The Conwy Arts Trust
What it does
Conwy Arts Trust aims to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education and appreciation of the public in the art of drama and the other arts within the county borough of Conwy by encouraging and fostering cultural activities such as the study, performance, understanding and appreciation of drama productions, music, literature, the visual arts and educational workshops.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF DRAMA AND THE OTHER ARTS WITHIN THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF CONWY BY ENCOURAGING AND FOSTERING CULTURAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE STUDY, PERFORMANCE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF DRAMA PRODUCTIONS, MUSIC, LITERATURE, THE VISUAL ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Conwy
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £148,641 and spent £47,837.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £148,641 | £47,837 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £45,251 | £81,407 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £94,574 | £58,510 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £69,330 | £51,975 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £47,391 | £41,912 | 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 214%, from £47,391 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £148,641 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 32% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Community & Voluntary Support Conwy | 31 March 2024 | £3,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 4 grants to this charity since 2017, worth at least £139,492.
By funder
- BBC Children in Need£134,542, 3 grants
- The National Lottery Community Fund£4,950, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £500 |
| 9 Sept 2020 | BBC Children in Need | £39,225 |
| 14 Jun 2017 | BBC Children in Need | £94,817 |
| 8 Jun 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,950 |
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Dilwyn PriceChair
- Donald Milne
- Gareth Leech
- Joann Rae
- Kristen Gallagher
- Michael Dorian Tree
- Sarah Dawn Ecob
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 28 January 2026, 3 days early | Received 28 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 6 December 2024, 56 days early | Received 6 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 8 January 2024, 23 days early | Received 8 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 25 January 2023, 6 days early | Received 25 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 15 November 2021, 77 days early | Received 15 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1161120
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 30 March 2015
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 13 NOV 2013
- 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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.