The Armoury Conservation Trust
What it does
The maintenance and repair of The Old Lock-Up for the benefit of the local community and historical value.
Its charitable purposes
1)THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, OF THE ARMOURY, COMPRISING THE ARMOURY SHOP, THE DRILL HALL FLAT,THE OLD LOCK-UP AND THE OLD TOWN HALL AT VICTORIA SQUARE LLANGOLLEN, DENBIGHSHIRE.2)TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF LLANGOLLEN AND SURROUNDING AREA AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Denbighshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £46,753 and spent £35,591.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £46,753 | £35,591 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 December 2024 | £27,826 | £20,793 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 December 2023 | £32,441 | £52,537 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 December 2022 | £46,880 | £12,474 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 December 2021 | £13,360 | £13,741 | 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 250%, from £13,360 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £46,753 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 76% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £25,000 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £25,000 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £17,700 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £2,500 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Susan Margaret Hargreaves Ba, MaChair
- Jamie Coath
- Peter Anthony Jones
- Professor Cynthia Veronica Burek
- Ralph Thomas Harvey-robson Fcca
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 27 July 2026, 96 days early | Received 27 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 21 October 2025, 10 days early | Received 21 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 25 November 2024, 25 days late | Received 25 November 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 25 November 2024, 391 days late | Received 25 November 2024 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 28 July 2022, 95 days early | Received 19 November 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1158102
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 4 August 2014
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 04 Aug 2014
- Council area of its contact address
- Denbighshire
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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.