ORIEL MYRDDIN
To promote the education of the public in arts and crafts by the provision and maintenance of an arts and crafts gallery and museum in Carmarthen, for the exhibition to the public of collections and items of fine art and crafts.Provision and support of facilities for the education and research in arts and crafts and the dissemination of such research.
Objects
(1) THE PROVISION OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ARTS AND CRAFTS BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ARTS AND CRAFTS GALLERY AND MUSEUM IN CARMARTHEN FOR THE EXHIBITION TO THE PUBLIC OF COLLECTIONS AND ITEMS OF FINE ARTS AND CRAFTS (2) THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN ARTS AND CRAFTS AND THE DISSEMINATION OF SUCH RESEARCH
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £7,189 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £163,877. The trustees confirm there is no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue operating as a going concern. The organization relies heavily on revenue support from Carmarthenshire County Council and grants from the Arts Council of Wales to fund its operations and capital redevelopment.
What the accounts disclose
“The Gallery operates as an educational charitable trust under the custodial trusteeship of Carmarthenshire County Council.” — page 2
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Haf Angharad Jones Leefechair
- Emlyn Schiavone
- Louise Morgan
- Russell Sparks
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £200k | £193k |
| 31/03/2024 | £211k | £201k |
| 31/03/2023 | £217k | £224k |
| 31/03/2022 | £220k | £210k |
| 31/03/2021 | £201k | £184k |
Common questions
Is ORIEL MYRDDIN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £7,189 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £163,877. The trustees confirm there is no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue operating as a going concern. The organization relies heavily on revenue support from Carmarthenshire County Council and grants from the Arts Council of Wales to fund its operations and capital redevelopment. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ORIEL MYRDDIN?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ORIEL MYRDDIN as a grant recipient include COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £18k | Immersive exhibition (Witch) of work by Clive Hicks Jenkins |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 02/11/2020 | £2k | "#15 Hoelion Wyth Cymdeithas // Pillars of Society" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 29/03/2016 | £8k | "The Sea Empress Oil Spill; environment, industrial disaster and popular memory in Pembrokeshire" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| The Ashley Family Foundation | 2 | £32k |
| CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU | 1 | £237k |
Charities like this
- ORIEL MYRDDIN
- CWMNI PLAS GLYN'Y-WEDDW LIMITED
- ORIEL DAVIES GALLERY
- MOSTYN GALLERY LIMITED
- COUNTY HALL ARTS
- SHERBORNE HOUSE TRUST 2018
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORIEL MYRDDIN | £200k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ORIEL MYRDDIN | £128k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CWMNI PLAS GLYN'Y-WEDDW LIMITED | £1.3m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| ORIEL DAVIES GALLERY | £1.2m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MOSTYN GALLERY LIMITED | £666k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| COUNTY HALL ARTS | £8.8m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |