Cardiff Model Engineering Society

The advancement of Public education in engineering and constructional skills, tradition and heritage in particular, but not exclusively, through the acquisition, construction, maintenance and exhibition of engineering models and the holding of talks, demonstrations workshops and other forms of communication.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Cardiff

Area of benefit in its governing document: Undefined. in Practice Cardiff

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £116,103 and spent £90,631.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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Income over time

Up 85%, from £62,654 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £116,103 in the year to 31 August 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 78% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.

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No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

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Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.

• 26 January 2023, Cardiff

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Council

  Lord Mayor's Announcements

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9 trustees run the charity.

• Michael Alan WilliamsChair
• Adrian ToveyAppointed 20 October 2022
• Andrew Paul FairfaxAppointed 21 October 2021
• Lewis BignallAppointed 30 October 2025
• Robert James MatthewsAppointed 10 October 2013
• Roger Sully
• Ross HopkinsAppointed 24 October 2024
• Steve HarrisAppointed 30 October 2025
• Steven TyrerAppointed 24 October 2024

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

Charity number

1123252

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

19 March 2008

Governing document

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 FEBRUARY 2007 AS AMENDED 14 FEBRUARY 2008

Website

www.cardiffmes.comAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Cardiff

• 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.
• In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

• OpenCouncil: council records that name this charity
• OpenCouncil: Cardiff Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Cardiff's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf
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