Coppicewood College
What it does
We teach Coppicing, Traditional Hedgelaying, Green Woodworking, Care and Maintenance of Hand Tools, Willow Weaving, Care and Awareness of the Environment. Woodland management using traditional skills Our age group is 18 years and over. We have an equal opportunities policy and offer opportunities to all sectors of the community.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING BY DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, COURSES AND PROGRAMMES IN TRADITIONAL RURAL SKILLS AND ALLIED CRAFTS AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF CARMARTHENSHIRE, CEREDIGION, PEMBROKESHIRE AND ALL WALES.TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO THOSE WHO THROUGH SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED AND ARE UNABLE TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT BY PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING SCHEMES WHERE SUCH PEOPLE MAY RECEIVE TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT IN RURAL LAND BASED INDUSTRIES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Disabled people
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and All Wales.
Income and spending
In the year ending 5 April 2025, it had income of £10,734 and spent £10,990.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £10,734 | £10,990 | Not reported | 6 |
| 5 April 2024 | £9,729 | £14,612 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | £19,739 | £18,088 | Not reported | 15 |
| 5 April 2022 | £17,491 | £18,330 | Not reported | 15 |
| 5 April 2021 | £47,026 | £37,102 | Not reported | 41 |
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
- Down 77%, from £47,026 in the year to 5 April 2021 to £10,734 in the year to 5 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 102% of its income in the year to 5 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 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 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2021 | £23,652 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2010, worth at least £5,900.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £3,000 |
| 6 May 2010 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £2,900 |
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Duncan Wigney
- Holly Harries
- Nathan William Walton
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | 5 February 2026 | Received 30 July 2025, 190 days early | Not required |
| 5 April 2024 | 5 February 2025 | Received 7 February 2025, 2 days late | Not required |
| 5 April 2023 | 5 February 2024 | Received 2 January 2024, 34 days early | Not required |
| 5 April 2022 | 5 February 2023 | Received 19 January 2023, 17 days early | Not required |
| 5 April 2021 | 5 February 2022 | Received 14 December 2021, 53 days early | Received 17 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1107250
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 14 December 2004
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27 NOVEMBER 2004 AS AMENDED 20 APRIL 2008.
- Website
- coppicewoodcollege.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Pembrokeshire
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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.