Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
What it does
Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley aim to Discover, Protect and Promote the outstanding landscape of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
Its charitable purposes
TO CONSERVE AND CARE FOR CLWYDIAN RANGE AND DEE VALLEY DESIGNATED AN AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY AND ASSIST IN THE PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF ITS AMENITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC EITHER ALONE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER BODIES OR ORGANISATIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT INCLUDING ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE LANDSCAPE AND ITS NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Wrexham
Income and spending
In the year ending 8 April 2025, it had income of £6,286 and spent £6,158.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2025 | £6,286 | £6,158 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 8 April 2024 | £3,085 | £6,349 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 6 April 2023 | £6,477 | £590 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 8 April 2022 | £2,476 | £1,106 | Not reported | 1 |
| 8 April 2021 | £2,343 | £44 | 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 168%, from £2,343 in the year to 8 April 2021 to £6,286 in the year to 8 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 98% of its income in the year to 8 April 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 8 April 2025: £3,360 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2025 | £3,360 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 8 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 6 April 2023 | £2,900 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £1,382,400, awarded in 2015.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2015 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £1,382,400 |
Trustees
14 trustees run the charity.
- Christine Evans
- David Neville Tomlinson
- Helen Roberts
- John Ifor Roberts
- Julie Melissa Masters
- Lorna Jean Jenner
- Martyn Laurie Holland
- Michael Skuse
- Mike Smart
- Nick Ward
- Professor Robert Moore
- Rajan Madhok
- Richard Adrian Jones
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2025 | 8 February 2026 | Received 2 February 2026, 6 days early | Received 2 February 2026 |
| 8 April 2024 | 8 February 2025 | Received 2 February 2025, 6 days early | Received 2 February 2025 |
| 6 April 2023 | 6 February 2024 | Received 15 January 2024, 22 days early | Received 15 January 2024 |
| 8 April 2022 | 8 February 2023 | Received 13 January 2023, 26 days early | Received 13 January 2023 |
| 8 April 2021 | 8 February 2022 | Received 1 February 2022, 7 days early | Received 1 February 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1163812
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 2 October 2015
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 02 Oct 2015
- Website
- www.friends.cymru
- 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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.