PLANNING AID WALES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 23 August 1990
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02526875
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £181,098
Latest expenditure: £199,239
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 12 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9LJ

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.planningaidwales.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We support communities and planning authorities to work better together in shaping places. We work with local planning authorities to support approaches for thoughtful community engagement as part of a proactive planning process. We work with community and town councils to see the world from their perspective and explain the planning process, their role in it and what they can achieve.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 13 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 13 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £181,098
Total Gross Expenditure: £199,239

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 18 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £177,812
Total Gross Expenditure: £193,561

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 6 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 6 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £215,847
Total Gross Expenditure: £220,427

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 23 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £262,760
Total Gross Expenditure: £221,262

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £190,610
Total Gross Expenditure: £175,101

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 13 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £181,098
Total Gross Expenditure: £199,239
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £121,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 22

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £177,812
Total Gross Expenditure: £193,561
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 41222
Income From Government Grants: £121,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 21

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 6 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £215,847
Total Gross Expenditure: £220,427
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 29158
Income From Government Grants: £121,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 21

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £262,760
Total Gross Expenditure: £221,262
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 114682
Income From Government Grants: £121,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 23

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £190,610
Total Gross Expenditure: £175,101
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 15999
Income From Government Grants: £121,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 33

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout Wales
Welsh Ind: Yes

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: PLANNING AID WALES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1990-08-23T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 1ST AUGUST 1990 as amended on 13 Jul 2009 as amended on 17 Jun 2019
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.
Area Of Benefit: WALES

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 42045
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: PAW

Charity Name Id: 42040
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: P A W

Charity Name Id: 42034
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CYMORTH CYNLLUNIO CYMRU

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