CYLCH MEITHRIN LLANDDAROG

Registered charity 1057508 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Run a Clych Meithrin for preschool children during normal term times. Through the medium of Welsh we assist with play, learning and basic education to enable the children to make a smooth progression into school life.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRE SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE

Area of benefit: LLANDDAROG

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Carmarthenshire, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£182k

Latest spending

£178k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £4,849 and held cash funds of £23,264. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts or accounting records. The charity's reserves policy aims to maintain sufficient funds to cover expenditure until the next financial year's income is received.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £24,084 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“During the year, one trustee received remuneration totaling £24,084 for services provided to the charity in the role of Cylch Manager.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Grants (57% of income)

“Total Receipts 167,919 - 14,528 182,447 158,959” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: to maintain unrestricted funds and designated funds, to ensure sufficient reserves to meet expenditure for the period following the end of the financial year until grant payments and children’s fees are paid for the new financial year (held: £23k)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds and designated funds, to ensure sufficient reserves to meet expenditure for the period following the end of the financial year until grant payments and children’s fees are paid for the new financial year.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One trustee received remuneration of £24,084 for services as Cylch Manager.

“During the year, one trustee received remuneration totaling £24,084 for services provided to the charity in the role of Cylch Manager.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to trustee for services

“During the year the charity paid £24,084 to a trustee of the charity, for services provided as Cylch Manager.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW); Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Nia Jones

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Carmarthenshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£182k	£178k
31/03/2024	£159k	£147k
31/03/2023	£117k	£113k
31/03/2022	£140k	£145k
31/03/2021	£141k	£142k

Common questions

Is CYLCH MEITHRIN LLANDDAROG financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £4,849 and held cash funds of £23,264. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts or accounting records. The charity's reserves policy aims to maintain sufficient funds to cover expenditure until the next financial year's income is received. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of CYLCH MEITHRIN LLANDDAROG earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £24,084 band.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/06/2011	£5k	Cylch Meithrin Llanddarog
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/08/2006	£3k	Renewing Resources and Equipment
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/07/2004	£1k	Not specified

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE OAKDALE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CYLCH MEITHRIN PONTLLANFRAITH.

CYLCH MEITHRIN PONTLLANFRAITH income £37k
CYLCH MEITHRIN CWM GWYDDON income £46k
Cylch Meithrin Tregaron income £100k
CYLCH MEITHRIN PENRHYNDEUDRAETH income £66k
CYLCH MEITHRIN LLANGADOG income £63k
CYLCH MEITHRIN CRYMYCH income £65k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CYLCH MEITHRIN LLANDDAROG	£182k	£24,084	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN PONTLLANFRAITH FY2025	£37k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN CWM GWYDDON FY2025	£46k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
Cylch Meithrin Tregaron FY2025	£100k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN PENRHYNDEUDRAETH FY2025	£66k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN LLANGADOG FY2025	£63k	—	0	unclear	—	noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.