The Llysdinam Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Trust funds charitable organisations based in Wales, with the trustees having made a strategic decision to increase support for worthy causes in the Swansea region, so a Swansea-based project is a strong fit.
- It does not fund individuals or organisations based outside Wales, and its stated themes are natural sciences, horticulture, agriculture and silviculture, the Christian religion, poverty relief, arts, environmental conservation and health and wellness.
- About 8 in 10 of its 15 grants to organisations fall between £700 and £40,000, with a median of £3,000, so a modest request matches its typical giving, though its largest grant was about £47,000.
- No application process is published, so the practical first step is to get in touch through the contact its annual report shows.
Overview
The Llysdinam Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 255528).
The Llysdinam Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, and it applies its income or capital to charities or charitable purposes as its trustees think fit. It makes grants to charitable organisations in Wales rather than to individuals. Its annual giving was £127,165. Its support has included local schools for educational programmes, environmental conservation projects, health and wellness initiatives, and local arts initiatives.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 5 April 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 24 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Trust makes grants to charitable organisations in Wales, rather than to individuals, and its trustees have discretion over the charitable causes supported. The settlor expressed a preference for the scheduled purposes: education in the natural sciences, especially botany and biology; horticulture, agriculture and silviculture; the Christian religion in Wales, particularly the Church of Wales; and poverty relief, particularly in specified parishes in Brecon and Radnor. It also supports local arts initiatives, school education programmes, environmental conservation and health and wellness initiatives. The trustees have made a strategic decision to increase support for worthy causes in the Swansea region, described as the principal source of the Trust's income.
Themes
- Natural sciences
- Horticulture, agriculture, silviculture
- Christian religion
- Poverty relief
- Arts
- Environmental conservation
- Health and wellness
Geographic Focus
Wales. Priority: Swansea region; Llysdinam; Llanfihangel-Bryn-Pabuan; Llanafan Fawr; Llanyre.
What they don't fund
- Individuals
- Organisations not based in Wales
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Who can apply:
- Donations are only given to other charitable organisations and not to individuals. Donations are restricted to organisations based in Wales.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The settlor expressed the hope that trustees would give preference to charities and charitable purposes specified in the schedule.
- The trustees have made a strategic decision to increase support for worthy causes in the Swansea region.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Llanafanfawr Community
- Llanyre
- Wales
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 15 grants in year to 5 April 2025 by size
Median £3,000 (year to 5 April 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- The Penllergaire Trust£46,875year to 5 April 2025
- Wyeside Arts Centre£40,000year to 5 April 2025
- Wales Air Ambulance£10,565year to 5 April 2025
- Newbridge on Wye CiW School£10,000year to 5 April 2025
- CARAD£3,000year to 5 April 2025
- Llandrindod Wells Foodbank£3,000year to 5 April 2025
- Mid Powys Youth Theatre£3,000year to 5 April 2025
- Shakespeare Link£3,000year to 5 April 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 5 April 2021 | £151,712 | £208,221 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2021 |
| year to 5 April 2022 | £199,501 | £122,358 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2022 |
| year to 5 April 2023 | £188,814 | £227,245 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2023 |
| year to 5 April 2024 | £233,594 | £278,063 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2024 |
| year to 5 April 2025 | £231,231 | £442,074 | £127,165 | Accounts for year to 5 April 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 5 April 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
- Annual report (year to 5 April 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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At a glance
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Contact
- DRUSLYN HOUSE, DE LA BECHE STREET, SWANSEA, SA1 3HHsource
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- DRUSLYN HOUSE, DE LA BECHE STREET, SWANSEA, SA1 3HHsource