The South Wales Building Preservation Trust Ltd
What it does
To preserve for the benefit of the people of the county of Carmarthenshire and of the nation at large, whatever of the Welsh historical, architectural, constructional and cultural heritage may exist in and around the county aforesaid or elsewhere in the form of buildings of particular beauty or historical or architectural or constructional or cultural interest.
Its charitable purposes
TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTY OF CARMARTHENSHIRE AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE, WHATEVER OF THE WELSH HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL, CONSTRUCTIONAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND THE COUNTRY AFORESAID IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL OR CULTURAL INTEREST.
Causes
- What it works on
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: For the People of the County of Carmarthenshire and the Nation At Large.
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 April 2025, it had income of £0 and spent £2,875.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £0 | £2,875 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2024 | £23,508 | £4,093 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2023 | £305 | £5,717 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2022 | £0 | £3,664 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2021 | £20,275 | £20,758 | 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 16%, from £20,275 in the year to 30 April 2021 to £23,508 in the year to 30 April 2024.
- Spending against income
- It spent 17% of its income in the year to 30 April 2024. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 3 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 April 2024: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Nigel Vaughan Bowen-morrisChair
- Karen Margaret Bown
- Maureen Corteen
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | 28 February 2026 | Received 6 February 2026, 22 days early | Not required |
| 30 April 2024 | 28 February 2025 | Received 5 February 2025, 23 days early | Not required |
| 30 April 2023 | 29 February 2024 | Received 22 May 2024, 83 days late | Not required |
| 30 April 2022 | 28 February 2023 | Received 27 February 2023, 1 day early | Not required |
| 30 April 2021 | 28 February 2022 | Received 16 March 2022, 16 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1093079
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 July 2002
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/04/2002AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 15/07/2013
- Company number
- 04413711This 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.