The Wye and Usk Foundation

Analysis

The Wye and Usk Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brecon. It was registered in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and animals, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03343965). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Wye and Usk Foundation reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.9m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.8m to £1.7m (-1.9%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Wye and Usk Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Ham Park (£1.7m), The Sixteen (£1.7m) and The Garage Trust Limited (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84% and donations and legacies 16%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £153k. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £91k. Reserves of £550k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.