THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF SOUTH WALES

Charity number: 218306
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Acts as Friends of Swansea Museum;purchases items for its collection; arranges a series of monthly evening lectures, Presidents Invitation Lecture and 4 lunch time talks on a range of topics by specialists in their subjects;Finances a series of work shops for young people on local topics; Publishes Annually well researched contibutions in Swansea History Journal(formerly Minerva) and 3 Newsletters

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £20,587
Total expenditure: £29,991

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Swansea

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 March 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FRIENDS OF SWANSEA MUSEUM (Working name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

16 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Karmen Ann Thomas MA Chair 09 March 2017
None on record
Lauren May Lewis Trustee 25 January 2024
None on record
Helen Nicholas Trustee 25 January 2024
None on record
Dr Meilyr Powell Trustee 25 January 2024
None on record
Leighton Syd John Howells Trustee 25 January 2020
None on record
Jaci Gruffudd Trustee 24 January 2020
None on record
Helen Hallesy Trustee 23 January 2020
None on record
Elizabeth Frances Belcham Trustee 09 March 2017
None on record
Richard John Nedin Trustee 09 March 2017
FORGET-ME-NOT DEMENTIA DAY CLUBS
Received: On time
IWAN DAVIES MSc Trustee 31 January 2016
None on record
PROFESSOR JOHN VIVIAN TUCKER MA FBCS Trustee 28 January 2015
THE GOWER SOCIETY
Received: On time
Mari Gwenllian Evans Trustee 28 January 2015
None on record
Andrew Michael Walter Green Trustee 13 February 2014
None on record
CHRISTINE MORRIS Trustee 06 June 2013
None on record
GERALD FRANK GABB BA, MA, Trustee 06 June 2013
None on record
LYNDON GEORGE MORRIS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £10.65k £15.25k £15.80k £13.02k £20.59k
Total expenditure £7.20k £7.46k £8.79k £15.86k £29.99k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 May 2024 27 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 May 2023 24 July 2024 115 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 May 2022 05 May 2023 35 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 May 2021 12 April 2022 12 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 May 2020 05 March 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 Not required
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Contact information

Address:
Bryncerrig
Ffynone Road
SWANSEA
SA1 6DE
Phone:
01792469833