The Llantwit Major Local History Society
What it does
Local history research. Maintenance of local history archive. Organising lectures and trips for members. Publication of local guides and books on local history.
Its charitable purposes
1. TO FOSTER INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF LLANTWIT MAJOR AND ITS SURROUNDING. 2. TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO ITS HISTORY, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS. 3. TO RECOVER AND PRESERVE DOCUMENTS PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TOWN. 4. TO MAKE AND PRESERVE A VISUAL, WRITTEN AND SOUND RECORD OF THE TOWN'S PAST, ITS PRESENT SITUATION AND PROBABLE FUTURE DEVELOPMET IN ALL ITS VARIED ASPECTS. 5. TO ENCOURGAGE THE PRESERVATION OF ANCIENT RIGHTS SITES, BUILDINGS AND FOOTPATHS. 6. THE STUDY OF LOCAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY WHICH SHALL BE PROMOTED BY LECTURES, FIELD MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Vale of Glamorgan
Area of benefit in its governing document: Llantwit Major
Income and spending
In the year ending 28 February 2025, it had income of £3,854 and spent £4,306.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2025 | £3,854 | £4,306 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 29 February 2024 | £4,402 | £3,830 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 28 February 2023 | £3,535 | £3,287 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 28 February 2022 | £2,077 | £2,067 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 28 February 2021 | £5,573 | £4,559 | 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 31%, from £5,573 in the year to 28 February 2021 to £3,854 in the year to 28 February 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 112% of its income in the year to 28 February 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Graham Charles Phillimore
- Imogen Katharine Clout
- Nigel George Williams
- Roger Sheal
- Susan Joan Pattinson
- Venerable Philip Gregory Morris
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2025 | 28 December 2025 | Received 29 July 2025, 152 days early | Not required |
| 29 February 2024 | 29 December 2024 | Received 14 December 2024, 15 days early | Not required |
| 28 February 2023 | 28 December 2023 | Received 5 January 2024, 8 days late | Not required |
| 28 February 2022 | 28 December 2022 | Received 8 November 2022, 50 days early | Not required |
| 28 February 2021 | 28 December 2021 | Received 31 December 2021, 3 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 256883
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 18 September 1968
- Governing document
- RULES ADOPTED 11TH JUNE 1968
- Website
- www.llantwitmajorhistorysociety.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
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.