Friends of Tan y Bwlch/Cyfeillion Tan y Bwlch
What it does
We provide funds for the continued enhancement of the surrounding national park study centre, Plas Tany Bwlch, and for research into local environmental projects.
Its charitable purposes
I. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK STUDY CENTRE (NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY). II. TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SAID NATIONAL PARK'S CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE AND TO ASSIST IN THE CONSERVATION OF THE SAID PARK AND ITS ADDING REGIONS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- In Wales
- Gwynedd
Area of benefit in its governing document: Snowdonia National Park and Its Surrounding Regions
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2026, it had income of £460 and spent £472.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2026 | £460 | £472 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2025 | £420 | £1,080 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | £1,194 | £1,283 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | £709 | £7,141 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2022 | £6,004 | £919 | 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
- Down 92%, from £6,004 in the year to 30 September 2022 to £460 in the year to 30 September 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 103% of its income in the year to 30 September 2026. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Reverend Eirlys GruffyddChair
- Gisela Lehmann
- Mary Trinder
- Maureen Blower
- Olwen Jones
- Robert Rodgers
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2026 | 30 July 2027 | Received 9 October 2026, 294 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 10 March 2026, 142 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 8 July 2025, 22 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 19 August 2024, 20 days late | Not required |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 27 June 2023, 33 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 518594
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 20 March 1987
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED JANUARY 1987
- 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.