hay castle trust

The charity supports the general public. Hay Castle Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Hereford and operates in Powys and Herefordshire.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Company's objects are to preserve the heritage of Hay Castle in Hay-on-Wye and to advance educationon the architecture of the building, local history and the arts by the purchase and preservation of the buildingand its surrounding land.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Powys Herefordshire

Financial Information

Latest Income

£526,039

Latest Expenditure

£523,789

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.5%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 94.9%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 6.8%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £249,565

Charitable Activities £179,267

Other Trading £94,871

Investments £2,336

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £497,072

Raising Funds £26,717

Governance £8,659

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2025	£526,039	£523,789	£497,072	£9,679,701	£129,500	8 / 70
2024	£557,517	£533,820	£498,941	£9,677,451	£171,500	6 / 67
2023	£615,729	£475,768	£449,196	£9,653,754	£51,000	6 / 67
2022	£1,289,325	£161,789	£160,041	£9,513,793	£0	3 / 20
2021	£1,537,802	£91,866	£87,438	£8,386,257	£0	2 / 110