MENTER CAERDYDD

Registered charity 1098606 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

MAE MENTER CAERDYDD YN HYRWYDDO'R GYMRAEG DRWY DDARPARU GWASANAETHAU CHWARAE AGORED, DARPARIAETH I DEULUOEDD, DARPARIAETH GOFAL A CHLYBIAU I BLANT, RHAGLEN HYFFORDDIANT A CHYRSIAU OEDOLION, GWEITHGAREDDAU CYMDEITHASOL, GWEITHGAREDDAU I DDYSGWYR A HYBU'R DEFNYDD O'R GYMRAEG YN Y SECTOR BREIFAT.

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Latest income
£985k
Latest spending
£959k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £26,661 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total income of £985,484 against expenditure of £958,823. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £222,734, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the charity's needs and align with their stated reserves policy target of £81,000 to £105,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (73% of income)
“Donations and legacies 5 84,212 640,679 724,891 718,821” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 14% - 18% of expenditure (£81,000 to £105,000) (held: £223k)
“The current policy of the trustees is the financial reserve should be approximately 14% - 18% of expenditure. This equates to £81,000 to £105,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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).

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£985k
Total spending
£959k
Reserves (reported)
£223k
Employees
156

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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: Cardiff · Vale Of Glamorgan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£985k£959k
05/04/2024£905k£873k
05/04/2023£763k£787k
05/04/2022£625k£582k
05/04/2021£480k£447k

Common questions

Is MENTER CAERDYDD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £26,661 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total income of £985,484 against expenditure of £958,823. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £222,734, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the charity's needs and align with their stated reserves policy target of £81,000 to £105,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MENTER CAERDYDD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MENTER CAERDYDD as a grant recipient include The Ashley Family Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2023£6k
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2024£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2025£12kBwrlwm Teulu Tafwyl
The National Lottery Community Fund26/02/2024£12kYmgysylltu Cymunedol Tafwyl 2024
The National Lottery Community Fund13/02/2023£10kAllgymorth Cymunedol Tafwyl 2023
The National Lottery Community Fund11/01/2022£10kArdal Lles Tafwyl 2022
The National Lottery Community Fund13/05/2021£81kDarpariaeth Gymdeithasol cyfrwng Cymraeg i bobl wedi ymddeol/pobl hn/pobl fregu
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2020£8kCovid-19 -Rhaglen gweithgareddau ar gyfer pobl wedi ymddeol/pobl hÿn/pobl bregus
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2020£10kTafwyl - health & wellness area 2020
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2017£5kTwrw Tafwyl - Prosiect Ysgolion
The National Lottery Community Fund19/11/2015£5kArdal Ieuenctid Tafwyl
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/03/2015£10k"Cardiff Castle's Welsh history - Tafwyl 2015 / Hanes Cymraeg Castell Caerdydd - Tafwyl 2015"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/12/2013£10k"Pabell Pobol Y Ddinas (City People's Tent) - Tafwyl 2014 / Pabell 'Pobol Y Ddinas' - Tafwyl 2014"
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2011£5kAwn am Dro...
The National Lottery Community Fund17/11/2008£4kGwyl Gwanwyn Menter Caerdydd
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/08/2007£39k"Treftadaeth y Gymraeg yng Nghaerdydd"
The National Lottery Community Fund14/06/2005£5kUnspecified