Monmouthshire Meadows Group
What it does
Our aim is to conserve and enhance the landscape by enabling members to maintain, manage and restore their semi-natural grasslands and associated features.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HAY MEADOWS, GRASSLANDS AND UNIMPROVED PASTURES IN THE WYE VALLEY AND ELSEWHERE IN MONMOUTHSHIRE SO AS TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE THE DIVERSITY OF PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES NATIVE TO THAT ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY FACILITATING AND PROMPTING THE MANAGEMENT OF THOSE LANDS CONSISTENT WITH THAT PURPOSE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides other finance
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Monmouthshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £11,640 and spent £13,314.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £11,640 | £13,314 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 March 2024 | £11,748 | £10,480 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2023 | £23,613 | £19,021 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 March 2022 | £24,730 | £8,776 | Not reported | 25 |
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
- Down 53%, from £24,730 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £11,640 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 114% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 4 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £3,227 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £3,227 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £3,218 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £8,550 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £8,416 from 6 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Christopher Guinness
- Clare Adamson
- Dr Sally Kathleen Jones
- Dr Stephanie Joy Tyler PhD
- Saran Marie Allott-Davey
- Sian Rosser Jones
- Teona Judith Dorien-Smith
Filing record
Of the last 4 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 12 January 2026, 19 days early | Received 12 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 12 December 2024, 50 days early | Received 12 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 10 February 2024, 10 days late | Received 15 February 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 24 January 2023, 7 days early | Received 24 January 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1192542
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 26 November 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 26 Nov 2020
- Website
- www.monmouthshiremeadows.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
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.