Lon y Bugail Trust
What it does
Lon y Bugail Trust manages community facility - Chirk Bunkhouse/Lon y Bugail Hall - is located in Chirk, Wrexham. The Trust hires out the facility to local, national, international groups, organisations, individuals for meetings, parties, sleepovers and longer stays; manages every aspect of the building and is responsible for all bookings. Facility is advertized through social media and press.
Its charitable purposes
1. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF CHIRK AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.2. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 June 2025, it had income of £20,252 and spent £13,297.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £20,252 | £13,297 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2024 | £19,682 | £11,318 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2023 | £17,340 | £24,987 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2022 | £9,931 | £8,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2021 | £14,597 | £34,621 | 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 39%, from £14,597 in the year to 30 June 2021 to £20,252 in the year to 30 June 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 66% of its income in the year to 30 June 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 30 June 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2022 | £2,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 June 2021 | £14,000 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Glynn Potts
- Lynne Maree Painter
- Rebecca Diane Jones
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | 30 April 2026 | Received 29 April 2026, 1 day early | Received 29 April 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | 30 April 2025 | Received 29 April 2025, 1 day early | Received 29 April 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | 30 April 2024 | Received 10 January 2024, 111 days early | Received 10 January 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | Received 30 April 2023 | Received 30 April 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | 30 April 2022 | Received 25 March 2022, 36 days early | Received 25 March 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1172894
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 5 May 2017
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 May 2017
- Website
- www.chirkbunkhouse.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
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.