The Evan Roberts Institute
What it does
Preservation of sacred and spiritually significant sites.
Its charitable purposes
1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN WALES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PRESERVATION OF SITES OF RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF RELIGIOUS HERITAGE IN WALES.‘RELIGIOUS HERITAGE’ MEANS ANY HISTORICAL SPIRITUAL OR RELIGIOUS EVENT OR PLACE THAT HAS HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON, OR IS SIGNIFICANTLY ASSOCIATED WITH, SHAPING ASPECTS OF CULTURE AND NATIONAL IDENTITY.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Religious activities
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £19,572 and spent £24,419.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £19,572 | £24,419 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 March 2024 | £24,068 | £15,628 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £18,991 | £19,089 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £14,340 | £13,349 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £500 | £3,741 | Not reported | 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 3,814%, from £500 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £19,572 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 125% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
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.
Charities whose accounts say they funded it
| Funder | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Lady Tangye Trust Limited | 31 January 2025 | £3,000 |
| The Lady Tangye Trust Limited | 31 January 2024 | £3,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
19 June 2026
Named in a registered interest of Darren Millar, Member of the Senedd
Category: Remunerated Employment, Directorships etc..
Entry in respect of: Member Name and nature of the employer: The Evan Roberts Institute - Charity Nature of the post: Director Amount of remuneration received: Nil Average number of hours devoted each week: Category 1: Less than 5 hours per week
26 September 2023
Named by Darren Millar in the Senedd
Can I declare an interest as a trustee of the Evan Roberts Institute, an organisation that promotes faith heritage here in Wales? Minister, I'm delighted to hear your words, in your response to Joel James, about the work that the Welsh Government wants to do to engage with faith communities to prote…
13 September 2023
Named by Russell George in the Senedd
…course, are well documented. As I mentioned, recognising and keeping our Welsh heritage is fairly close to my heart. I'm a trustee of the Evan Roberts Institute, established in 2013, and that's largely there to safeguard sites of religious and spiritual significance in Wales, especially those assoc…
16 February 2022
Named by Darren Millar in the Senedd
…perty that prompts me to speak today either. I also am involved—and I will declare an interest—with a charity, a small charity, called the Evan Roberts Institute. We acquired—. And I'm a trustee of the institute; I just want to put that on the record for interest purposes. We acquired a chapel in Lo…
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Darren Millar
- Mr Timothy James Rowlands
- Russell George
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 20 January 2026, 11 days early | Received 20 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 13 November 2024, 79 days early | Received 13 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 12 December 2023, 50 days early | Received 12 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 27 February 2023, 27 days late | Received 5 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 26 January 2022, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1152643
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 28 June 2013
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 28 Jun 2013
- Website
- www.evanrobertsinstitute.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Conwy
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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.