CYLCH MEITHRIN BAE COLWYN

Registered charity 1058254 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Welsh pre-school playgroup/playgroup plus. Provides education and care to children from 2 - 4 years old through the medium of Welsh.

Objects

AMCANION Y GYMDEITHAS YW HYRWYDDO ADDYSG PLANT DAN OED YSGOL YN BAE COLWYN TRWY GYFRWNG YR IAITH GYMREAG TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN BAE COLWYN THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE

Area of benefit: BAE COLWYN

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

Latest income

£178k

Latest spending

£138k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a net profit of £40,164.20 for the period, resulting in a total balance of £196,638.18. The trustees report that the charity has a sound basis to continue in the long term, citing increased grant income as a factor in their financial stability. The primary sources of finance are identified as three grant streams, supplemented by independent placements, fundraising, and charitable donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 2 months' salaries (held: £197k)

“To hold sufficient reserves to pay 2 months' salaries for the staff during the period when income is not forthcoming”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). 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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

ANGHARAD LLOYD · trustee of 1 other charity
Bethan Eleri
ERIKA DENNIS · trustee of 1 other charity
JASMINE PILLING · trustee of 1 other charity
RACHEL STARKEY · trustee of 1 other charity
RHIANNON TREVOR · trustee of 1 other charity
Sally Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
Sioned Wyn Williams

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£178k	£138k
31/03/2024	£133k	£114k
31/03/2023	£154k	£105k
31/03/2022	£112k	£83k
31/03/2021	£91k	£86k

Common questions

Is CYLCH MEITHRIN BAE COLWYN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a net profit of £40,164.20 for the period, resulting in a total balance of £196,638.18. The trustees report that the charity has a sound basis to continue in the long term, citing increased grant income as a factor in their financial stability. The primary sources of finance are identified as three grant streams, supplemented by independent placements, fundraising, and charitable donations.

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 AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

CYLCH MEITHRIN CRICCIETH income £106k
CYLCH MEITHRIN PENMAENMAWR income £205k
CYLCH MEITHRIN MAESINCLA income £200k
CYLCH MEITHRIN TY MABON, TYWYN income £113k
CYLCH MEITHRIN BRO ALUN income £216k
CYLCH MEITHRIN PWLL COCH income £132k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CYLCH MEITHRIN BAE COLWYN	£178k	—	above	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN CRICCIETH FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN PENMAENMAWR FY2025	£205k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN MAESINCLA FY2025	£200k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN TY MABON, TYWYN FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN BRO ALUN FY2025	£216k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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