Y COLEG CYMRAEG CENEDLAETHOL

Registered charity 1143525 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q14444565 · Wikipedia

AMCAN Y COLEG YW, ER LLES Y CYHOEDD, HYBU DYSG A GWYBODAETH DRWY HYRWYDDO, CYNNAL, DATBLYGU A CHYNLLUNIO DARPARIAETH CYFRWNG CYMRAEG A IAITH GYMRAEG MEWN ADDYSG UWCH, BELLACH A PHARHAUS YNG NGHYMRU, A HYRWYDDO, CYNNAL, DATBLYGU A CHYNLLUNIO DYSGU, CAFFAEL, GWELLA A GLOYWI SGILIAU CYFATHREBU IAITH GYMRAEG I BOBL YN GYFFREDINOL GYDA SEFYDLIADAU ADDAS YNG NGHYMRU A MANNAU ERAILL.

Objects

Amcan y Coleg fydd, er lles y cyhoedd, hybu dysg a gwybodaeth drwy:(a) hyrwyddo, cynnal, datblygu a chynllunio darpariaeth cyfrwng Cymraeg a iaith Gymraeg a gweithgareddau perthynol mewn addysg uwch, sefydliadau addysg bellach ac addysg barhaus yng Nghymru, gan weithio gyda sefydliadau addysg uwch, addysg bellach, ysgolion a sefydliadau partner yng Nghymru a thrwyddynt; a(b) hyrwyddo, cynnal, datblygu a chynllunio dysgu, caffael, gwella a gloywi sgiliau cyfathrebu iaith Gymraeg i bobl yn gyffredinol gyda sefydliadau addas yng Nghymru a mannau eraill.The object of the Coleg shall be, for the benefit of the public, to advance learning and knowledge by:(a) promoting, maintaining, developing and planning Welsh medium and Welsh language provision and related activities in higher education, further education and continuing education in Wales, working with and through higher education institutions, further education institutions, schools and partner organisations in Wales; and(b) promoting, maintaining, developing and planning learning, acquiring, enhancing and improving the Welsh language communication skills of people generally, working with appropriate institutions in Wales or elsewhere.

Area of benefit: CYMRU/WALES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Carmarthenshire, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£11.0m
Latest spending
£11.0m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £82,663 for the year ended 31 March 2025, affirming a healthy balance between income and expenditure. Total unrestricted funds carried forward were £4,211,433, supported by a designated reserves fund of between £2 million and £4 million. The trustees are satisfied that assets are adequate to meet projected commitments, with funding commitments from the Welsh Government confirmed for the current Senedd term.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between two million pounds and four million pounds (reserves figure: £4.2m)
“The Coleg has designated a fund of between two million pounds and four million pounds that can be invested in order to create an annual income for the Coleg.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to Higher Education Institutions (Guarantors)
“An amount of £3,354,694 (2024: £3,675,641) was paid to Higher Education Institutions in order to fund educational activities in those institutions. These institutions are guarantors of the Coleg as set out below” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bevan Buckland LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Government income: £10,107,295 — grants £10,107,295 (4); 92% of the £11,045,828 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 6 (£60,001–£70,000: 3; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Government income: £10,103,000 — grants £10,103,000 (7); 90% of the £11,218,903 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£70,001–£80,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Government income: £8,982,860 — grants £8,982,860 (7); 91% of the £9,904,169 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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): instagram

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

Total income
£11.0m
Total spending
£11.0m
Reserves (reported)
£4.3m
Employees
40

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£11.0m£11.0m
31/03/2024£11.2m£9.9m
31/03/2023£9.9m£10.0m
31/03/2022£8.7m£9.1m
31/03/2021£7.6m£7.5m

Common questions

Is Y COLEG CYMRAEG CENEDLAETHOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £82,663 for the year ended 31 March 2025, affirming a healthy balance between income and expenditure. Total unrestricted funds carried forward were £4,211,433, supported by a designated reserves fund of between £2 million and £4 million. The trustees are satisfied that assets are adequate to meet projected commitments, with funding commitments from the Welsh Government confirmed for the current Senedd term. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bevan Buckland LLP.

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with POPETH CYMRAEG CYFYNGEDIG.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Y COLEG CYMRAEG CENEDLAETHOL£11.0m——unclear—no doubt
POPETH CYMRAEG CYFYNGEDIG FY2025£356k—0unclear—no doubt
LLYFRAU LLAFAR CYMRU FY2025£74k—0unclear—no doubt
MENTER CAERDYDD FY2025£985k——above—no doubt
MENTER IAITH BRO MORGANNWG FY2025£139k—0unclear—no doubt
CYMORTH (CYMRU) FY2025£448k——above—no doubt

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