Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust Limited

Analysis

Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Conwy. It was registered in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04331307). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust Limited reported income of £980k and spending of £608k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £965k to £980k (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheringham Little Theatre Society (£980k), The Crescent Theatre Limited (£981k) and Calderdale Music Limited (£979k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.5%. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 18%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.