The R H Owen Memorial Fund or Cronfa Goffa R H Owen
What it does
The R H Owen Memorial Fund locally known by the Welsh name Cronfa Goffa R H Owen pays small grants topost 16 students who are former pupils of Ysgol Brynrefail (Brynrefail School) in Llanrug near Caernarfon, Gwynedd.
Its charitable purposes
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF BENEFICIARIES BY THE AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS BURSARIES OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE THE PROVISIONOF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OUTFITS TOOLS INSTRUMENTS OR BOOKS OR FACILITIES NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR RECREATION AND SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING AND LIBRARY FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC IN THE VILLAGE OF LLANBERIS. (FOR DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 1 AND PARTS I AND II OF TRUST DEED DATED 1ST JULY 1974).
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: Llanberis
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £75 and spent £818.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £75 | £818 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £9,728 | £164 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £9,728 | £164 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £918 | £578 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £216 | £370 | 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 65%, from £216 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £75 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 1,091% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Robin Parry
- Huw Emyr Williams
- Reverend David John Pritchard
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 11 March 2026, 39 days late | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 16 January 2025, 15 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 8 June 2024, 129 days late | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 28 December 2022, 34 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 3 January 2022, 28 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 532326
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 September 1974
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 1ST JULY 1974
- 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.