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Registered charity · Cardiff

Planning AID Wales

4 The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically restricted to the following: To advance the education of the public in Wales in the subject of land use planning and the planning system in Wales.To advance the education of the public in Wales by...

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £181k (2026)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Throughout Wales
Website
www.planningaidwales.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Planning AID Wales
Registered
1990

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£181k£199k
  • 2025£178k£194k
  • 2024£216k£220k
Earlier years
  • 2023£263k£221k
  • 2022£191k£175k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 67%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

4 The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically restricted to the following: To advance the education of the public in Wales in the subject of land use planning and the planning system in Wales.To advance the education of the public in Wales by providing training and information on land use planning to individuals, communities, bodies and groups to assist their participation and engagement in the planning process in Wales for the public benefit.The relief of financial hardship by the provision of free advice and assistance on land use planning issues and procedures to persons, communities, bodies and groups who, through lack of means, would otherwise be unable to obtain such advice.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

9 trustees on the board

5.1y median 6y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

9
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Environment/conservation/heritage 9Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Tech and media 9Education 1Professional services 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£178k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
92%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1000115
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 1ST AUGUST 1990 as amended on 13 Jul 2009 as amended on 17 Jun 2019
Companies House
Company number 02526875 · Active
Contact on the register
02920625009 · info@planningaidwales.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.

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