Tir Coed
What it does
The advancement of education in woodland-related skills; and to develop, promote and encourage the provision of woodland-related facilities in the interests of health and social welfare, for the education and recreation of individuals in rural Wales who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, mental or physical disability, financial hardship or social circumstances.
Its charitable purposes
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN WOODLAND-RELATED SKILLS; AND TO DEVELOP, PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE PROVISION OF WOODLAND-RELATED FACILITIES, IN THE INTERESTS OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR THE EDUCATION AND RECREATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN RURAL WALES WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- 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: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 October 2025, it had income of £319,023 and spent £370,942.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £319,023 | £370,942 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 October 2024 | £553,416 | £539,707 | 30 | 20 |
| 31 October 2023 | £399,563 | £491,820 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 October 2022 | £596,115 | £556,501 | 25 | 20 |
| 31 October 2021 | £405,594 | £400,476 | Not reported | 5 |
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 21%, from £405,594 in the year to 31 October 2021 to £319,023 in the year to 31 October 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 116% of its income in the year to 31 October 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- AnTir Fawr gave £253,777 in the year to 31 October 2025, 80% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 October 2025: £221,968 from 6 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £221,968 from 6 grants | Not reported |
| 31 October 2024 | £301,119 from 5 grants | Not reported |
| 31 October 2023 | £80,396 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 October 2022 | £80,713 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 October 2021 | £10,406 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 October 2024
- Donations and legacies£900
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£550,591
- Trading and fundraising£190
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 October 2025, the charity named 7 funders who gave £314,375 between them. £0 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 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTir Fawr | Trust, company or other | £253,777 |
| Woody's Lodge | Trust, company or other | £19,926 |
| General Primary Purpose Funding | Trust, company or other | £19,521 |
| Simon Gibson Charity | Trust, company or other | £9,988 |
| Gwendoline & Margaret Davies Charity | Trust, company or other | £5,000 |
| Natur am Byth | Trust, company or other | £4,920 |
| The Big Give | Trust, company or other | £1,243 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 30 grants to this charity since 2005, worth at least £1,760,088.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£1,444,057, 11 grants
- The Tudor Trust£135,000, 2 grants
- Rank Foundation£123,490, 12 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£35,941, 4 grants
- Henry Smith Foundation£21,600, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,926 |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Rank Foundation | £19,034 |
| 21 Mar 2023 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Leila Petronella KierschChair
- Anna Lyn Prytherch
- Hannah Lynn Wilcox Brooke
- Roger Thomas
- Sue Ann Ginley
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | 31 August 2026 | Received 26 August 2026, 5 days early | Received 26 August 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | 31 August 2025 | Received 4 August 2025, 27 days early | Received 4 August 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | 31 August 2024 | Received 30 August 2024, 1 day early | Received 30 August 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | 31 August 2023 | Received 18 August 2023, 13 days early | Received 18 August 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | 31 August 2022 | Received 16 August 2022, 15 days early | Received 16 August 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1115229
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 11 July 2006
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 FEBRUARY 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 25 APRIL 2006.
- Company number
- 03918116This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.tircoed.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Ceredigion
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.