Ymddiriedolaeth Cadwraeth Adeiladau Cadwgan Building Preservation Trust

Analysis

Ymddiriedolaeth Cadwraeth Adeiladau Cadwgan Building Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardigan. It was registered in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03955918). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ymddiriedolaeth Cadwraeth Adeiladau Cadwgan Building Preservation Trust reported income of £597k and spending of £606k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £471k to £597k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ymddiriedolaeth Cadwraeth Adeiladau Cadwgan Building Preservation Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Heritage Crafts Association (£594k), River Thame Conservation Trust (£600k) and Easst (£590k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 3.1%. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 38%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 22 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.