Cymdeithas Ddinesig Caernarfon Civic Society
What it does
1. promote high standards of planning, architecture and design2.raise awreness of history, geography and conservation of the natural and built environment3.promote policies and projects that enhance quality of life 4. promote environmental, economic and social sustainability5. promote, preserve and improve features of historic or public interest6. promote civic pride
Its charitable purposes
THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THE ROYAL TOWNOF CAERNARFON:-I. TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING, ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN,TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND CONSERVATION OF THENATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT,II. TO PROMOTE POLICIES AND PROJECTS THAT WILL ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THECOMMUNITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT,IV. TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY,V. TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND IMPROVE FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST,VI. TO PROMOTE CIVIC PRIDE.
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 staff or volunteers
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Gwynedd
Area of benefit in its governing document: Caernarvon
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £1,124 and spent £630.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £1,124 | £630 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £1,155 | £860 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £931 | £670 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £7,653 | £7,254 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £8,093 | £7,570 | 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
- Down 86%, from £8,093 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £1,124 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 56% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2000, worth at least £5,731.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2020 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £1,534 |
| 19 Jun 2000 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £4,197 |
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- Clive James
- Mary Rhiannon James
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 24 March 2026, 221 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 27 October 2025, 4 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 27 October 2025, 361 days late | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 25 July 2023, 98 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 25 July 2023, 267 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 245566
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 31 December 1965
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 JUN 1965AS AMENDED ON 21 APR 2016
- Council area of its contact address
- Gwynedd
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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.