Dolen Cymru - Wales Lesotho Link

Fostering twinning and partnership activities by bodies, organisations, individuals and communities that have a real impact on people's lives in both countries. Uses its knowledge and network of supporters in both countries to access and channel funding for projects to improve the lives of targeted populations. Engage in activities that may assist in achieving the above.

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

In Wales

• Throughout Wales

Elsewhere

• Lesotho

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £280,059 and spent £324,585.

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.

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 53%, from £182,824 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £280,059 in the year to 31 March 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 116% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 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 March 2025: £140,660 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £85,319, awarded in 2025.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

8 trustees run the charity.

• Alison Mary GloverAppointed 7 December 2022
• Bonang Beryl LewisAppointed 23 November 2024
• Edward DubeAppointed 18 November 2023
• Evan David Gareth MorgansAppointed 18 January 2020
• Harry MacDonaldAppointed 22 November 2025
• Mekhe Abiel MohaiAppointed 23 November 2024
• Oliver James Machado-BowlerAppointed 18 November 2023
• Wayne John Edward CrockerAppointed 22 November 2025

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

1143448

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

18 August 2011

Governing document

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25/03/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/06/2011

Company number

07578753This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House

Website

www.dolencymru.orgAs 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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.

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

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