Cymdeithas Bob Owen
What it does
BYDD CYMDEITHAS BOB OWEN YN CYHOEDDI CYFNODOLYN, "Y CASGLWR", DEIRGWAITH Y FLWYDDYN, A CHYNNAL SAWL FFAIR LYFRAU BOB BLWYDDYN. HEFYD, CYNHELIR DIWRNOD AGORED A NIFER O WIBDEITHIAU I FANNAU O DDIDDORDEB LLENYDDOL.
Its charitable purposes
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN WELSH CULTURE AND FINE ARTS, AND IN PARTICULAR, THE ART OF WELSH LITERATURE AND WELSH HISTORY. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOE OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE SOCIETY SHALL: (A) COLLECT AND PRESERVE EXAMPLES OF WELSH LITERATURE, SOCIAL HISTORY AND THE FINE ARTS; (B) PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE RESEARCH INTO SUCH WRITINGS AND PUBLICATIONS; (C) PUBLISH A JOURNAL AT LEAST BI-ANNUALLY ON THE ABOVE SUBJECTS (D) HOLD MEETINGS AND GIVE LECTURES ON THE ABOVE SUBJECTS; (E) DO ALL SUCH THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £13,227 and spent £9,442.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £13,227 | £9,442 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 December 2024 | £14,104 | £9,532 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 December 2023 | £12,054 | £10,191 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 December 2022 | £22,521 | £19,377 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £9,201 | £8,459 | 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 44%, from £9,201 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £13,227 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 71% of its income in the year to 31 December 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 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- John Trefor JonesChair
- Alun Emanuel
- Alun Jones
- Ann Corkett
- D Gareth Roberts
- Eluned Louise Evans
- Meirick Lloyd Davies
- Y Barch Gwenda Richards BAdd, BD
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 3 June 2026, 150 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 28 October 2025, 3 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 31 October 2024 | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 27 February 2024, 119 days late | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 19 October 2023, 353 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 507948
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 13 September 1978
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10 AUGUST 1978AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 08 APR 2017
- Website
- www.casglwr.org
- 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.