The Royal Welsh Regimental Museum Trust
What it does
The objectives of the Charity are:To educate the public in the history and military accomplishments of the Regiment, and its former regiments, by the maintenance of a military Museum and Archive and to promote military efficiency and encourage recruitment.
Its charitable purposes
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND MILITARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE REGIMENT AND ITS FORMER REGIMENTS IN PARTICULAR BY THE MAINTENANCE OF A MILITARY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVE AND THE PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITION TO THE PUBLIC OF THE COLLECTION WHICH TELLS THE STORY OF OVER 300 YEARS OF SERVICE BY SOLDIERS OF THE REGIMENT AND ITS FORMER REGIMENTS ANDTO PROMOTE MILITARY EFFICIENCY AND ENCOURAGE RECRUITMENT
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Armed forces and emergency services
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £90,133 and spent £124,616.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £90,133 | £124,616 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 March 2024 | £139,207 | £119,810 | Not reported | 13 |
| 31 March 2023 | £481,164 | £89,316 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 March 2022 | £104,871 | £80,365 | Not reported | 18 |
| 31 March 2021 | £555,738 | £118,495 | 5 | 12 |
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 84%, from £555,738 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £90,133 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 138% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Army Museums Ogilby Trust gave £12,029 in the year to 31 March 2025, 13% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £1,699 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,699 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £11,512 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £11,058 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £32,849 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £138,000 from 3 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2021
- Donations and legacies£536,493
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£11,050
- Trading and fundraising£1,779
- Investments£6,266
- Other£150
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 2 funders who gave £21,438 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 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army Museums Ogilby Trust | Trust, company or other | £12,029 | £11,512 | £11,058 |
| PAVO | Trust, company or other | £9,409 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £9,300, awarded in 2017.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2017 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £9,300 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 4 payments to this charity worth £793 between 1 March 2024 and 23 October 2025.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouthshire County Council | £793 | 4 | 2023/24, 2025/26 |
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- Colonel Sion Duncan Walker
- Colonel Tim Van-rees MBC CD Ba DL
- David Maxwell Warren
- Dorcas Elizabeth Cresswell
- Mr R C May-hill
- Neil James Mansfield
- Neil Robert Richardson
- Peter Kinsman
- Rosemarie Harris
- Russ Wardle
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 16 December 2025, 46 days early | Received 16 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 13 December 2024, 49 days early | Received 13 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 20 December 2023, 42 days early | Received 20 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 18 November 2022, 74 days early | Received 18 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 2 December 2021, 60 days early | Received 2 December 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1145031
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 13 December 2011
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 12 JULY 2005 AS AMENDED BY DEED OF VARIATION OF 27 APRIL 2007
- Company number
- 07769242This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- royalwelshmuseum.wales
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
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.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.