University of Wales:Trinity Saint David
What it does
Scholarship and a commitment to the quality of the learning experience are central to the mission of the UoW: Trinity Saint David. Through academic programmes delivered on campus and in the workplace, and the range of activities delivered in schools and community venues, existing initiatives will be built upon to widen access to HE and encourage participation from under-represented groups.
Its charitable purposes
III - THE OBJECTS OF THE UNIVERSITY ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE BY TEACHING, SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, WHICH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:1. THE POWER TO AWARD AND REVOKE DEGREES OF ANY RANK OF THE UNIVERSITY AND OTHER DISTINCTIONS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIPLOMAS, JOINT DEGREES, DUAL DEGREES, CERTIFICATES, FELLOWSHIPS, HONORARY DEGREES, HONORARY FELLOWSHIPS, MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATESHIPS) IN ITS OWN NAME AND/OR DUALLY OR JOINTLY WITH OTHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS; AND2. THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL UNIVERSITY PRESENCE IN SWANSEA, CARMARTHEN, AND LAMPETER (OR SUCH PLACES AS MAY BE DETERMINED), WHICH FACILITATES THE OBJECTS OF THE UNIVERSITY; AND3. THE OBJECTS OF THE UNIVERSITY SHALL HAVE REGARD TO THE VOCATIONAL, BILINGUAL, AND ANGLICAN HERITAGES OF HISTORICAL ENTITIES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
- Ceredigion
- Carmarthenshire
- City of Swansea
- Elsewhere
- Hackney
- Birmingham City
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £209,777,000 and spent £208,082,000.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £209,777,000 | £208,082,000 | 2,120 | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | £202,701,000 | £172,105,000 | 2,109 | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | £183,116,000 | £193,985,000 | 1,938 | Not reported |
| 31 July 2022 | £180,870,000 | £197,185,000 | 1,762 | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £173,872,000 | £165,667,000 | 1,658 | 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 21%, from £173,872,000 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £209,777,000 in the year to 31 July 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 99% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Welsh Government gave £55,685,000 in the year to 31 July 2025, 27% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: £64,673,000 from 27 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £64,673,000 from 27 grants | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | £57,928,000 from 31 grants | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | £60,594,000 from 28 grants | Not reported |
| 31 July 2022 | £64,123,000 from 28 grants | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £64,148,412 from 31 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 July 2025
- Donations and legacies£507,000
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£173,942,000
- Investments£1,330,000
- Other£33,998,000
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 July 2025, the charity named 7 funders who gave £64,673,000 between them. £64,673,000 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 | Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £55,685,000 | £49,358,000 | £50,851,000 |
| Medr | Other public body | £8,988,000 | ||
| Higher Education Funding Council for Wales | Other public body | £8,570,000 | £9,743,000 | |
| UK Research and Innovation | UK Government | £357,000 | ||
| Research charities | Trust, company or other | £45,000 |
Charities whose accounts say they funded it
| Funder | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol | 31 March 2025 | £196,194 |
| Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol | 31 March 2024 | £169,028 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £740,970, awarded in 2018.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2018 | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | £740,970 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
8 September 2026, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee - Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee
Q1 2026/27 Swansea Bay City Deal Portfolio Monitoring
8 September 2026, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee - Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee
Swansea Bay City Deal Portfolio Annual Report 2025/26
8 September 2026, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee - Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee
University Wales Trinity St David (UWTSD) Innovation Matrix Economic / Benefits Appraisal
1 September 2026, Ceredigion
Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet
To consider the report of the Executive Corporate Lead Officer: Schools, Lifelong Learning and Culture upon the University of Wales Trinity Saint David Lampeter Campus
1 September 2026, Ceredigion
Named in a document for a council meeting
Report- University of Wales Trinity Saint David Lampeter Campus
28 July 2026, Neath Port Talbot
Named in a decision of South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee
University Wales Trinity St David (UWTSD) Innovation Matrix Project Closure Report
28 July 2026, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Local Innovation Partnerships Fund
16 July 2026, Powys
Named in an agenda item or minute of Bwrdd Tyfu Canolbarth Cymru / Growing Mid Wales Board
Mid Wales Regional Skills Partnership
15 July 2026, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee - Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee
Overview of the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee and Swansea Bay City Deal (Verbal)
27 January 2026, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee
UK Research and Innovation Local Innovation Partnerships Fund
26 January 2026, Carmarthenshire
Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet
QUESTION BY MR HAVARD HUGHES TO COUNCILLOR LINDA EVANS, LEADER OF THE COUNCIL
13 January 2026, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of Swansea Bay City Region Joint Scrutiny Committee
SBCD Portfolio Monitoring Q2 2025/26
13 January 2026, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee - Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee
UK Research and Innovation Local Innovation Partnerships Fund
5 January 2026, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee - Economic Well Being and Regional Economic Development Sub-Committee
UK Research and Innovation Local Innovation Partnerships Fund
6 November 2025, Pembrokeshire
Named in an agenda item or minute of SACRE & SACRVE
SACRE/SACRVE Updates: Partnership working - Swansea University & UWTSD
7 October 2025, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of Swansea Bay City Region Joint Scrutiny Committee
Q1 2025/26 Swansea Bay City Deal Portfolio Monitoring
2 July 2025, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of Swansea Bay City Region Joint Scrutiny Committee
Q4 2024/25 Portfolio Monitoring
4 April 2025, Ceredigion
Named in a decision of Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education in Ceredigion (SACRE)
Membership - elect new chair, empty spaces
5 February 2025, Powys
Named in an agenda item or minute of Bwrdd Tyfu Canolbarth Cymru / Growing Mid Wales Board
PARTNERIAETH SGILIAU RHANBARTHOL CANOLBARTH CYMRU / MID WALES REGIONAL SKILLS PARTNERSHIP (DAI PRICE)
16 April 2024, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of Swansea Bay City Region Joint Scrutiny Committee
Construction Impact Assessment Summary
16 November 2023, Swansea
Named in an agenda item or minute of Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee
Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee Co-opted Membership.
