Chardon Trust
What it does
Essentially the Trust operates the Llandudno Museum and also has the powers to provide educational facilities at the Museum.
Its charitable purposes
TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM FOR THE EXHIBITION TO THE PUBLIC A) OF A COLLECTION OF FINE ART AND APPLIED ARTS AND CRAFTS SO AS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION IN ART AND APPRECIATION OF ART AND B) OF COLLECTIONS OF ARTEFACTS AND NATURAL EXHIBITS SO AS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMY OF LLANDUDNO AND ITS EVIRONS.
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 buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Llandudno and Its Environs.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £88,004 and spent £80,395.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £88,004 | £80,395 | Not reported | 35 |
| 31 March 2024 | £59,057 | £105,812 | Not reported | 55 |
| 31 March 2023 | £120,394 | £146,164 | Not reported | 36 |
| 31 March 2022 | £148,134 | £73,220 | Not reported | 26 |
| 31 March 2021 | £417,642 | £97,107 | Not reported | 9 |
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 79%, from £417,642 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £88,004 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 91% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Gwynt Y Mor gave £24,874 in the year to 31 March 2025, 28% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £10,500 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £10,500 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £10,500 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £25,812 from 8 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £10,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £121,442 from 6 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 5 funders who gave £35,131 between them. £6,633 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Gwynt Y Mor | Trust, company or other | £24,874 |
| CCBC Grant | Council | £6,633 |
| Green digital academy | Trust, company or other | £2,556 |
| CVSC | Trust, company or other | £1,068 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 7 grants to this charity since 1996, worth at least £1,162,195.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£1,132,510, 5 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£19,685, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£10,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Postcode Community Trust | £19,685 |
| 18 May 2020 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £41,400 |
| 24 Sept 2015 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £985,900 |
| 14 Jul 2010 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Huw Pritchard
- Judith Phillips
- Mary Oliver MBE
- Philip Charles Evans JP
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 4 December 2025, 58 days early | Received 4 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 28 October 2024, 95 days early | Received 28 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 2 May 2024, 92 days late | Received 2 May 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 31 March 2023, 59 days late | Received 31 March 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 14 June 2022, 134 days late | Received 14 June 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 217013
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 May 1963
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 12/04/1988AS AMENDED ON 27/09/2011
- Website
- www.llandudnomuseum.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Conwy
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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.