 November 2025, the charity named 1 funder who gave £1,482. £1,482 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Government | UK Government | £1,482 | £29,884 | |
| Powys County Council | Council | £200 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 11 grants to this charity since 2005, worth at least £190,923.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£138,779, 5 grants
- The National Lottery Community Fund£29,954, 3 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£7,190, 2 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £20,000 |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Community Foundation in Wales | £4,790 |
| 8 Mar 2022 | Community Foundation in Wales |
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Daniel Llewelyn HallChair
- David Christopher Tudor
- Jack Oliver Warden
- Jean Cape
- John Hainsworth
- John Price
- Michael Alastair Cape QGM
- Richard Dix
- Suzanne Dolman
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | 30 September 2026 | Received 10 September 2026, 20 days early | Received 10 September 2026 |
| 30 November 2024 | 30 September 2025 | Received 14 September 2025, 16 days early | Received 14 September 2025 |
| 30 November 2023 | 30 September 2024 | Received 6 September 2024, 24 days early | Received 6 September 2024 |
| 30 November 2022 | 30 September 2023 | Received 22 September 2023, 8 days early | Received 22 September 2023 |
| 30 November 2021 | 30 September 2022 | Received 8 September 2022, 22 days early | Received 8 September 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1091097
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 13 March 2002
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION CONVERSIONDATED 21 FEB 2025
- Website
- www.llanfyllinworkhouse.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.