Registered charity 1172199

Conwy Connect for Learning Disabilities

What it does

Conwy Connect for Learning Disabilities was set up in 1997 to help promote the rights of people with a learning disability living within the County of Conwy and in North Wales. Its aims include ensuring people have equality of choice and opportunity in the community they live in.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

Its charitable purposes

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN NORTH WALES PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL HELP, ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, ADVOCACY AND INFORMATION TO THEM THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS ANDA) TO ENABLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEARNING DISABILITIES, THEIR PARENTS AND CARERS TO ACCESS INFORMATION FOR THE BEST CARE, ACCOMMODATION, EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, EMPLOYMENT AND LEISURE SUITED TO THEIR NEEDS AND CHOICES ENSURING A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE.B) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN ALL LOCAL VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY BODIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTEREST IN, AND CONCERN FOR, PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEARNING DISABILITIES.C) TO OFFER MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OTHERS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN PARENTS, GUARDIANS, RELATIVES, INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND FRIENDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEARNING DISABILITIES AND THOSE ENTRUSTED WITH THEIR CARE.D) TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT ANY FORM OF ENTERPRISE OR SERVICE WHICH MAY BE DECIDED TO BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF PEOPLE FROM NORTH WALES WHO HAVE LEARNING DISABILITIES.E) TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE WORK CARRIED OUT BY THE CIO IN RELATION TO PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES, ENCOURAGING GREATER PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE AND ENABLING PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES TO TAKE THEIR RIGHTFUL PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY.F) TO KEEP ALL MEMBERS REGULARLY INFORMED OF THE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CIO AND ANY RELEVANT CHANGES TO CURRENT SERVICES AND FACILITIES.G) TO LOBBY AND CAMPAIGN AT NATIONAL LEVEL WHEN APPROPRIATE.

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: General charitable purposes
Education and training
Health and saving lives
Disability
Human rights, equality and diversity
Recreation
Who it helps: Disabled people
How it works: Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Provides services
Provides advocacy, advice or information

The charity chose these from the Charity Commission's list.

Where it works

In Wales

Conwy
Isle of Anglesey
Denbighshire
Flintshire
Wrexham
Gwynedd

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £390,084 and spent £425,378.

Income, spending, staff and volunteers by financial year
Year ending	Income	Spending	Paid staff	Volunteers
31 March 2025	£390,084	£425,378	Not reported	3
31 March 2024	£444,908	£382,000	Not reported	4
31 March 2023	£383,410	£343,159	Not reported	4
31 March 2022	£341,225	£280,401	Not reported	23
31 March 2021	£212,748	£184,496	Not reported	10

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was 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 83%, from £212,748 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £390,084 in the year to 31 March 2025.
Spending against income: It spent 109% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government funding, as the charity reported it

Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £237,615 from 4 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.

Income from government grants and contracts by financial year
Year ending	Government grants	Government contracts
31 March 2025	£237,615 from 4 grants	Not reported
31 March 2024	£428,736 from 19 grants	Not reported
31 March 2023	Not reported	Not reported
31 March 2022	£80,000 from 2 grants	Not reported
31 March 2021	£184,496 from 13 grants	Not reported

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

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.

Only funding the accounts name with an amount is included. Most charities also have income from donations, fees and trading that is not listed by funder, so this is part of its income.

Charities whose accounts say they funded it

Funder	Year ending	Amount
Community & Voluntary Support Conwy	31 March 2023	£1,178

Grants paid to this charity, as other charities' accounts record them. Read by the same AI accounts reader.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

Funders that publish to 360Giving list 6 grants to this charity since 2017, worth at least £204,950.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

By funder

Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£189,950, 4 grants
The National Lottery Community Fund£15,000, 2 grants

Grants awarded, newest first
Awarded	Grant	Amount
6 Dec 2023	Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and WalesGrant to Conwy Connect for Learning Disabilities	£75,000
9 May 2023	The National Lottery Community FundActivities in Gwynedd	£10,000
14 Dec 2022	Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and WalesOne off gift towards cost of living crisis to Conwy Connect for Learning Disabilities	£2,250
8 Sept 2021	Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and WalesGrant to Conwy Connect for Learning Disabilities	£50,000

Trustees

6 trustees run the charity.

Jane Copland McIlveenAppointed 23 January 2025
Jasmine PillingAppointed 31 January 2024
Jonah ArmstrongAppointed 31 January 2024
Lisa Sian OwenAppointed 15 January 2026
Peter MarshAppointed 31 January 2022
Rhian GrahamAppointed 15 January 2026

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Filing record

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

When each year's annual return and accounts were due and received
Year ending	Due	Annual return	Accounts
31 March 2025	31 January 2026	Received 29 December 2025, 33 days early	Received 29 December 2025
31 March 2024	31 January 2025	Received 24 January 2025, 7 days early	Received 13 January 2025
31 March 2023	31 January 2024	Received 31 January 2024	Received 31 January 2024
31 March 2022	31 January 2023	Received 27 January 2023, 4 days early	Received 27 January 2023
31 March 2021	31 January 2022	Received 4 January 2022, 27 days early	Received 4 January 2022

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

About this charity

Charity number: 1172199
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 22 March 2017
Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 22 Mar 2017
Website: www.conwy-connect.org.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.
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.

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Year ending

Income

Spending

Paid staff

Volunteers

31 March 2025

£390,084

£425,378

Not reported

31 March 2024

£444,908

£382,000

Not reported

31 March 2023

£383,410

£343,159

Not reported

31 March 2022

£341,225

£280,401

Not reported

31 March 2021

£212,748

£184,496

Not reported

Year ending

Government grants

Government contracts

31 March 2025

£237,615 from 4 grants

Not reported

31 March 2024

£428,736 from 19 grants

Not reported

31 March 2023

Not reported

31 March 2022

£80,000 from 2 grants

Not reported

31 March 2021

£184,496 from 13 grants

Not reported

Funder

Year ending

Amount

Community & Voluntary Support Conwy

31 March 2023

£1,178

Awarded

Grant

Amount

6 Dec 2023

Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and WalesGrant to Conwy Connect for Learning Disabilities

£75,000

9 May 2023

The National Lottery Community FundActivities in Gwynedd

£10,000

14 Dec 2022

Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and WalesOne off gift towards cost of living crisis to Conwy Connect for Learning Disabilities

£2,250

8 Sept 2021

Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and WalesGrant to Conwy Connect for Learning Disabilities

£50,000

Year ending

Due

Annual return

Accounts

31 March 2025

31 January 2026

Received 29 December 2025, 33 days early

Received 29 December 2025

31 March 2024

31 January 2025

Received 24 January 2025, 7 days early

Received 13 January 2025

31 March 2023

31 January 2024

Received 31 January 2024

31 March 2022

31 January 2023

Received 27 January 2023, 4 days early

Received 27 January 2023

31 March 2021

31 January 2022

Received 4 January 2022, 27 days early

Received 4 January 2022