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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Who leads it
- Francesca SartorioTrustee · since 2019
- Jack DangerfieldTrustee · since 2025
- Jonathan ParsonsTrustee · since 2020
- Marion DaviesTrustee · since 2023
- Martin BuckleTrustee · since 2015
- Raymond PearceTrustee · since 2024
- Robert ChichesterTrustee · since 2020
- Roderic Owen JonesTrustee · since 2023
- Shane WettonTrustee · since 2019
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
- Francesca Sartorio since 2019
- Jack Dangerfield since 2025
- Jonathan Parsons since 2020
- Marion Davies since 2023
- Martin Buckle since 2015
- Raymond Pearce since 2024
- Robert Chichester since 2020
- Roderic Owen Jones since 2023
- Shane Wetton since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Francesca Sartorio since 2019
- Jonathan Parsons since 2020
- Martin Buckle since 2015
- Robert Chichester since 2020
- Shane Wetton since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Francesca Sartorio since 2019
- Jack Dangerfield since 2025
- Jonathan Parsons since 2020
- Martin Buckle since 2015
- Raymond Pearce since 2024
- Robert Chichester since 2020
- Roderic Owen Jones since 2023
- Shane Wetton since 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Marion Davies since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
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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