Llangenny Land C.I.C. A small bird, drawn in pen and ink, standing beside the company name set in widely spaced capitals between two ruled lines.

Llangenny · Llangenau · Powys

Holding land for our community

Llangenny Land C.I.C is a community interest company for the land around Llangenny, in the Vale of Grwyney.

We own a strip of riverside ground on the bank of the Grwyne Fawr, at the centre of the village. It is held for the benefit of the community, and it is not going anywhere.

This is a holding page. The website is the part we have not got round to — the work on the ground is well under way.

The land we hold

Our land is riverside ground on the east bank of the Grwyne Fawr, running north from Llangenny Bridge, opposite the church and the village. It is pasture and broadleaf woodland, held freehold under a single title at HM Land Registry.

It was bought for the community on 4 February 2022. The company did not exist yet, so in the meantime the land was held by trustees on the community's behalf. Llangenny Land C.I.C was incorporated in July 2023, the land was transferred into the company's name, and that transfer was completed at the Land Registry on 19 July 2024. It has been held for this community throughout, and the asset lock now keeps it that way.

The Grwyne Fawr running clear and shallow over red sandstone, beneath a closed canopy of summer trees.

On the ground

The land is actively managed for the community, by the community. A good deal of that work is the unglamorous business of getting on top of invasive species, and we would rather train local volunteers to do it properly than pay contractors to keep coming back.

Recent updates

  • 22 August 2026

    A day of traditional scything

    Volunteers learning to use a hand scythe: how to set one up, how to peen and hone a blade, and how to cut with it for a whole morning without wrecking your back. Quieter than a strimmer, kinder to what lives in the sward, and better company.

  • 31 August 2026

    Summer bank holiday party

    A very good turnout on the Monday, with music from Mid Loaf Crisis, who play blues and country rock from the Abergavenny and Crickhowell side of the hill. It raised a useful sum towards the year ahead. Thank you to everyone who came, and to everyone who helped clear up afterwards.

What we are setting out to do

  • Community land ownership

    Acquiring and holding land in and around Llangenny, so that decisions about it are taken here, by the people who live alongside it.

  • Nature and habitat restoration

    Riverbank, hedgerow, wet meadow and woodland — restoring habitat along the Grwyne Fawr and on the ground that drains into it.

  • Public access and recreation

    Keeping paths open and green space genuinely available to local people: free, all year, and not dependent on anyone's goodwill.

A large dead oak standing alone in rough pasture, its bare pale branches spread against a dark storm sky.

About the company

A community interest company is a limited company whose assets and profits are locked to community benefit. They cannot be paid out to shareholders, and if the company is ever wound up the assets must pass to another asset-locked body. That is the point of the structure, and it is why we chose it.

Name
Llangenny Land C.I.C
Company number
14997319, registered in England and Wales
Incorporated
12 July 2023
Registered office
Central Chambers, Lion Street, Abergavenny NP7 5PE
Directors
James Burnett, Karen Downhill, Katherine Dufton, Anthony Fletcher, Edward Morgan and Simon Pickles

Our filings, including the annual community interest company report, are public and can be read on the Companies House register.

Get in touch

If you live in the valley, own land near it, or want to help, we would like to hear from you.

llangennylandcic@gmail.com

We do not run email on this domain yet, so the address above is the one that reaches us.