Ymddiriedolaeth Clough Williams-ellis Foundation
What it does
The Foundation's activities in the North Wales area include: Conserving the landscape; maintaining historic structures; educating the public about the heritage of the property; managing the gardens and woodlands of Plas Brondanw; applying sustainable principles to any improvements and new buildings; and promoting sustainable development and viable communities.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1 TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS OR FOR THE BENEFIT OR FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN SUCH MANNER AND (IF MORE THAN ONE) IN SUCH SHARES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING TO OR TOWARDS OR FOR ALL OR ANY OF THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES SET OUT IN CLAUSE 3.2 BELOW.3.2 IN NORTH WALES AND ESPECIALLY IN SNOWDONIA AND GWYNEDD INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR THE PORTMEIRION PENINSULA AT MINFFORD PENRHYNDEUDRAETH AND THE BRONDANW PARC AND CROESOR ESTATE AT LLANFROTHEN GWYNEDD (AREA) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND ESPECIALLY THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA:3.2.1 TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF LANDS OF BEAUTY OR HISTORIC, ECOLOGICAL OR OTHER SCIENTIFIC INTEREST AND GENERALLY TO PROTECT PRESERVE AND IMPROVE THE NATURAL ASPECT, CHARACTER, ENVIRONMENT, BIODIVERSITY AND AMENITIES OF THE AREA;3.2.2 TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE, THE PROVISION OF ROUTES AND WAYS THEREFOR AND THE PRESERVATION OF FOOTPATHS, COMMONS AND WASTE LANDS;3.2.3 TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND REHABILITATION OF GARDENS AND DESIGNED LANDSCAPES WHICH ARE OF NATIONAL, HISTORIC OR ARTISTIC INTEREST AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO AND ENJOYMENT OF SUCH GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES;3.2.4 TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF BUILDINGS WHICH ARE OF NATIONAL, HISTORIC, ARCHITECTURAL OR ARTISTIC INTEREST AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO AND ENJOYMENT OF SUCH BUILDINGS AND TO AUGMENT THE AMENITIES OF SUCH BUILDINGS AND THEIR BUILT AND NATURAL SURROUNDINGS;3.2.5 TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE RURAL LANDSCAPE (INCLUDING THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF STRUCTURES AND SITES WHICH FORM PART OF THAT LANDSCAPE AND ARE OF HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL OR ARTISTIC INTEREST OR AMENITY VALUE), THE CONSERVATION OF FLORA AND FAUNA, SUSTAINABLE METHODS OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND OTHER ENTERPRISES WHICH SUPPORT SUCH CONSERVATION, AND RESEARCH INTO THE SAME AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS; AND3.2.6 TO PROMOTE STUDY AND EDUCATION PARTICULARLY IN FIELDS OF RELEVANCE TO THE AREA SUCH AS LOCAL HISTORY, WELSH CULTURE, ECOLOGY AND THE GEOLOGICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND KINDRED SCIENCES AND RESEARCH INTO THE SAME AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
- Conwy
- Ceredigion
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Wrexham
- Gwynedd
Income and spending
In the year ending 5 April 2025, it had income of £973,586 and spent £1,028,718.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £973,586 | £1,028,718 | 6 | Not reported |
| 5 April 2024 | £1,451,211 | £1,017,036 | 6 | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | £1,160,095 | £966,066 | 7 | Not reported |
| 5 April 2022 | £954,970 | £891,329 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 April 2021 | £695,064 | £771,008 | 4 | 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 40%, from £695,064 in the year to 5 April 2021 to £973,586 in the year to 5 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 106% of its income in the year to 5 April 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 5 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2022 | £867 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 5 April 2021 | £15,243 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 5 April 2025
- Donations and legacies£36,625
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£563,887
- Trading and fundraising£191,387
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Dafydd Iwan
- David Heneage Wynne-finch
- Dr RACHEL CARYS GARDEN
- Julian Clough Wallace
- Menna Angharad
- Seran Arianwen Dolma
- Yr Athro Richard Merfyn Jones
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | 5 February 2026 | Received 5 February 2026 | Received 5 February 2026 |
| 5 April 2024 | 5 February 2025 | Received 13 January 2025, 23 days early | Received 13 January 2025 |
| 5 April 2023 | 5 February 2024 | Received 29 February 2024, 24 days late | Received 29 February 2024 |
| 5 April 2022 | 5 February 2023 | Received 24 November 2022, 73 days early | Received 24 November 2022 |
| 5 April 2021 | 5 February 2022 | Received 10 December 2021, 57 days early | Received 10 December 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1165883
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 4 March 2016
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 04 MAR 2016AMENDED ON 01 APR 2016
- Website
- www.brondanw.org/english/foundation/foundation.html
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
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.