Bryn Blaen Community Wind Fund CIO
Analysis
Bryn Blaen Community Wind Fund CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Llanidloes. It was registered in October 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Bryn Blaen Community Wind Fund CIO reported income of £94k and spending of £99k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2023 to September 2025, income fell from £100k to £94k (-6.0%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Bryn Blaen Community Wind Fund CIO sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Harry Bacon Foundation (£94k), The Inverforth Charitable Trust (£94k) and The Bowles Charitable Trust (£94k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Bryn Blaen Community Wind Fund CIO receives funding from the wind farm developer which we are able to grant to projects and organisations within the area defined in its constitution.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Harry Bacon Foundation | Bristol | £94k |
| The Inverforth Charitable Trust | London | £94k |
| The Bowles Charitable Trust | Tonbridge | £94k |
| Corn Exchange Benevolent Society | Newbury | £95k |