The Peter Saunders Trust
What it does
The Trust is active within Wales. In making grants, the Trust aims to promote excellence, improve facilities and create learning opportunities. Currently the Trust is committed to existing projects and new applications are not invited at this time.
Its charitable purposes
3.1 THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 January 2026, it had income of £1,857 and spent £9,507.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | £1,857 | £9,507 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2025 | £2,058 | £17,115 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2024 | £1,278 | £11,715 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2023 | £599 | £10,621 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2022 | £152 | £245 | 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 1,122%, from £152 in the year to 31 January 2022 to £1,857 in the year to 31 January 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 512% of its income in the year to 31 January 2026. It spent more than its income in 5 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Peter Saunders OBEChair
- Ieuan Richard Saunders
- Theresa Marie Hartland
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | 30 November 2026 | Received 1 September 2026, 90 days early | Not required |
| 31 January 2025 | 30 November 2025 | Received 15 October 2025, 46 days early | Not required |
| 31 January 2024 | 30 November 2024 | Received 15 October 2024, 46 days early | Not required |
| 31 January 2023 | 30 November 2023 | Received 3 November 2023, 27 days early | Not required |
| 31 January 2022 | 30 November 2022 | Received 7 September 2022, 84 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1108153
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 February 2005
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 25 JANUARY 2005
- 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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.