Tywi Gateway Trust
What it does
Amcanion: "Hyrwyddo er budd y cyhoedd ym Mharc yr Esgob a'i leoliad diwylliannol yn Abergwili, cadwraeth, amddiffyniad, gwelliant a dealltwriaeth o'r amgylchedd naturiol ac adeiledig."Aims: "To promote for the benefit of the public at the Bishop's Park and its cultural setting inAbergwili the conservation, protection, improvement and understanding of the built andnatural environments."
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT THE BISHOP'S PARK AND ITS CULTURAL SETTING IN ABERGWILI THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, IMPROVEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- 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
- Carmarthenshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £329,391 and spent £347,911.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £329,391 | £347,911 | Not reported | 91 |
| 31 March 2024 | £225,070 | £321,610 | Not reported | 58 |
| 31 March 2023 | £293,179 | £248,622 | Not reported | 34 |
| 31 March 2022 | £98,801 | £205,016 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2021 | £227,911 | £139,900 | Not reported | 25 |
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 45%, from £227,911 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £329,391 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 106% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 45% of its income in the year to 31 March 2023 came from government grants and contracts (£131,385).
- Largest funder
- UK Government gave £143,015 in the year to 31 March 2025, 43% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £181,575 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £181,575 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £62,163 from 62,163 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £129,285 from 5 grants | £2,100 from 2 contracts |
| 31 March 2022 | £87,275 from 6 grants | £3,420 from 2 contracts |
| 31 March 2021 | £189,094 from 6 grants | £600 from 1 contract |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 3 funders who gave £257,292 between them. £257,292 of that came from public bodies.
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.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Government | UK Government | £143,015 | £62,163 | |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | National Lottery | £114,277 | £89,530 | £85,000 |
| Carmarthenshire County Council | Council | £73,818 | ||
| Third Sector Resilience Fund | Trust, company or other | £50,000 | ||
| HSBC UK | Trust, company or other | £27,990 | ||
| People's Postcode Lottery | National Lottery | £25,000 | ||
| The Architectural Heritage Fund | Trust, company or other | £13,632 | ||
| Steps to Sustainability | Trust, company or other | £11,190 | ||
| Cadw | Other public body | £1,900 | ||
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | Other public body | £774 | ||
| Tree Council Branching Out | Council | £350 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 7 grants to this charity since 2014, worth at least £2,995,053.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£2,950,071, 5 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£25,000, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£19,982, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,982 |
| 30 Jun 2023 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 8 Jun 2023 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £1,418,975 |
| 29 Nov 2021 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £1,290 |
| 2 Nov 2020 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £3,206 |
| 13 Jul 2020 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £31,000 |
| 16 Dec 2014 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £1,495,600 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 2 payments to this charity worth £325,871 between 8 April 2021 and 10 September 2025.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £325,871 | 2 | 2021/22, 2025/26 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
30 June 2026, Carmarthenshire
Named in a decision of Cabinet Member Rural Affairs, Communities, and Welsh Language
WELSH GOVERNMENT ALLOTMENT SUPPORT GRANT
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
10 September 2025
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Cabsec SJTCW
Purpose: Ymddiriedolaeth Porth Tywi / Tywi Gateway Trust.
Ymddiriedolaeth Porth Tywi / Tywi Gateway Trust
Trustees
11 trustees run the charity.
- Betsan CaldwellChair
- Ann Gwenllian Dorsett
- Anne Margaret Loughran
- Cllr. Shone Hughes
- Dr Neil Caldwell
- Eric James Kitchen
- Geraint Pugh Bevan
- Huw Michael
- Nigel Roberts
- Phillip Alder
- Wynfford James
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 26 January 2026, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 27 January 2025, 4 days early | Received 27 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 23 January 2024, 8 days early | Received 23 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 19 January 2023, 12 days early | Received 19 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 7 January 2022, 24 days early | Received 7 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1167244
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 20 May 2016
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 20 May 2016 as amended on 11 Jan 2023
- Website
- parcyresgob.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
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 on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.