Snowdonia Donkeys
What it does
Snowdonia Donkeys was established in 2013 to promote health and well-being through working and walking with donkeys in the local environment of North Wales. It is our mission to be a centre of excellence for the promotion of health and wellbeing of people and donkeys.
Its charitable purposes
1. TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF DONKEYS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION IN NORTH WALES AND TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER SUCH FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE, TREATMENT AND SECURITY OF SUCH ANIMALS. 2. TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS DONKEYS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH APPROPRIATE CARE, TREATMENT AND SECURITY AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE WELFARE OF AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONGST DONKEYS. 3. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND PROMOTE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF DONKEY ASSISTED THERAPIES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Disability
- Animals
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Conwy
- Isle of Anglesey
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Wrexham
- Gwynedd
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £162,767 and spent £113,101.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £162,767 | £113,101 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2024 | £133,281 | £95,751 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2023 | £145,412 | £160,724 | Not reported | 28 |
| 31 March 2022 | £148,022 | £96,059 | Not reported | 35 |
| 31 March 2021 | £57,512 | £45,265 | Not reported | 35 |
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 183%, from £57,512 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £162,767 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 69% 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: £150 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £150 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,500 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £32,605 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £33,587 from 5 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 6 grants to this charity since 2020, worth at least £117,716.
By funder
- BBC Children in Need£77,716, 4 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£40,000, 2 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2025 | Postcode Community Trust | £15,000 |
| 29 Mar 2024 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 20 Oct 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £500 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £29,766 |
| 9 Sept 2020 | BBC Children in Need | £44,700 |
| 17 Jun 2020 | BBC Children in Need | £2,750 |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
14 August 2023
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Min for RA, NW & Trefnydd
Purpose: Snowdonia Donkeys.
Snowdonia Donkeys
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Cheryl Griffin
- David Joseph Bennett
- Michelle Callaghan
- Pamela Taylor
- patricia Whitfield
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 2 January 2026, 29 days early | Received 2 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 31 October 2024, 92 days early | Received 31 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 29 January 2024, 2 days early | Received 29 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 16 October 2022, 107 days early | Received 16 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 3 November 2021, 89 days early | Received 3 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1176577
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 9 January 2018
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 Jan 2018
- Website
- www.snowdoniadonkeys.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Gwynedd
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.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.