Dr Daniel Williams' Educational Fund
What it does
Grants to young persons under 25 for education purposes. Preference to persons resident in Meirionnydd or whose parents are so resident or whose grandmothers or other close relatives of former residents & subject to stated conditions set out in application for assistance.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF FEMALE PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF 25 YEARS PREFERENCE GIVEN TO:- 1) FORMER PUPILS OF DR. WILLIAMS' SCHOOL, DOLGELLAU AND 2) FEMALE PERSONS WHO ARE RESIDENT, OR WHO HAVE A PARENT OR PARENTS RESIDENT IN THE DISTRICT OF MEIRIONNYDD.
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
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £65,703 and spent £51,945.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £65,703 | £51,945 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | £65,478 | £65,038 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | £63,612 | £78,227 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2022 | £61,392 | £63,180 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2021 | £59,567 | £46,000 | 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 10%, from £59,567 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £65,703 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 79% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Charities Official Investment Funds gave £53,084 in the year to 30 September 2025, 81% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 September 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 30 September 2025, the charity named 3 funders who gave £64,163 between them. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Sept 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Charities Official Investment Funds | Trust, company or other | £53,084 |
| Charishare Common Investment Fund | Trust, company or other | £10,777 |
| Charinco Common Investment Fund | Trust, company or other | £302 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- Anne Lloyd-jones
- Elen Lewis-Smith
- Elen Thomas
- Elizabeth Griffiths
- Gerallt Wyn Hughes
- John Wyn Cadwaladr
- Kirsty Wyn Edwards
- Margaret Roberts
- Shan Roberts
- Walter King
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 4 March 2026, 148 days early | Received 4 March 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 12 February 2025, 168 days early | Received 12 February 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 27 January 2024, 185 days early | Received 27 January 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 18 January 2023, 193 days early | Received 18 January 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 2 January 2022, 209 days early | Received 2 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 525756
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 6 June 1979
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 06/06/1979AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 24/07/1992AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 05/01/2015
- 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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.