16 November 2023, Swansea
Named in an agenda item or minute of Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee
Announcement(s) of the Chair.
27 October 2023, Carmarthenshire
Named in an agenda item or minute of Dyfed Powys Police and Crime Panel
OFFICE OF THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER BUSINESS PLAN
24 October 2023, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Update on Investment Zones
24 October 2023, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of Swansea Bay City Region Joint Scrutiny Committee
Swansea Bay City Deal Quarterly Monitoring Report
Showing the 25 most recent of 30 mentions.
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
12 October 2026
Named by Phil Kloer in the Senedd
…et up a social innovation centre as well, given the move to a more social model of health and well-being. We set that up with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. I think you're right on the innovation and trying to capture the staff, and not just in our hospitals but also in primary and com…
20 January 2026
Named by Mike Hedges in the Senedd
…es in Europe, with Dundee home to over a third of the country's games companies. Will the Welsh Government provide support to the University of Wales Trinity Saint David and the University of South Wales to further develop the computer games industry in Wales? I remember, as I'm sure other people do…
20 January 2026
Named by Mike Hedges in the Senedd
…c year, Swansea University had approximately 20,000 students and employed over 3,800 staff. In 2022-23, it was reported that the University of Wales Trinity Saint David's Swansea campus had 13,417 full-time students and 3,305 part-time students, with 1,500 staff. The importance of this to our econom…
15 January 2026
Named by James Owen in the Senedd
…the conversations, for example, we'd have with Cardiff University might look quite different to the conversations we'd have with University of Wales Trinity Saint David, as an example. I think one of the things that we're keen to do is understand what the different institutions are doing to manage…
23 October 2025
Named by Rebekah Humphreys in the Senedd
Hi, my name is Dr Rebekah Humphreys. I'm a senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David in Carmarthen. I'm a specialist in animal ethics and environmental ethics, and I serve on a number of ethics committees at the university and outside the university.
17 September 2025
Named by Lynne Neagle in the Senedd
…g people in the profession. We have had a strategic workload co-ordination group, which has been chaired by Anna Brychan from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, and I'm very grateful to her for her work in chairing that group. That group has had three work streams, and she has very recentl…
10 September 2025
Named in a written question from Paul Davies
Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning.
