Gwyl Daniel Owen Festival
What it does
Bilingual Annual Arts and Cultural Festival held in October in Mold birthplace of Welsh novelist Daniel Owen.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GWYL DANIEL OWEN FESTIVAL.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Flintshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £4,670 and spent £3,942.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £4,670 | £3,942 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 March 2024 | £3,714 | £3,454 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,615 | £2,083 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,711 | £1,378 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 March 2021 | £2,600 | £1,468 | Not reported | 12 |
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 80%, from £2,600 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £4,670 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 84% 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: £2,450 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2,450 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £650 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £450 from 14 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £3,000, awarded in 2023.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2023 | Community Foundation in Wales | £3,000 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Nia Wyn JonesChair
- Andrea Mearns
- Eirian Wyn Conlon
- Richard Trefor Jones
- Robert Kevin Mathias
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 21 December 2025, 41 days early | Received 21 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 17 January 2025, 14 days early | Received 17 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 26 January 2023, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 30 January 2022, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1169101
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 8 September 2016
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Sep 2016
- Website
- www.danielowenfestival.com/programme
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
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.