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THEATR BARA CAWS

Registered charity 1062896 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PRIF WEITHGAREDD Y CWMNI YW HYRWYDDO'R CELFYDDYDAU DRAMATIG CYMRAEG TRWY GYFLWYNO PERFFORMIADAU THEATRAIDD A PHERFFORMIADAU DRAMATIG YNG NGWYNEDD AC ARDALOEDD ERAILL YNG NGHYMRU.

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Latest income
£506k
Latest spending
£563k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £57,463 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves fell to £133,047, which is below the stated policy target of £143,500, though the charity maintains a positive cash position and confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Arts Council of Wales (60% of income)
“Arts Council of Wales 302,740” — page 56
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £133k; policy: three months of operating expenditure)
“the Company's policy is to keep at least three months of operating expenditure as a reserve. Based on the forecast information, the trustees believe that a sum of £143,500 (2024: £134,000) should be sufficient for the 2025-26 period.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£506k
Total spending
£563k
Reserves (reported)
£123k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (71% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gwynedd · Isle Of Anglesey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£506k£563k
31/03/2024£551k£476k
31/03/2023£444k£472k
31/03/2022£334k£345k
31/03/2021£351k£285k

Common questions

Is THEATR BARA CAWS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £57,463 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves fell to £133,047, which is below the stated policy target of £143,500, though the charity maintains a positive cash position and confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THEATR BARA CAWS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THEATR BARA CAWS as a grant recipient include CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRUFY2023£287kCore funding
CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRUFY2023£9kCost-of-living support