# DISCOVERING OLD WELSH HOUSES GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1131782
- **Other names:** DATING OLD WELSH HOUSES GROUP, NORTH WEST WALES DENDROCHRONOLOGY PROJECT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 23, 2009
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1131782


## Contact

- **Address:** 44 Rhos Manor, Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos On Sea, Conwy
- **Postcode:** LL28 4PN
- **Phone:** 01492 540152
- **Email:** treasurer@discoveringoldwelshhouses.co.uk
- **Website:** www.discoveringoldwelshhouses.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR HISTORIANS, ARCHITECTS AND ARCHAEOLOGISTS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES) ON THE SUBJECT OF PRE-1700 BUILDINGS IN NORTH WALES, WHERE POSSIBLE USING DENDROCHRONOLOGY (TREE RING DATING);(2) AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY OF SUCH BUILDINGS BY VOLUNTEERS AND SPECIALISTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT;(3) AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS.

**Activities:** To advance the education of the public in general and particularly, amongst professional and amateur historians, architects and archaeologists and local communities on the subject of pre-1750 buildings in North Wales, where possible using dendrochronology (tree ring dating); and to promote research into the history of such buildings by volunteers and specialists; and to publish the results.

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
- Isle Of Anglesey
- Wrexham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £3798 | £778 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £3125 | £880 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £7934 | £1702 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £5024 | £3859 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £7848 | £5559 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **JANICE A DALE** (Chair) — appointed March 24, 2013
- Carly Murdoch-Dyson — appointed April 27, 2026
- Dr Martin Cherry PhD FSA — appointed June 20, 2014
- Eleanor Jane Carpenter — appointed June 23, 2017
- Jane Parry-Evans — appointed June 29, 2019
- Jennifer Anne Lees — appointed Sept. 22, 2025
- Lynda Mercer — appointed April 27, 2026
- MARGARET JANE DUNN
- Michael John Sharratt — appointed Jan. 13, 2025
- PETER MASTERS — appointed March 24, 2013
- RICHARD CUTHBERTSON
- Richard Hollis — appointed April 27, 2026
- Rosemary Elizabeth Brotherton — appointed Feb. 9, 2021