The Charles Lloyd Foundation
What it does
To defray the future cost of building, enlarging, modernising, repairing, decorating buildings belonging to the Roman Catholic Church in the trust area; the advancement of the religion in the trust area; and the promotion and advancement of music, either religious or secular, for public appreciation or in or towards National Catholic Charities operating in the trust Area.
Its charitable purposes
1. IN OR TOWARDS THE COST OF BUILDING, ENLARGING, IMPROVING, MODERNISING, REPAIRING, DECORATING AND REBUILDING CATHEDRALS, CHURCHES, CHAPELS, PRESBYTERIES AND PRIEST HOUSES BELONGING TO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. 2. IN OR TOWARDS THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION. 3. IN OR TOWARDS THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC EITHER RELIGIOUS OR SECULAR FOR PUBLIC APPRECIATION OR IN OR TOWARDS NATIONAL CATHOLIC CHARITIES OPERATING IN THE TRUST AREA.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
- Isle of Anglesey
- Ceredigion
- Carmarthenshire
- Denbighshire
- Pembrokeshire
- Wrexham
- Gwynedd
Area of benefit in its governing document: Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham and Menevia.
Income and spending
In the year ending 5 April 2025, it had income of £96,397 and spent £84,892.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £96,397 | £84,892 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2024 | £85,442 | £65,668 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | £78,570 | £55,112 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2022 | £72,777 | £40,570 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2021 | £64,247 | £53,772 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 50%, from £64,247 in the year to 5 April 2021 to £96,397 in the year to 5 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 88% of its income in the year to 5 April 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 5 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Vincent RyanChair
- Patrick George Walters
- Richard Charles Ainsworth Thorn
- Steven Paul Davies
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | 5 February 2026 | Received 30 January 2026, 6 days early | Received 30 January 2026 |
| 5 April 2024 | 5 February 2025 | Received 5 February 2025 | Received 5 February 2025 |
| 5 April 2023 | 5 February 2024 | Received 26 January 2024, 10 days early | Received 26 January 2024 |
| 5 April 2022 | 5 February 2023 | Received 3 February 2023, 2 days early | Received 3 February 2023 |
| 5 April 2021 | 5 February 2022 | Received 1 February 2022, 4 days early | Received 1 February 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 235225
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 30 July 1964
- Governing document
- DEED OF SETTLEMENT DATED 23/0/1964 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 7/04/1988. as amended on 18 Sept 2024
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
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.