TRADDODIADAU CERDD CYMRU/ MUSIC TRADITIONS WALES LTD
Registered charity 1085422 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TRAC
trac exists to promote and develop the music traditions of Wales
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity has survived the withdrawal of its primary Arts Council of Wales funding by raising a mixture of project grants, core funding, and fees. Per the trustees' report, the organization has avoided redundancies or closure, though it notes that its free reserves are currently minimal as it rebuilds its financial footing.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: none
“In 2024-25 Trac Cymru continued to benefit from Arts Council for Wales project funding up to the end of the financial year, plus Heritage Lottery Project Funding. Additional funding was gained from grants from Anthem and Tŷ Cerdd. The organisation was awarded £50,000 from the Welsh Government’s Arts Jobs Protection Fund.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The present level of reserves available to the charity is minimal as we rebuild a solid financial footing for our future.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
- Elisa Morrischair
- Dr David Hugh Jones
- Dr Stuart Robb
- Gwenno Roberts
- PROF JAMES BLYTHE
- Ywain Myfyr
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TRADDODIADAU CERDD CYMRU/ MUSIC TRADITIONS WALES LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has survived the withdrawal of its primary Arts Council of Wales funding by raising a mixture of project grants, core funding, and fees. Per the trustees' report, the organization has avoided redundancies or closure, though it notes that its free reserves are currently minimal as it rebuilds its financial footing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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