BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD CHARITY AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES
Registered charity 1138976 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AWYR LAS GOGLEDD CYMRU, BLUE SKY NORTH WALES
The Charity provides support for patients and service users though enhancing healthcare services within the area served by Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB. The Charity specifically funds: additional equipment and facilities in hospitals and the community; improvements to hospital environments; research and education programmes; extra staff well being support and other special projects.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total incoming resources were £2,316,000, with unrestricted reserves standing at £5.80 million against a policy target of £4.24 million. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its 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
Largest income source: Legacy gifts (37% of income)
“Legacy gifts formed 37% of the charity's income (£855,000).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 70.7% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Total expenditure for the year was £1,800,000 (2023/24 - £1,623,000), made up of expenditure on raising funds of £233,000 and expenditure on charitable activities of £1,567,000.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: One year’s future operational costs based on the average value from budgets and plans for the next three years; plus 25% of the average value of fixed asset investments held based on their valuation at 31 March in the previous three years; plus Nine month’s (75% of the annual) charitable activity (grants) expenditure based on the average value from budgets and plans for the next three years. (held: £5.8m)
“The target levels of reserves for 2025/26 is calculated as £4.24 million (2024/25 - £4.1 million).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Audit Wales. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£233k
Reported reserves equal ~38.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/08/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (21/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (19/10/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (11/06/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (20/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY LOCAL HEALTH BOARD
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Conwy · Denbighshire · Flintshire · Gwynedd · Isle Of Anglesey · Wrexham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD CHARITY AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources were £2,316,000, with unrestricted reserves standing at £5.80 million against a policy target of £4.24 million. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Audit Wales.
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