INSTITUTE OF WELSH AFFAIRS

Registered charity 1078435 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IWA

The Institute of Welsh Affairs is a membership-based think-tank and policy research institute aimed at promoting new thinking on Welsh issues. Its activities include the publication of research reports and discussion papers, and the organisation of seminars and conferences throughout Wales covering a range of interests, including the economy, education, health, and the environment.

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Latest income

£203k

Latest spending

£216k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a deficit of £13,876, contrasting with the anticipated deficit of £25,688. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £162,751, which is above the revised policy target of £50,000. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: membership fees and donations (47% of income)

“In FY2025, membership fees and donations accounted for 47.3% of receipts” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £163k)

“The Board of Trustees approved a revised reserve policy requirement of £50,000 at the May 2024 Board meeting” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Books Council of Wales — “The IWA gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Books Council of Wales for the welsh agenda .” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Gwendolyn Helena Sterkchair
Anthony Pickles
Ben Gordon Joakim
Dr Elizabeth Zaidee Haywood
HELEN FRANCIS MORTLOCK PEARCE
Kelly-Marie Huxley-Roberts
Lauren Maeve McEvatt
Shayoni Sarkar Lynn

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	£203k	£216k
31/03/2024	£414k	£402k
31/03/2023	£483k	£399k
31/03/2022	£341k	£423k
31/03/2021	£450k	£369k

Common questions

Is INSTITUTE OF WELSH AFFAIRS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a deficit of £13,876, contrasting with the anticipated deficit of £25,688. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £162,751, which is above the revised policy target of £50,000. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds INSTITUTE OF WELSH AFFAIRS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INSTITUTE OF WELSH AFFAIRS as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, CYNGOR LLYFRAU CYMRU-THE BOOKS COUNCIL OF WALES.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£135k	Media in Wales
CYNGOR LLYFRAU CYMRU-THE BOOKS COUNCIL OF WALES	FY2024	£17k	New Audiences Fund
CYNGOR LLYFRAU CYMRU-THE BOOKS COUNCIL OF WALES	FY2025	£12k	New Audiences Fund

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	07/07/2020	£10k	COVID-19 - Rethinking Wales: Communities