Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

LLANFYLLIN DOLYDD BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST 

The Trust is working to preserve a major historic building, the Llanfyllin Union Workhouse in Montgomeryshire, and to give it a viable community use. It is creating a facility to enrich people's lives through music and the arts; education and awareness of history, heritage and the environment. It provides space for local enterprises and for visitors as well as a Workhouse History Centre.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 22 years

www.llanfyllinworkhouse.org.uk

info@ydolydd.co.uk

01691860549

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/11/22£81£80£1n/an/an/an/an/a40
30/11/21£75£69£6n/an/an/an/an/a45
30/11/20£97£104£-7n/an/an/an/an/a35
30/11/19£99£82£18n/an/an/an/an/a65
30/11/18£78£66£13£0£0£0n/a060
30/11/17£72£68£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/16£92£99£-7£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/15£81£80£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/14£89£62£27£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/13£55£44£11£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/12£35£40£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/11£75£78£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/10£55£57£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/09£105£121£-17£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/08£106£166£-60£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/07£13£36£-23£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/06*£45£80£-35£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/05*£39£53£-14£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/04*£8£4£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Powys,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Architectural Heritage Fund£40,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund£13,900
The Foyle Foundation£8,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust
£40,000 09/02/2021
Y Dolydd
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust
£13,900 12/05/2020
COVID19 Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£8,000 25/04/2019
towards structural work as phase 1 of full restoration of the Master's House, the central hub of the Workhouse
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 07/03/2019
Repairs to the Master's House at Llanfyllin Workhouse
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust
£20,000 01/03/2019
16
Structural repairs to the Master's House at Llanfyllin Workhouse
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust
£31,000 31/01/2019
Repairs, Education and Training at The Master's House, Llanfyllin Workhouse
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust
£39,900 27/03/2015
Workhouse History Centre and Community Project
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-82
  • JEAN CAPE Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/03/2002, number: 1091097
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/11/2001, number: 04322101
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR06: 110 days late, AR05: 137 days late, AR04: 46 days late,
Main office

Llanfyllin Workhouse
Y Dolydd
Llanfyllin
Powys
SY22 5LD

Objectives

TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF LLANFYLLIN AND DISTRICT AND OF THE NATION, THE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE THAT MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND LLANFYLLIN IN BUILDINGS OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTITUTIONAL INTEREST.TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE OF LLANFYLLIN AND DISTRICT.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PERSONS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR TRAINING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LLANFYLLIN AND DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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