The Radnorshire Society
What it does
The Radnorshire Society is concerned with the old Welsh county of Radnorshire founded in 1930. It organises an annual programme of public lectures and excursions. It maintains an important local history archive and library and publishes its own 'Transactions', incorporating new research and archive material. There is a Field Section which co-ordinates separate talks, research and field trips.
Its charitable purposes
(A) TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF THE COUNTY, BOTH IN THE PAST AND IN THE PRESENT, ON A NON-POLITICAL AND NON-SECTARIAN BASIS. (B) TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF THE GEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY, AND ANY OTHER PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COUNTY. (C) TO ENCOURAGE THE DISCOVERY AND PRESERVATION OF THE COUNTY'S ANTIQUITIES AND RECORDS, ANCIENT AND MODERN. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION).
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: County of Radnor.
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £12,170 and spent £4,831.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £12,170 | £4,831 | Not reported | 10 |
| 30 September 2024 | £12,238 | £8,170 | Not reported | 16 |
| 30 September 2023 | £10,424 | £7,124 | Not reported | 15 |
| 30 September 2022 | £12,416 | £6,523 | Not reported | 20 |
| 30 September 2021 | £5,784 | £5,200 | 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 110%, from £5,784 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £12,170 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 40% of its income in the year to 30 September 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 30 September 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Clive Barrett
- Dai Hawkins
- Dr Timothy St John Haines
- Elizabeth Newman
- Jennifer Ann Lewis
- Michael Reynolds
- Mrs Anne Goodwin
- Ruth Lewis Jones
- Vic Pardoe
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 15 July 2026, 15 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 20 July 2025, 10 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 24 May 2024, 67 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 25 April 2023, 96 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 19 April 2022, 102 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 243372
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 5 December 2014
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION AMENDED NOVEMBER 1964. as amended on 16 Nov 2019
- Website
- www.radnorshiresociety.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.