Registered charity 1145675

Afonydd Cymru Cyfyngedig

What it does

Afonydd Cymru is the umbrella body for the 6 Rivers Trusts in Wales and the Marches. Activities include river restoration, seeking and distributing funding for member trusts and lobbying Welsh Government for better environmental outcomes for rivers and fisheries.

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

Its charitable purposes

A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE MANAGEMENT OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, CONSERVATION, REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT. B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF RIVERS, THEIR BASINS, FAUNA AND FLORA.C) TO PROTECT, CONSERVE, REHABILITATE AND IMPROVE THE RIVERS, STREAMS, WATERCOURSES AND RIVER BASINS, INCLUDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS AND WATER IMPOUNDMENTS, OF WALES OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: General charitable purposes
Education and training
Arts, culture, heritage and science
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: Acts as an umbrella or resource body

The charity chose these from the Charity Commission's list.

Where it works

Elsewhere

Throughout England and Wales

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £275,389 and spent £200,365.

Income, spending, staff and volunteers by financial year
Year ending	Income	Spending	Paid staff	Volunteers
31 December 2025	£275,389	£200,365	Not reported	Not reported
31 December 2024	£149,937	£178,827	Not reported	Not reported
31 December 2023	£259,277	£208,023	Not reported	Not reported
31 December 2022	£101,712	£95,559	Not reported	Not reported
31 December 2021	£108,852	£73,406	Not reported	Not reported

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.

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 153%, from £108,852 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £275,389 in the year to 31 December 2025.
Spending against income: It spent 73% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Money from government: 13% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£35,579).

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

Government funding, as the charity reported it

Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £23,716 from 2 grants. Government contracts: £11,863 from 3 contracts.

Income from government grants and contracts by financial year
Year ending	Government grants	Government contracts
31 December 2025	£23,716 from 2 grants	£11,863 from 3 contracts
31 December 2024	£15,000 from 1 grant	Not reported
31 December 2023	£15,000 from 1 grant	Not reported
31 December 2022	£16,598 from 1 grant	Not reported
31 December 2021	£82,361 from 3 grants	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.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 2019, worth at least £508,000.

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.

Grants awarded, newest first
Awarded	Grant	Amount
7 May 2025	Esmée Fairbairn FoundationGrant to AFONYDD CYMRU CYFYNGEDIG	£250,000
20 Feb 2023	Esmée Fairbairn FoundationGrant to AFONYDD CYMRU CYFYNGEDIG	£18,000
30 Mar 2022	Esmée Fairbairn FoundationGrant to AFONYDD CYMRU CYFYNGEDIG	£180,000
5 May 2020	Esmée Fairbairn FoundationGrant to AFONYDD CYMRU CYFYNGEDIG	£10,000
1 Jul 2019	Esmée Fairbairn FoundationGrant to AFONYDD CYMRU CYFYNGEDIG	£50,000

Payments from public bodies, from their spending data

Public bodies' published spending shows 4 payments to this charity worth £152,209 between 11 February 2021 and 3 February 2023.

Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public body	Paid	Payments	Financial years
Welsh Governmentits spending data	£152,209	4	2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23

Councils and Welsh Government publish what they pay suppliers and grant holders above a threshold, usually £500 for councils and £25,000 for Welsh Government, so smaller payments are missing. A payment is shown only when OpenEconomy matched it to this charity with certainty. These figures come from the payer's records. They are a separate measure from the charity's own accounts, 360Giving grants and its annual return, and are never added to them.

