THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN WALES

Registered charity 1074655 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WALES, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN WALES. TRADING NAME -COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WALES

Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased to £21.8m, with unrestricted reserves of £351k exceeding the board's target of £270k. The charity reported total income of £4.2m and total expenditure of £2.7m, resulting in a net movement in funds of £540,774 for the year.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £270k (held: £351k)
The board has set a level of £270k to be held in unrestricted reserves, this would give the foundation time to find alternative funding or to scale down expenditure to sustainable levels. — page 26
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WALES (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£3.2m
Cost of raising funds
£210k
Reserves (reported)
£611k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.1m£3.2m
31/03/2024£3.9m£4.5m
31/03/2023£4.2m£2.7m
31/03/2022£2.4m£2.3m
31/03/2021£6.7m£6.3m

Common questions

Is THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN WALES financially healthy?

The accounts state that net assets increased to £21.8m, with unrestricted reserves of £351k exceeding the board's target of £270k. The charity reported total income of £4.2m and total expenditure of £2.7m, resulting in a net movement in funds of £540,774 for the year. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

Who funds THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN WALES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN WALES as a grant recipient include THE FOYLE FOUNDATION, THE CEFN CROES WIND FARM COMMUNITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery20/05/2025£300kFund for Wales programme
Postcode Lottery04/07/2024£250kFund for Wales programme

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