Registered charity 1206012

The Black Mountains Land Use Partnership

What it does

Advancing the public and local communities awareness and understanding of conservation and preservation of the Black Mountains region; Promoting technological advances in eco and agricultural farming practices; Conducting research into conservation and land management and by disseminating such useful research to the general public, farmers and graziers; Collaborating with national bodies.

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

Its charitable purposes

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE BLACK MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING AREAS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:• ADVANCING THE PUBLIC AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES’ AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE BLACK MOUNTAINS REGION;• PROMOTING TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN ECO AND AGRICULTURAL FARMING PRACTICES;• CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AND BY DISSEMINATING SUCH USEFUL RESEARCH TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, FARMERS AND GRAZIERS; AND• COLLABORATING WITH NATIONAL BODIES AND OTHER RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE LONG TERM CONSERVATION OF THE BLACK MOUNTAINS FOR THE BENEFIT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS.IN THIS CLAUSE, THE BLACK MOUNTAINS MEANS THE MOUNTAIN RANGE WITHIN SOUTH AND EAST WALES AND WEST ENGLAND.

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: Environment, conservation and heritage
Who it helps: The general public
How it works: Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy, advice or information
Acts as an umbrella or resource body

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

Where it works

In Wales

Monmouthshire
Powys

Elsewhere

Herefordshire

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £0 and spent £1,104.

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.

Government funding, as the charity reported it

Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: 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.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

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.

Trustees

6 trustees run the charity.

PHILIP BRETT STOCKER ARAgSChairAppointed 14 February 2023
Harry Russell Legge-bourkeAppointed 14 February 2023
James Hugh Rose PatersonAppointed 1 December 2025
Jeffrey David GwillimAppointed 14 February 2023
Michael Dorian ThomasAppointed 14 February 2023
Sian Eleri DaviesAppointed 14 February 2023

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

Filing record

The last annual return that was due 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 31 July 2025, 184 days early	Received 31 July 2025

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: 1206012
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 1 December 2023
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 01 Dec 2023
Website: www.blackmountains.walesAs the charity gave it on the register.
Council area of its contact address: Powys

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.

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Year ending

Due

Annual return

Accounts

31 March 2025

31 January 2026

Received 31 July 2025, 184 days early

Received 31 July 2025