ARTS CONNECTION - CYSWLLT CELF
To promote, maintain, improve and advance education and participation in the arts including, without limitation, the visual, performing and digital arts and the provision of recreational and leisure time activities with the view to improving the quality of life in local communities in Mid and North Wales and the Borders area.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £13,188 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £75,267 to £62,079. The trustees acknowledge that free reserves of £1,076 are below their stated policy target of £25,000 and recognize the need to rebuild reserves to ensure adequate provision for future contingency planning.
What the accounts disclose
“No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000.” — page 18
“Of this figure, £11,619 has been designated for projects and the Trustees consider the free reserves of £1,076 to be in accordance with our reserves policy and are therefore at an acceptable level. However, they acknowledge the need to rebuild free reserves in the next financial year to ensure adequate provision for future contingency planning.”
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/06/2022)
Trustees
- Angela Contestabilechair
- Bryony Jo Wesson-Jones
- John Paul Hextall
- Mark Harding
- Martin Duckers
- Matthew James Gulliver
- Megan Fflur Howell
- Miranda Glen
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £153k | £166k |
| 31/03/2024 | £140k | £139k |
| 31/03/2023 | £145k | £137k |
| 31/03/2022 | £124k | £129k |
| 31/03/2021 | £114k | £87k |
Common questions
Is ARTS CONNECTION - CYSWLLT CELF financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £13,188 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £75,267 to £62,079. The trustees acknowledge that free reserves of £1,076 are below their stated policy target of £25,000 and recognize the need to rebuild reserves to ensure adequate provision for future contingency planning. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
What does the highest-paid employee of ARTS CONNECTION - CYSWLLT CELF earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.
Who funds ARTS CONNECTION - CYSWLLT CELF?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ARTS CONNECTION - CYSWLLT CELF as a grant recipient include CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU, THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU | FY2023 | £67k | Core funding |
| THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £5k | |
| CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU | FY2023 | £2k | Cost-of-living support |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/03/2026 | £20k | Learning by Art |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/09/2021 | £5k | All Together Now |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/09/2020 | £10k | Arts Abode |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 20/09/2018 | £10k | "The Warring Arts - how the end of the war changed art and culture forever" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/08/2018 | £10k | Hiraeth - Longing |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/11/2016 | £2k | St Myllin's Day Celebrations |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/08/2015 | £5k | Art of the Tablet |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/02/2014 | £10k | "Generations On - What the Great War Meant to Us" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/10/2012 | £4k | Masquerade |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £543k |
| THE JANE HODGE FOUNDATION | 1 | £140k |
| IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £111k |
| GOFUNDME.ORG.UK | 1 | £67k |
| PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION | 1 | £65k |
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | 1 | £55k |
| THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC | 1 | £20k |
| COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SUPPORT CONWY | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- THE CONWY ARTS TRUST
- WYCOMBE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE
- ARTSWORK LIMITED
- HELIX ARTS LIMITED
- CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU
- ARTS & BUSINESS CYMRU
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTS CONNECTION - CYSWLLT CELF | £153k | Under £60,000 | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE CONWY ARTS TRUST | £149k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WYCOMBE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE | £198k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ARTSWORK LIMITED | £1.9m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HELIX ARTS LIMITED | £437k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU | £57.7m | — | — | unclear | 7.0% | no doubt |