Myristica Trust
What it does
THE CHARITY SUPPORTS ORGANISATIONS WHICH THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER MERIT SUPPORT, INCLUDING MEDICAL RESEARCH, CARE FOR CHILDREN AND ANIMALS AND FOREIGN AID
Its charitable purposes
FOR SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined. in Practice Worldwide
Income and spending
In the year ending 5 April 2025, it had income of £4,127,041 and spent £4,240,322.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £4,127,041 | £4,240,322 | 0 | Not reported |
| 5 April 2024 | £5,188,023 | £1,080,932 | 0 | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | £2,044 | £7,506 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2022 | £256 | £12,866 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2021 | £270 | £88,703 | 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 1,528,434%, from £270 in the year to 5 April 2021 to £4,127,041 in the year to 5 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 103% of its income in the year to 5 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 5 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 5 April 2025
- Donations and legacies£4,000,000
- Investments£127,041
Who funds it, according to its accounts
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.
Grants it paid to others
| Recipient | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association | 5 April 2025 | £100,000 |
| RNLI | 5 April 2025 | £1,200,000 |
| TY Hafan | 5 April 2025 | £100,000 |
| Cardiff University first part of funding for nine phD students three of whom to be ring-fenced for Duncan Baird's research. | 5 April 2025 | £500,000 |
| Barnardos funding for 'A Time for Change' project | 5 April 2025 | £1,204,728 |
| Derek Williams Trust for the purchase of artwork for National Museum Wales | 5 April 2025 | £20,000 |
| Welsh Air Ambulance Charitable Trust | 5 April 2025 | £100,000 |
| Maggies's | 5 April 2025 | £100,000 |
| Cats Protection | 5 April 2025 | £100,000 |
| CAFOD | 5 April 2025 | £800,000 |
| RNLI | 5 April 2024 | £100,000 |
| Cardiff University for Duncan Baird's research | 5 April 2024 | £100,000 |
| Cardiff University first part of funding for nine phD students three of whom to be ring-fenced for Duncan Baird's research. | 5 April 2024 | £500,000 |
| CAFOD for work in Gaza and Ukraine | 5 April 2024 | £200,000 |
| Barnardos funding for 'A Time for Change' project | 5 April 2024 | £58,000 |
| Barnados | 5 April 2024 | £100,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Anne Carys Taylor
- Mr Bob King
- Sian Llinos Williams
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | 5 February 2026 | Received 3 February 2026, 2 days early | Received 3 February 2026 |
| 5 April 2024 | 5 February 2025 | Received 3 February 2025, 2 days early | Received 3 February 2025 |
| 5 April 2023 | 5 February 2024 | Received 5 February 2024 | Not required |
| 5 April 2022 | 5 February 2023 | Received 3 February 2023, 2 days early | Not required |
| 5 April 2021 | 5 February 2022 | Received 28 January 2022, 8 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1092431
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 13 June 2002
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 15 MARCH 2002.
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
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 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.