In the Senedd and Welsh Government

Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

24 June 2026
Named by Benjamin Hodge Mckenna in the Senedd
…iaethol heddiw, yr hyn y buaswn yn ei dderbyn yw ein bod yn ceisio defnyddio'r pŵer i wneud ein deddfau ein hunain yng Nghymru i wella ansawdd afonydd Cymru. Fe wnawn hynny beth bynnag am ddeddfwriaeth yr UE. Ond yn hytrach na mynd ar drywydd yr ysgyfarnog honno, hoffwn ddiolch i Sera Evans am ei hy…
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24 June 2026
Named by James Evans in the Senedd
…ilwaith. Maent yn byw ac yn gweithio wrth ymyl yr afonydd hyn, a dyna pam y maent eisiau dŵr glân lawn cymaint ag unrhyw un arall. Dylai Deddf afonydd Cymru gydnabod bod ffermwyr a rheolwyr tir yn rhan o'r ateb ac nad nhw yw'r broblem. Mae hynny'n golygu symud oddi wrth ddulliau cyffredinol sy'n cos…
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24 June 2026
Named by James Evans in the Senedd
…. Er nad yw fy mhwyllgor wedi cyfarfod eto, hoffwn ddweud fy mod yn siarad fel unigolyn, nid ar ran y pwyllgor. Mae'r cynnig yn galw am Ddeddf afonydd Cymru i fynd i'r afael ag atebolrwydd o ran gollyngiadau carthion, i gefnogi mesurau rheoli maethynnau ar draws dalgylchoedd a gwobrwyo canlyniadau m…
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24 June 2026
Named by Jane Dodds in the Senedd
…he importance of our water. So, let me just say that there are three things that I just want to focus in on. We must close the monitoring gap. Afonydd Cymru has highlighted that 90 per cent of Welsh water bodies have been assessed as being in high status with no actual chemical monitoring data, but…
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24 June 2026
Named by Janet Finch-Saunders in the Senedd
…ollyngwyd carthion heb eu trin i ddyfroedd yng Nghymru a Lloegr 400,000 o weithiau, am fwy na 2.5 miliwn o oriau. Rhyddhawyd carthion amrwd i afonydd Cymru'n unig am 777,545 awr, cyfanswm o 94,974 o weithiau. Mae'r ffigurau hyn yn gwbl annerbyniol. Maent yn peri risg ddifrifol i'n bywyd gwyllt, i ie…
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24 June 2026
Named by Nigel Williams in the Senedd
…ofyn heddiw. Pa ganlyniadau sy'n deillio o hynny? Mae'r cyhoedd yng Nghymru’n haeddu mwy na dyheadau yn unig. Felly, gadewch inni wneud Deddf afonydd Cymru yn fwy na darn arall o ddeddfwriaeth yn unig. Gadewch iddi nodi'r foment pan fydd Cymru o'r diwedd yn camu ymlaen o addewidion i gyflawni, o es…
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24 June 2026
Named by Laura Anne Jones in the Senedd
…mru erbyn 2030. A dim ond 40 y cant o gyrff dŵr Cymru sydd wedi'u dosbarthu'n rhai mewn cyflwr da neu well yn gyffredinol. Felly, mae'r Ddeddf afonydd Cymru yr ydym yn ei hargymell heddiw yn ymateb brys i ddirywiad difrifol a mesuradwy ar ôl blynyddoedd o ddiffyg gweithredu gan Lywodraethau ar ddau…
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24 June 2026
Named by Laura Anne Jones in the Senedd
…eiladwyd o'u cwmpas, ac i genedlaethau'r dyfodol na ddylent orfod gofyn pam y gwnaethom ganiatáu iddynt ddirywio i'r fath raddau. Byddai Deddf afonydd Cymru yn rhoi fframwaith i Gymru fynd i'r afael ag atebolrwydd o ran gollyngiadau carthion, i gefnogi mesurau rheoli maethynnau ar draws dalgylchoedd…
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22 November 2025
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: DFM Cabsec CCRA
Purpose: Afonydd Cymru – Gail Davies-Walsh; Keep Wales Tidy – Owen Derbyshire; Wildlife Trust Wales – Rachel Sharp – Director ; RSPB - Sharon Thompson; WEL – Karen Whitfield ; WEL – Rewilding Britain – James Hitchcock; National Parks – Catherine Howell – Head of Natural Capital Development; WWF – Shea Buckland-Jones – Head of Policy and Advocacy; Marine Conservation Society – Gareth Cunningham; National Landscapes – (Ieuan) Llyr Jones; National Trust – Alys Routley; CPRW Chair - Jonty Colchester; Woodland Trust – Kylie Jones-Mattock; DC/WW – Fergus; O’Brien – Natural and Social Capital; Plantlife – Lesley Fletcher; Soil Association – A Tuddenham; Nature Friendly Farming Network – Rhys Evans.
Afonydd Cymru – Gail Davies-Walsh; Keep Wales Tidy – Owen Derbyshire; Wildlife Trust Wales – Rachel Sharp – Director ; RSPB - Sharon Thompson; WEL – Karen Whitfield ; WEL – Rewilding Britain – James Hitchcock; National Parks – Catherine Howell – Head of Natural Capital Development; WWF – Shea Buckla…
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9 July 2025
Named by Carolyn Thomas in the Senedd
…gwneud hyn yn rhad ac am ddim. Mae Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru bellach yn ei gwneud yn ofynnol i’r gamlas, a reolir gan Ymddiriedolaeth Camlesi ac Afonydd Cymru (elusen), gael trwydded a chyfyngu ar y dŵr y mae’n ei dynnu. Heb gyflenwad dyddiol o ddŵr drwy ei lociau, bydd y gamlas yn mynd yn anweithredo…
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10 June 2025
Named by Huw Irranca-Davies in the Senedd
…dd arfordirol yn lân ac yn iach, yn cefnogi iechyd y cyhoedd a bywyd gwyllt amrywiol, ac yn darparu cyfleoedd hamdden. Heddiw, mae 44 y cant o afonydd Cymru wedi cyflawni statws ecolegol 'da', cyfradd sydd dair gwaith yn uwch na chyfradd Lloegr.
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21 May 2025
