Clocaenog Red Squirrels Trust
What it does
No change
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF RED SQUIRREL POPULATIONS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT IN CLOCAENOG FOREST AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BY:A) UNDERTAKING WORK TO PROTECT THE RED SQUIRREL POPULATION FROM ERADICATION BY INVASIVE SPECIES, SUCH AS THE GREY SQUIRREL, AND ANY VIRUS/DISEASE THAT THEY MAY CARRY; B) WORKING WITH KEY PARTNER ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN A WAY THAT ADVANCES RED SQUIRREL CONSERVATION; C) SUPPORTING SCIENTIFIC/ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS WHICH WILL ASSIST RED SQUIRREL SURVIVAL AS WELL AS HELP TO INFORM WIDER CONSERVATION WORK IN THE FOREST AS THE HABITAT OF THE RED SQUIRREL. B) RAISING AWARENESS OF AND EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THE RED SQUIRREL AS A SPECIES, THE THREATS IT FACES AND THE NEED FOR CONSERVATION ACTIVITY TO ENSURE ITS SURVIVAL IN WALES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- In Wales
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £29,308 and spent £12,469.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £29,308 | £12,469 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 December 2024 | £5,870 | £10,604 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £4,922 | £12,285 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £19,332 | £7,507 | Not reported | 10 |
| 21 September 2021 | £4,280 | £2,511 | 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 585%, from £4,280 in the year to 21 September 2021 to £29,308 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 43% of its income in the year to 31 December 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 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
19 June 2026
Named in a registered interest of Darren Millar, Member of the Senedd
Category: Voluntary record of Members’ other interests.
Information relevant to entry: Clocaenog Red Squirrels Trust - Member
27 September 2023
Named by Darren Millar in the Senedd
…opulations of red squirrels on the mainland is in the Clocaenog forest in my own constituency. And I'm very proud of the work that the Clocaenog Red Squirrels Trust, of which I'm a member and need to declare an interest, is doing in order to promote the welfare and conservation of the species in my…
4 October 2022
Named by Darren Millar in the Senedd
…to say 'thank you' to the Welsh Government for the fact that you have listened to the concerns of the Red Squirrel Survival Trust, the Clocaenog Red Squirrels Trust, and others who raised those concerns about the tree-felling licence processes. I can see that amendments are going to be made now to t…
8 December 2021
Named by Darren Millar in the Senedd
…further, I must declare an interest in this debate as the honorary member of the Red Squirrels Trust Wales and indeed a member of the Clocaenog Red Squirrels Trust as well. And I want to pay tribute to the incredible work of the lead petitioner, Dr Craig Shuttleworth, for organising the petition, a…
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Victor Joseph PaineChair
- Julian Mason
- Marlyn Jeffery
- Melanie Davies
- Penelope Ann Tardivel
- Rhiannon Rual
- Timothy Cooper
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 3 July 2026, 120 days early | Received 3 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 6 June 2025, 147 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 9 July 2024, 114 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 11 June 2023, 142 days early | Not required |
| 21 September 2021 | 21 July 2022 | Received 30 March 2022, 113 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1186829
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 9 December 2019
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 03 JUN 2019
- Website
- clocaenog-rst.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Isle of Anglesey
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.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.