Talyllyn Holdings Limited

Analysis

Talyllyn Holdings Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwynedd. It was registered in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00511996). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Talyllyn Holdings Limited reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.1m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.5m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Talyllyn Holdings Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Consumers International (£2.5m), The Arkwright Society Limited (£2.5m) and West Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 36%, charitable activities 32%, trading 30% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £452k. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 30%. Reserves of £3.9m would cover about 23 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.