Named by Delyth Jewell in the Senedd
…dorri o ran sut mae pobl yn ei weld e, a—. Wel, buaswn i eisiau gwybod: allwch chi gadarnhau'r dyddiad diwethaf gwnaeth tasglu gwella ansawdd afonydd Cymru gwrdd? Dwi'n meddwl bod hybu tryloywder yn mynd i fod yn rhywbeth pwysig er mwyn gweld atebolrwydd. Ydych chi'n gallu diweddaru'r Senedd cyn gy…
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2 April 2025
Named by Julie James in the Senedd
…n a chael trefn ar ei weithgarwch ei hun. Mae hynny'n wir am fwyngloddiau; mae'n wir am bob llygrwr arall. Ond y gwir amdani yw, ar gyfer holl afonydd Cymru ac eithrio’r Teifi—holl afonydd ardaloedd cadwraeth arbennig Cymru, ac eithrio’r Teifi—llygredd amaethyddol yw’r prif lygrwr. Mae’n rhaid inni…
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26 March 2025
Named by Heledd Fychan in the Senedd
…byd, a anwyd ym Mhontypridd, a'r arbenigwr dŵr croyw a'r academydd o Brifysgol Caerdydd, Dr Masud. Eu nod oedd codi ymwybyddiaeth o lygredd yn afonydd Cymru ac ysbrydoli gweithredu ar y cyd i adfer yr ecosystemau hanfodol hyn. Crëwyd ymgyrch Taf Taclus i uno cymunedau sy'n glanhau un afon a thorri'r…
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25 March 2025
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: DFM Cabsec CCRA
Purpose: CEO of Afonydd Cymru.
CEO of Afonydd Cymru
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21 January 2025
Named by Huw Irranca-Davies in the Senedd
…r quality—and I mentioned in my statement the additional £40 million we're putting into NRW—but it's also the work that we do with people like Afonydd Cymru and others, working with partners, with the Tywi river trust and others, to clean up our rivers, remove barriers, make them more friendly for d…
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8 November 2024
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: First Minister
Purpose: Uwchgynhadledd Adfer Afonydd Cymru / Restoring Welsh Rivers Summit.
Uwchgynhadledd Adfer Afonydd Cymru / Restoring Welsh Rivers Summit
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9 October 2024
Named by Gareth Davies in the Senedd
…arthffosiaeth, ac rwy'n credu bod angen cosbau ariannol neu hyd yn oed droseddol mewn ymateb i lefelau annerbyniol o lygredd. Yn ôl Dŵr Cymru, afonydd Cymru yw rhai o'r afonydd sydd â fwyaf o garthion ynddynt yn y DU, a'r llynedd oedd y perfformiad gwaethaf a gofnodwyd erioed. Yn fy etholaeth i, mae…
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17 September 2024
Named by Janet Finch-Saunders in the Senedd
…a'u bod ymhell islaw'r safon yr ydym ni'n ei disgwyl. Yn ôl adroddiad diwethaf y gyfarwyddeb fframwaith dŵr, ar hyn o bryd dim ond 44 y cant o afonydd Cymru sy'n bodloni'r meini prawf ar gyfer statws ecolegol da. Nawr, croesawais—rwy'n dal i gyfeirio ato fel 'dirprwy', ond rwy'n tueddu i feddwl amda…
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17 September 2024
Named by Mike Hedges in the Senedd
…th pysgotwyr a thrigolion. A wnaiff Llywodraeth Cymru gryfhau deddfwriaeth i atal yr arfer cywilyddus ond eang o ollwng carthion heb eu trin i afonydd Cymru fel mater o drefn?
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17 July 2024
Named by Llyr Gruffydd in the Senedd
…i, fel pwyllgor, yn parhau i fod yn bryderus bod diffyg adnoddau o fewn Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru yn tanseilio ymdrechion nid yn unig i amddiffyn afonydd Cymru ond yr amgylchedd ehangach, sydd, fel rŷn ni wedi clywed eisoes ar lawr y Siambr yma y prynhawn yma, o dan fygythiad cyson o amryw o ffynonella…
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19 March 2024
Named by Huw Irranca-Davies in the Senedd
…du ar yr etifeddiaeth—yr etifeddiaeth falch—sydd gennym ni o unigolion rhagorol yn y maes hwn, fel Kathleen E. Carpenter, yr oedd ei gwaith ar afonydd Cymru fwy na chanrif yn ôl mor hanfodol i ddeall yr effeithiau ar ecoleg dŵr croyw ac yn y blaen. Felly, o ystyried, fel y mae Adam wedi dweud, nifer…
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12 December 2023
Named by Julie James in the Senedd
…ol ein bod ni wedi cyhoeddi adroddiad 'Tystiolaeth ar orlifoedd storm yng Nghymru' ar 26 o fis Hydref, a gomisiynwyd gan dasglu gwella ansawdd afonydd Cymru, yn rhan o'i gynllun gweithredu rheoleiddio gorlifo amgylcheddol. Er nad yw'r adroddiad yn cynnwys argymhellion penodol, fe fydd y dewisiadau a…
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8 November 2023
Named by Adam Price in the Senedd
…this, and his expertise in big data and in artificial intelligence, which has helped uncover unreported pollution here in Wales, working with Afonydd Cymru, and forcing Welsh Water itself to admit spewing sewage illegally at dozens of waste water treatment centres for years. Now, Welsh Water now fi…
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8 November 2023
Named by Paul Davies in the Senedd
…ic human right, and no stone should be left unturned in ensuring that we can all access good-quality water. Now, in the case of Pembrokeshire, Afonydd Cymru, which represents the Rivers Trust in Wales, commissioned Professor Peter Hammond to review spill data from the Cardigan works nearby, along wi…
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Trustees

