Ymddiriedolaeth Rhodri Morgan : the Rhodri Morgan Trust
What it does
Current primary activity is working towards the installation of a bronze sculpture of Rhodri Morgan, former First Minister of Wales, 2000-2009, on the estate of Senedd Cymru by July 2026. The sculpture is being designed and fabricated by the internationally recognised sculptor Andrew (Andy) Edwards who, among many other commissions, created The Beatles on the Liverpool waterfront.
Its charitable purposes
1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROMOTE GOOD CITIZENSHIP FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: (A) ENCOURAGING HISTORICAL APPRECIATION AND FURTHER STUDY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN WALES, INCLUDING THE POLITICAL AND CIVIC STRUGGLE FOR A WELSH LEGISLATURE FROM THE LATE 19TH CENTURY TO THE 21ST CENTURY; (B) INCREASING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF THE RT HON HYWEL RHODRI MORGAN, PC, FIRST MINISTER OF WALES (2000-2009), IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DEVOLVED GOVERNMENT IN WALES AND THE CREATION OF SENEDD CYMRU; (C) COMMEMORATING THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICE OF RHODRI MORGAN AS A MEANS OF PROMOTING CIVIC VALUES AND ENCOURAGING THE EMULATION OF THE QUALITIES HE EXEMPLIFIED IN PUBLIC LIFE, INCLUDING INTEGRITY, INCLUSIVITY, AND COMMITMENT TO DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE; AND(D) COMMISSIONING, ERECTING, AND MAINTAINING A PUBLIC SCULPTURE OF RHODRI MORGAN ON THE ESTATE OF SENEDD CYMRU IN CARDIFF AS A MEANS OF SUPPORTING THE ABOVE PURPOSES, ACCOMPANIED BY INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS OR REFERENCES TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO ENHANCE ITS VALUE AS A PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL AND CIVIC RESOURCE. 2. TO PROMOTE THE ENHANCEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION OF THE PUBLIC REALM SURROUNDING SENEDD CYMRU IN THE CITY OF CARDIFF FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WALES, THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED SCULPTURE. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO:(I) TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF THE SCULPTURE TO THE CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL OF CARDIFF OR ITS SUCCESSOR; (II) COMMISSION, PUBLISH, AND DISTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND ORGANISE LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS, AND EVENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER CHARITIES, PUBLIC BODIES AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
The register has no income or spending figures for this charity.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- Masudah AliChair
- Councillor Dilwar Ali
- Dr Ceri Thomas
- Jane Elizabeth Hutt CBE
- Julie Morgan
- Kathleen Mary Haggarty
- Mark Drakeford
- Michael John Hilary Trickey
- Professor Prys Tomos Jon Morgan
- Robert David Jones
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1214264
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 24 July 2025
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Jul 2025
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
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.