## **Trustees’ Annual Report** 

## **For the financial period 6/2/2024 to 05/2/2025** 

## **Charity Name** 

The Welsh Battlefields Society / Cymdeithas Meysydd Cad Cymru 

**Reg No** 1204159 

## **Address** 

1 Drysgol Rd, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8BT 

## **Trustee Names** 

Richard Davies – Primary Administrator 

Sian Meredudd 

Sybil Davies 

John Davies 

## **Objectives** 

We are a small educational charity with the aim of promoting an interest in Welsh battlefields through visiting battlefield sites. A programme of events is issued to Society members and advertised on our Facebook page and website inviting the public to attend. The website (www.welshbattlefelds.cymru) contains a narrative of events that occurred at the sites visited and also articles of interest. 

## **Activities Review** 

Site meetings are held during the summer months. The summer 2024 programme included 

Bryn Glas / Pilleth battle site 

Gower Marcher Lords: Lougher and Pen lle’r Gaer Castles and Lougher Roman Fort 

Vale of Glamorgan: sites associated with Owain Glyndwr 

Twthill battle site 

The Society shared a stand, with other historical societies, at the 2024 National Eisteddfod held ion Pontypridd. Information regarding the activities of the Society was on display together with games and quizzes. 



The Society attended and helped to organise the annual memorial weekend and commemoration at Cilmeri. 

## **Achievements and Objectives** 

Through its work the Society has been able to increaser the knowledge and understanding of Welsh Battlefields and its associated history to Society members and others. 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

The Welsh Battlefield Society is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, whose only voting members are is charity trustees. The trustees are appointed annually at the AGM. 

## **Income** 

Our income comes from members subscriptions. 

## **Expenditure** 

Money is spent on -  insurance 

Out of pocket expenses 

Printing 

Cost of stalls at Eisteddfodau 

## **Financial Review** 

The Society holds reserves forb long term planning, emergency situations and financial resilience. 

The Trustees confirm that the activities of the Society comply with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public bodies. 

The trustees declare that they have approved the report. 

Signed Dated 

Richard Davies 

Sian Meredudd 

Sybil Davies 

John Davies 



Welsh Battlefields Society Cymdeithas Meysydd Cad Cymru Income Expenditure Account for the period 

6 February 2024 to 5 February 2025 

## **Income** 

|Subscriptions<br>**Expenditure**<br>Bank Balance at 6<br>Feb  2024<br>Income<br>Less Expenditure<br>Bank Balance at 5<br>February 2025|£170.00|
|---|---|
||£170.00|
||£120.00|
||£120.00|
||£1,121.16<br>£170.00|
||£1,291.16<br>£120.00|
||£1,171.16|



## **Financial Review** 

The Society holds reserves for long term planning , emergency situations & financial resilience.