**BRYN BLAEN COMMUNITY WIND FUND CIO (BBCWF CIO) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1200697** 

## **Trustees Annual Report (TAR) including the Financial Report** 

**1[st] October 2024 -30 September 2025** 

**Charity Number:** 1200697 **Charity address:** Celtic Travel, New Street, Llanidloes, Powys, SY18 6EH **Registration date** : 17 October, 2022 

## **Object of the CIO:** 

The object of the CIO is to advance any purpose which is charitable under the laws of England and Wales by making grants primarily for the benefit of the public in the communities of Llanidloes, Llanidloes Without and Llangurig, in Powys. 

**Founder member** :  Bryn Blaen Wind Farm Ltd **Trustees** : 

|Chair|Wynne Jerman|appointed 2022|
|---|---|---|
|Vice Chair|Tricia Turner|appointed 2022|
|Treasurer|Phylip Davies|appointed 2022|
|Secretary and Charity Correspondent Shân Davies||appointed 2022|
|Trustee|Kevin Brown|appointed 2022|
|Trustee|Tim Morgan|appointed 2022|



**AGM** :  The AGM is held in October, when appointment of trustees is made. One-third of the charity trustees shall retire from office although they are eligible for re-election. The maximum number of trustees is 10 and the minimum is 5. 

## **Bank account:** 

The registered bank account is with a Building Society. 

The aim of the charity it to grant all of the money received to the benefit of the communities in Llanidloes, Llanidloes Without and Llangurig. 

It was agreed to hold at least £50,000 in Reserve, to cover any unexpected administrative costs of emergency funding needs. 

The CIO operates on a zero salary, low overheads model to ensure maximum impact for local causes. 

## **Correspondence including Applications:** 

All correspondence should be sent using the official email address. info@brynblaencio.wales. 

Details of the application process, including the Grant Making Policy, are available on the charity’s website www.brynblaencio.wales 

The closing dates for applications will be 1 October and 1 March every year. All applicants will receive an acknowledgment of receipt of their application and they will receive the Trustees’ decision no later than 28 days after the closing date. 

ADDRESS: EMAIL:                                INFO@BRYNBLAENCIO.WALES 

CELTIC TRAVEL, NEW STREET, LLANIDLOES, POWYS, SY18 6EH 



**BRYN BLAEN COMMUNITY WIND FUND CIO (BBCWF CIO) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1200697** 

## **Grants made:** 

The Trustees are mindful that grants will only be made in accordance with the Grant Making Policy. The Trustees expect to see applications identify funding from other sources, up to 50% of total project costs. 

At all times, the Trustees will use their discretion in awarding grants. 

Any unspent allocation of money will be carried over to the next financial period 

15 applications were considered in the period, of which the following grants were made: 

|**Date**|**££**|**Recipient**|**Project description **|
|---|---|---|---|
|October<br>2024|47,207|Llanidloes Community<br>Centre|To install essential items such<br>asfirealarm|
||2,955.58|Llanidloes Croquet Club|To purchase improved<br>equipment|
||8,250|Newbury Quilters|To cure damp in an exterior<br>wall at Minerva Arts Centre|
||1,500|Rotary Club, Llanidloes|To support the annual firework<br>display|
||28,241|Llanidloes Rugby Club|To upgrade toilet facilities at<br>Cae Hafren ground|
|March<br>2025|8,990.00|Llanidloes Town Football<br>Club|To upgrade grounds<br>equipment at the club|
|**Total**|97,143.58|||



**Financial report:  (** To be prepared by Treasurer) 

Signed by Chair: 

Date: 

ADDRESS: 

CELTIC TRAVEL, NEW STREET, LLANIDLOES, POWYS, SY18 6EH 

EMAIL:                                INFO@BRYNBLAENCIO.WALES 



|**Bryn Blaen Community Wind Fund account for period 1st October 2024 -**|**Bryn Blaen Community Wind Fund account for period 1st October 2024 -**|**Bryn Blaen Community Wind Fund account for period 1st October 2024 -**|
|---|---|---|
|||**££**|
|**Opening Balance**||**67,854.63**|
|**Income**|||
|2/20/2025|Standing Order|92,344.10|
|3/31/2025|Interest|1,625.71|
||**Total**|**93,969.81**|
|**Expenditure**|||
|11/25/2024|Rotary Fireworks|1,500.00|
||Rob Hughes plaques|286.15|
||Community Transport|47,207.00|
||Croquet Club|2,955.58|
||Minerva Quilters|8,250.00|
|4/5/2025|Football Club|8,990.00|
||Rugby Club|28,241.00|
||**Total**|**97,429.73**|
|**Summary**|||
||Balance brought forward|67,854.63|
||Plus income|93,969.81|
||Total|161,824.44|
||less Expenditure|97,429.73|
||**Balance 24/10/2025**|**64,394.71**|





- 30th September 2025