Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust
Analysis
Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Powys. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending November 2025, Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust reported income of £86k and spending of £77k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £75k to £86k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sir Robert Hitcham's Almshouse Charity at Levington (£86k), Warwick United Charity (£86k) and The Benevolent Fund of the Worshipful Company of Bakers (£85k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
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.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Robert Hitcham's Almshouse Charity at Levington | Ipswich | £86k |
| Warwick United Charity | Warwick | £86k |
| The Benevolent Fund of the Worshipful Company of Bakers | London | £85k |
| The Liverpool Gospel Trust | Liverpool | £86k |