7 trustees run the charity.

The Viscount Christopher MillsChairAppointed 18 July 2019
Catherine LehaneAppointed 20 January 2025
Charles Newington-BridgesAppointed 20 January 2025
Karen WhitfieldAppointed 20 January 2025
Peter PowellAppointed 18 January 2021
Roger John MaggsAppointed 20 January 2025
Simon EvansAppointed 17 October 2025

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

Filing record

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

When each year's annual return and accounts were due and received
Year ending	Due	Annual return	Accounts
31 December 2025	31 October 2026	Received 17 July 2026, 106 days early	Received 17 July 2026
31 December 2024	31 October 2025	Received 14 July 2025, 109 days early	Received 14 July 2025
31 December 2023	31 October 2024	Received 13 August 2024, 79 days early	Received 13 August 2024
31 December 2022	31 October 2023	Received 12 July 2023, 111 days early	Received 12 July 2023
31 December 2021	31 October 2022	Received 26 September 2022, 35 days early	Received 26 September 2022

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About this charity

Charity number: 1145675
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 30 January 2012
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05 NOV 2008 as amended on 17 Oct 2025
Company number: 06742270This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
Website: www.afonyddcymru.orgAs the charity gave it on the register.
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.
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.
In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

Elsewhere in the Edau family

Year ending

Income

Spending

Paid staff

Volunteers

31 December 2025

£275,389

£200,365

Not reported

31 December 2024

£149,937

£178,827

Not reported

31 December 2023

£259,277

£208,023

Not reported

31 December 2022

£101,712

£95,559

Not reported

31 December 2021

£108,852

£73,406

Not reported

Year ending

Government grants

Government contracts

31 December 2025

£23,716 from 2 grants

£11,863 from 3 contracts

31 December 2024

£15,000 from 1 grant

Not reported

31 December 2023

£15,000 from 1 grant

Not reported

31 December 2022

£16,598 from 1 grant

Not reported

31 December 2021

£82,361 from 3 grants

Not reported

Awarded

Grant

Amount

7 May 2025