…were developed over an 18-month period and are now being delivered by the University of South Wales, Wrexham University, and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, with first cohorts having commenced in September 2024. Medr is working closely with CITB, Qualifications Wales, RSP groups and ot…
16 July 2025
Named by Dave Stacey in the Senedd
Bore da, my name is Dave Stacey. I'm the academic director for initial teacher education at the Athrofa professional learning partnership, which is based at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
26 June 2025
Named by Rob Stewart in the Senedd
…ay-down space, and renovation of the Sunderland hangar annexes into offices and workspaces, are all completed. In March 2025, the University of Wales Trinity Saint David officially opened their innovation matrix over in SA1 in Swansea, and again, that is a cutting-edge facility around 2,200 sq m in…
12 June 2025
Named by Gwyn Derfel in the Senedd
If I could just add one thing, I was invited to an event that the FAW and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David had organised, and that covered the use of minority languages within football, and there were excellent lessons to be learned there—very different lessons. You had Barcelona football…
11 June 2025
Named by Rebecca Evans in the Senedd
…tors, in its industry standard labs. I was really pleased to be able also to attend the opening of the Innovation Matrix with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David recently. So, I think there's an awful lot happening in our universities that is leading to the development of new start-ups, new…
5 June 2025
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: First Minister
Purpose: Prif Weithredwr Cyngor Sir Ceredigion a Is-Ganghellor Prifysgol y Drindod Dewi Sant / Chief Executive Ceregion County Council and Vice-Chancellor University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
Prif Weithredwr Cyngor Sir Ceredigion a Is-Ganghellor Prifysgol y Drindod Dewi Sant / Chief Executive Ceregion County Council and Vice-Chancellor University of Wales Trinity Saint David
10 March 2025
Named by Carolyn Thomas in the Senedd
…We call on UWTSD and the Welsh Government to create a viable, sustainable plan for the long-term future of Lampeter campus'. 'The University of Wales Trinity Saint David has announced a plan to end all undergraduate teaching at its Lampeter campus by September 2025, a decision that would sever nearl…
5 March 2025
Named by Yr Athro Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones in the Senedd
…Haf Gruffydd Jones. I am the director of the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. I'm a professor at University of Wales Trinity Saint David. I am deputy chair of the commission, and I hope I'll have an opportunity to say a little more about myself later, possibly, when…
12 February 2025
Named by Owain Jones in the Senedd
…e found to be not the most productive. So, in recent years, through linking with the Construction Wales Innovation Centre and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David and using their simulation equipment, the young person can simulate driving a machine, cutting a piece of timber, painting. That's…
5 February 2025
Named by Vikki Howells in the Senedd
…ng is offered at Bangor, Swansea, the University of South Wales, Wrexham and the Open University. Music is offered by Bangor, the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, the Open University and, most significantly, of course, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Ancient history is offered by…
5 February 2025
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: MinFHE
Purpose: Prof. Evans, University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
Prof. Evans, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
22 January 2025
Named by Vikki Howells in the Senedd
…dents at Lampeter university regarding the potential closure of that campus there, which, obviously I should say, comes under the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. It's a very unique campus because it is so small and intimate. I believe there are only 92 full-time undergraduate students, whic…
22 January 2025
Named by Janet Finch-Saunders in the Senedd
…lenges were made very evident yesterday when I joined Adam Price and other campaigners on the steps of the Senedd to support the University of Wales Trinity Saint David's Lampeter campus. And you may wonder why. I'll tell you. I have numerous constituents in Aberconwy who have actually graduated fro…
15 January 2025
Named in a written question from Janet Finch-Saunders
Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning.
…he Welsh Government made of the potential economic impact of the cessation of all undergraduate courses at the Lampeter campus of University of Wales Trinity Saint David on the local, regional, and national economy? I understand that the proposal by the University of Wales Trinity St David (UWTSD) t…
15 January 2025
Named in a written question from Janet Finch-Saunders
Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Education.
Will the Cabinet Secretary list all the grants that have been awarded to the University of Wales Trinity Saint David in the last three financial years separately? Welsh Government funding to the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) in the last 3 financial years has been primarily via HEFC…
15 January 2025
Named in a written question from Janet Finch-Saunders
Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Education.
What discussions has the Welsh Government had with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David about their intention to stop all undergraduate courses at the Lampeter campus? The University contacted my Officials to notify them of its proposal to move the undergraduate humanities provision from its…
20 December 2024
Named in a written question from Russell George
Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Education.
What assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of how the proposal from University of Wales Trinity Saint David to move the humanities department from Lampeter will impact on Welsh tradition, culture, and academic excellence, and on the local economy and well-being of the town and community of Lampe…
5 December 2024
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: MinFHE
Purpose: Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant /University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant /University of Wales Trinity Saint David
12 November 2024
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…project, which, of course, yes, is hugely successful, attracting significant investment, £250 million of private-public funding, University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s wonderful new Matrix development, and Coastal Housing, constructing 104 new affordable units next to the River Tawe, part funded…
Showing the 25 most recent of 49 mentions.
Trustees
16 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Chris Martin OBE DL
- Dr Tracy Cruickshank
- Emlyn Dole
- Emlyn Michele James Griffith Schiavone
- Gwyneira Davies
- Harriet Frances Ross
- Jacqui Kedward
- Jonathan Chitty
- Jonathan Pugh
- Katrin Shaw
- Laura Toscano
- Nigel Roberts
- Professor Elwen Evans KC
- Richard Anthony Norton
- Richard John Bills
- Timothy James Llewelyn
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Received 17 December 2025, 165 days early | Received 17 December 2025 |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 7 April 2025, 54 days early | Received 7 April 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 24 April 2024, 37 days early | Received 24 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 19 December 2022, 163 days early | Received 19 December 2022 |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 14 February 2022, 106 days early | Received 14 February 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1149535
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 29 October 2012
- Governing document
- SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER, LETTERS PATENT AND GREAT SEAL GRANTED 28 SEPTEMBER 2012, STATUTES AND ORDINANCES RATIFIED BY THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL 5 OCTOBER 2012
- Website
- www.uwtsd.ac.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
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 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.