Catherine Bodwrda for Advancement in Life
What it does
Financial support for students and young people training for careers
Its charitable purposes
(1) ASSISTING PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF 25 YEARS RESIDENT IN THE COMMUNITY OF ABERDARON WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND WHO ARE PREPARING FOR, ENTERING UPON OR ENGAGED IN ANY PROFESSION, TRADE OCCUPATION OR SERVICE, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH OUTFITS, OR BY PAYING FEES, TRAVELLING OR MAINTENANCE EXPENSES, OR BY SUCH OTHER MEANS FOR THEIR ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OR TO ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR LIVING AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT: PROVIDED THAT PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO MALE PERSONS QUALIFIED AFORESAID WHO HAVE LOST ONE OR BOTH PARENTS.(2) IN OTHERWISE PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF SUCH PERSONS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
Where it works
- In Wales
- Gwynedd
Area of benefit in its governing document: Community of Aberdaron
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £2,178 and spent £2,270.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £2,178 | £2,270 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £1,070 | £1,265 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £2,091 | £2,650 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £2,069 | £3,150 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £2,014 | £9,620 | 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 8%, from £2,014 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £2,178 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 104% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 5 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.
- Aled Bryn Williams
- Dafydd Myrddin
- Ellen Wyn Roberts
- Gareth Williams
- Mari Jones-evans
- Nesta Wyn Roberts
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 15 June 2026, 138 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 27 October 2025, 4 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 16 July 2024, 107 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 6 February 2024, 98 days late | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 16 August 2022, 76 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 525318
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 3 July 1964
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 7 JANUARY 1993.
- 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.