The Kidwelly Heritage Centre and Tinplate Museum Trust
What it does
Industrial museum on the industrial development of the area in particular the tinplate industry. Aim is to preserve the last remaining hand tin plating facilities in Britian.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORICAL INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNICAL FEATURES AND BUILDINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FORMER KIDWELLY TINPLATE WORKS IN THE COUNTY OF DYFED AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROMOTING THEIR RESTORATIONPRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE AND ESTABLISHING A HERITAGE CENTRE AND MUSEUM.
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
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Kidwelly, Dyfed
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £27 and spent £693.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £27 | £693 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | £37 | £654 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | £18 | £840 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2022 | £0 | £4,373 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2021 | £0 | £904 | 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 50%, from £18 in the year to 30 September 2023 to £27 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 2,567% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 3 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Graham Thomas
- Jeanette Gilasbey
- Malcolm Macdonald
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 22 July 2026, 8 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 21 July 2025, 9 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 26 July 2024, 4 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 26 July 2023, 4 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 25 July 2022, 5 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 513188
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 25 October 1982
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 1 OCTOBER 1982
- Website
- www.kidwellyindustrial.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
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.