The Gregynog Trust

Analysis

The Gregynog Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Powys. It was registered in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10479711). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Gregynog Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.3m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £826k to £1.1m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 132% 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 Gregynog Trust 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 Honor Frost Foundation (£1.0m), Dance Consortium Limited (£1.1m) and Gwasanaeth Cerdd Ysgolion Gwynedd a Môn (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 58%, donations and legacies 20% and charitable activities 11%. Charitable activities took 43% of spending and raising funds 55%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2,083. Reserves of £92k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 42 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.