The Friends of Tredegar House
What it does
To assist with the promotion of Tredegar House to the public. To assist the National Trust and/or Newport City Council by making donations towards the purchase of Tredegar House artefacts and assisting with the cost of conserving Tredegar House artefacts now in possession of the National Trust and/or Newport City Council.
Its charitable purposes
THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTION , SUPPORT ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF TREDEGAR HOUSE THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF A GROUP OF FRIENDS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- In Wales
- Newport City
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £2,117 and spent £13,375.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £2,117 | £13,375 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £3,225 | £3,685 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,886 | £1,686 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £708 | £2,216 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £1,350 | £770 | 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 57%, from £1,350 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £2,117 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 632% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
15 June 2026, Newport
Named in an agenda item or minute of Performance Scrutiny Committee - Place and Corporate
Newport City Council Library Strategy 2026-2029
7 July 2025, Newport
Named in an agenda item or minute of Performance Scrutiny Committee - Place and Corporate
Service Area End of Year Reviews 2024-25
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
23 June 2026
Named in a registered interest of Jayne Bryant, Member of the Senedd
Category: Voluntary record of Members’ other interests.
Information relevant to entry: Member - Friends of Tredegar House.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Allan MorrisChair
- Judith Barbara Rice
- Sarah Rowlands
- Trevor Albert Watkins
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 4 March 2026, 241 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 12 February 2025, 261 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 8 March 2024, 237 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 28 June 2023, 125 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 1 September 2022, 60 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 518513
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 July 1987
- Governing document
- THE CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 9 DECEMBER 1980 AMENDED 20 NOVEMBER 1986
- Website
- www.friends-of-tredegar-house.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Newport
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.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.