EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU
Registered charity 1155539 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF WALES
(1) hyrwyddo addysg y cyhoedd yn nhreftadaeth a diwylliant Cymru, y gwyddorau a'r iaith Gymraeg; a(2) hyrwyddo, cadw a diogelu treftadaeth a diwylliant Cymru a'r iaith Gymraeg, drwy unrhyw ddull a modd a wel yr ymddiriedolwyr yn dda yn cynnwys trwy gynnal gwyl genedlaethol yn flynyddol, sef Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income for the year was £6.695m, with total expenditure at £6.503m, resulting in a net surplus of £0.150m. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £5.018m, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of approximately £6.5m. The charity maintains a going concern status with sufficient resources to continue operating.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £5.0m)
“Nid yw’r cronfeydd rhydd, llai yr Eiddo Parhaol, o £4.573m (2024: £1.887m) yn cyrraedd y nod ar hyn o bryd.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Ashmole & Co.. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£21k
Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- ALED WALTERS
- DARRAN WYN PHILLIPS
- DEIAN WYN RHYS
- Gwenno Mair Williams · trustee of 2 other charities
- JOHN DAVIES
- LLINOS ROBERTS
- Nic Parry · trustee of 1 other charity
- SIAN EIRIAN LEWIS
- TRYSTAN LEWIS
- WILLIAM MICHAEL STRAIN
- YR ATHRO CHRISTINE JAMES
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £6.695m, with total expenditure at £6.503m, resulting in a net surplus of £0.150m. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £5.018m, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of approximately £6.5m. The charity maintains a going concern status with sufficient resources to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ashmole & Co..
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