The William Morris Jones Endowment Fund
What it does
Distributing gift vouchers at Christmastime to elderly inhabitants (over 70 yrs.) of the town of Penrhyndeudraeth and the village of Minffordd which are redeemable at three retail shops in the town (butcher, newsagent and one grocery store). The vouchers are valued at approx.?4.50 on to which the retailers add a further 50p. About 100 vouchers are distributed annually.
Its charitable purposes
THE ANNUAL PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTMAS GROCERY GIFT PARCELS TO SUCH PERSONS BEING RESIDENTS OF PENRHYNDEUDRAETH WHO ARE POOR AGED OR INFIRM PEOPLE NOT AT THE TIME LIVING IN A PUBLIC INSTITUTION.
Causes
- What it works on
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Older people
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
Where it works
- In Wales
- Gwynedd
Area of benefit in its governing document: Penrhyndeudraeth
Income and spending
In the year ending 25 December 2025, it had income of £638 and spent £222.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2025 | £638 | £222 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 25 December 2024 | £627 | £238 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 25 December 2023 | £590 | £255 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 25 December 2022 | £1,140 | £205 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 25 November 2021 | £594 | £251 | 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 7%, from £594 in the year to 25 November 2021 to £638 in the year to 25 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 35% of its income in the year to 25 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Robert Kenneth GruffuddChair
- Meinir Edwards
- Meinir Lloyd Jones
- Rhian Mai Robinson
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2025 | 25 October 2026 | Received 28 April 2026, 180 days early | Not required |
| 25 December 2024 | 25 October 2025 | Received 9 April 2025, 199 days early | Not required |
| 25 December 2023 | 25 October 2024 | Received 2 July 2024, 115 days early | Not required |
| 25 December 2022 | 25 October 2023 | Received 20 April 2023, 188 days early | Not required |
| 25 November 2021 | 25 September 2022 | Received 28 April 2022, 150 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 251862
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 March 1967
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED THE 10TH DAY OF MAY 1966.
- 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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.