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Gwasanaeth Cerdd Ysgolion Gwynedd a Môn

Registered charity 1097614 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GWASANAETH YSGOLION WILLIAM MATHIAS CYF, GYWM

The charity's main activity is that of music tuition in educational establishments in Gwynedd and Anglesey.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £13,325 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £652,826. The trustees consider the company to remain in a sound financial position with sufficient resources to meet its obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: School income (72% of income)
“Total income from the schools increased to £750,574” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months’ operating costs (held: £653k)
“Of this amount, £135,000 has been designated to a specific fund to cover potential redundancy costs, together with six months’ operating costs should the service cease. The Board considers this level of reserves to be appropriate and proportionate to the operational risks faced by the charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: £2,565 paid to one Trustee for work carried out on behalf of the Charity.
“During the year, £2,565 was paid (2024 - £-) to one Trustee for work carried out on behalf of the Charity.” — page 13
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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£653k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.0m£1.1m
31/08/2024£1.1m£1.1m
31/08/2023£1.0m£984k
31/08/2022£838k£872k
31/08/2021£594k£585k

Common questions

Is Gwasanaeth Cerdd Ysgolion Gwynedd a Môn financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £13,325 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £652,826. The trustees consider the company to remain in a sound financial position with sufficient resources to meet its obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
The Ashley Family Foundation2£17k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST2£7k
CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU1£111k
THE RAYNE FOUNDATION1£70k
THE VINEHILL TRUST1£50k
JERWOOD FOUNDATION1£36k
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST1£32k
CHK Foundation1£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Gwasanaeth Cerdd Ysgolion Gwynedd a Môn£1.0m—0above—no doubt
EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION FY2025£137k—0within—no doubt
GABRIELI FY2025£994k—0unclear—no doubt
TY CERDD - MUSIC CENTRE WALES FY2025£709k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY MUSIC WALES/CERDDORIAETH GYMUNEDOL CYMRU FY2025£257k—0below—noted
MERCHED Y WAWR FY2025£288k—0unclear—no doubt

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