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SEREN FFESTINIOG CYF.

Registered charity 1108461 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CWMNI SEREN FFESTINIOG CYF.

SEREN IS A COMPANY THAT ENABLES PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES TO LIVE AND WORK IN THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.8m
Latest spending
£2.7m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,724,604, with unrestricted reserves at £952,897, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £162,215 and received an 'Excellent' rating from the Care Inspectorate Wales. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £1,000,000 (held: £953k)
“The trustees therefore consider £1,000,000 to be an appropriate level of reserves to cover it's expenditure for 6 months.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by A.Hughes-Jones, Dyson & Co.. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £54k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£2.8m
Total spending
£2.7m
Cost of raising funds
£156k
Reserves (reported)
£400k
Employees
69

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% 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: 5.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gwynedd

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.8m£2.7m
31/03/2024£2.1m£2.0m
31/03/2023£2.3m£2.2m
31/03/2022£1.9m£1.9m
31/03/2021£1.7m£1.6m

Common questions

Is SEREN FFESTINIOG CYF. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,724,604, with unrestricted reserves at £952,897, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £162,215 and received an 'Excellent' rating from the Care Inspectorate Wales. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by A.Hughes-Jones, Dyson & Co..

What does the highest-paid employee of SEREN FFESTINIOG CYF. earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds SEREN FFESTINIOG CYF.?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SEREN FFESTINIOG CYF. as a grant recipient include MANTELL GWYNEDD CYF, THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MANTELL GWYNEDD CYFFY2022£20kCronfa Grant Unigrwydd
THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUSTFY2023£10kYour Community Your Choice

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/11/2025£20kRampio fyny!
The National Lottery Community Fund08/10/2024£20kSerennu'n Synhwyraidd
The National Lottery Community Fund04/11/2010£11kGwesty Seren a Gerddi 'stiniog

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 BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND2£40k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£125k
Jill and Norman Franklin Trust1£114k
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k
THE ALBERT HUNT TRUST1£25k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION1£18k
E C GRAHAM BELFORD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£15k
FRAZER TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Learning Disability Network London Limited.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SEREN FFESTINIOG CYF.£2.8mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
Learning Disability Network London Limited FY2025£22.7m——unclear—no doubt
SUTTON MENCAP CHARITY COMPANY FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
W.I.L.L. WIRRAL INDEPENDENT LIVING AND LEARNING FY2025£2.5m——above—no doubt
BASICS PLUS FY2025£862k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHCLIFFE ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRISES TEAM FY2025£715k—0above—no doubt

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