Heart of Wales Geopark / Geoparc Calon Cymru
What it does
Advancing the education of the public in the geology of the Builth-Llandrindod Inlier and surrounding areas, its importance and its influences on the biodiversity, landscape, and heritage of the local area. By providing educational materials and resources including information boards, website content, self-guided walks, as well as facilitating research and scientific collaboration.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOLOGY OF THE BUILTH–LLANDRINDOD INLIER AND SURROUNDING AREAS, ITS IMPORTANCE AND ITS INFLUENCES ON THE BIODIVERSITY, LANDSCAPE, AND HERITAGE OF THE LOCAL AREA, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:- PROVIDING AND FACILITATING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES INCLUDING INFORMATION BOARDS, WEBSITE CONTENT, SELF-GUIDED WALKS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND PUBLIC TALKS;- FACILITATING RESEARCH BY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATORS, DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH SUCH RESEARCH;- PROVIDING GUIDED EDUCATIONAL WALKS AND CONDUCTING ESSENTIAL SITE MAINTENANCE WITHIN THE BUILTH–LLANDRINDOD INLIER AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SITES REMAIN PROPERLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND TO RESEARCHERS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £7,907 and spent £7,849.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £7,907 | £7,849 | Not reported | 9 |
| 31 December 2024 | £1,146 | £254 | Not reported | 5 |
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 590%, from £1,146 in the year to 31 December 2024 to £7,907 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 99% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 2 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £300 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £300 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Berwyn Francis Powell
- Dr Joseph Peter Botting M.A., PhD
- Dr Lucy Anne Muir
- Michelle Thomas
- Pete Roberts
- Robert Frank Loveridge
- Victoria Douel
- Xenia Alexandra Warren
Filing record
Of the last 2 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 31 August 2026, 61 days early | Received 31 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 22 June 2025, 131 days early | Received 22 June 2025 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1208355
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 22 May 2024
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 22 May 2024
- Website
- heartofwalesgeopark.org.uk
- 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.