Ty Olwen Trust Fund

Analysis

Ty Olwen Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in June 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Ty Olwen Trust Fund reported income of £699k and spending of £1.2m, spending 171% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £553k to £699k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ty Olwen Trust Fund sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Charles Hastings Education Centre (£699k), Islamic Centre of England Limited (£700k) and Tagmarsh Charity Limited (£698k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, investments 8.7% and trading 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £344k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 25 months of spending at that rate.

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.