The Aberdovey Literary Institute
The latest figures on the register are for the year ending 31 December 2024, 22 months ago. Charities must report within 10 months of their year end, so its report for the following year looks overdue.
What it does
To serve the community
Its charitable purposes
THE PROVISION AND MAINTENACE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF ABERDOVEY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.(FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3(2) OF THE SCHEME)
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Gwynedd
Area of benefit in its governing document: Aberdovey and the Neighbour-hood
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £21,370 and spent £21,363.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £21,370 | £21,363 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 December 2024 | £21,722 | £21,926 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 December 2023 | £18,888 | £20,213 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 December 2022 | £31,523 | £30,100 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £14,765 | £13,909 | 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 45%, from £14,765 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £21,370 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 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: £3,031 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | £3,031 from 1 contract |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | £190 from 1 contract |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Gareth JonesChair
- David Eilian Williams
- Jonathan Lewis
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 10 September 2026, 51 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 20 May 2025, 164 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 11 July 2024, 112 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 27 September 2023, 34 days early | Received 27 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 3 August 2022, 89 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 516360
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 16 April 1985
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF THE 11 FEBRUARY 1985
- Website
- www.aberdyfi.com
- 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 18 April 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.