The Burgesses' Land Trust
What it does
The charity has not given a description on the register.
Its charitable purposes
3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO APPLY THE CLEAR INCOME (NAMELY YEARLY RENTS ISSUE AND PROFITS) ARISING FROM THE LANDS (“INCOME”) TOWARDS: (A) IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, THE BUILDING, REPAIRING, BEAUTIFYING, ENLARGING, AND MAINTAINING IN GOOD CONDITION AND REPAIR THE FABRIC OF SUCH PUBLIC EDIFICES CURRENTLY BELONGING TO WELSHPOOL TOWN COUNCIL (PREVIOUSLY BELONGING TO THE BOROUGH AND CORPORATION OF POOL); (B) IN THE SECOND INSTANCE, TO APPLY ANY SURPLUS INCOME TOWARDS THE BENEFIT AND RELIEF OF THE POOR AND DISTRESSED BURGESSES IN THE FORMER GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE OLD BOROUGH AND CORPORATION OF POOL/WELSHPOOL, IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE; (C) IN THE THIRD INSTANCE, FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE FORMER GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE OLD BOROUGH AND CORPORATION OF POOL/WELSHPOOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, FOR WHICH PROVISION IS NOT MADE FROM PUBLIC FUNDS, INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ORGANISATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS. 3.2 IN SUB-CLAUSE 3.1, THE TERM “LANDS” REFER TO LAND ALLOTTED TO THE ANCIENT BOROUGH AND CORPORATION OF POOL UNDER THE POOL INCLOSURE ACT 1761. 3.3 IN SUB-CLAUSE 3.1(A), THE TERM “PUBLIC EDIFICES” REFERS TO IMPORTANT, ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS WHICH ARE USED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
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
9 trustees run the charity.
- David Gwylfa ThomasChair
- Douglas James Hughes
- Dr ROGER LEE BROWN MA FSA
- Eleanor Kaye Derwas
- Joanne Harris
- Johntrevor Kynaston Trevor DL
- Morag Catherine Bailey
- Richard Wilfrid Church
- William Kevin Rowell
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1218507
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 18 June 2026
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 Jun 2026
- Website
- www.welshpooltowncouncil.gov.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.