The Cymric Building Preservation Trust
What it does
Preservation of buildings of architectural and historic merit.
Its charitable purposes
TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CARDIFF IN THE COUNTY OF SOUTH GLAMORGAN AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE WHATEVER OF THE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF CARDIFF AFORESAID IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).
Causes
- What it works on
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: City of Cardiff
Income and spending
In the year ending 5 April 2026, it had income of £925 and spent £904.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2026 | £925 | £904 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2025 | £956 | £755 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2024 | £874 | £701 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | £238 | £711 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2022 | £10 | £721 | 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 9,150%, from £10 in the year to 5 April 2022 to £925 in the year to 5 April 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 98% of its income in the year to 5 April 2026. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
1 trustee runs the charity.
- Richard ColeChair
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2026 | 5 February 2027 | Received 15 October 2026, 113 days early | Not required |
| 5 April 2025 | 5 February 2026 | Received 10 July 2025, 210 days early | Not required |
| 5 April 2024 | 5 February 2025 | Received 29 July 2024, 191 days early | Not required |
| 5 April 2023 | 5 February 2024 | Received 20 December 2023, 47 days early | Not required |
| 5 April 2022 | 5 February 2023 | Received 29 June 2022, 221 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 516237
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 12 April 1985
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 JANUARY 1985 AS AMENDED 14 DECEMBER 1999
- Company number
- 01876793This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
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.