WELSH CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS / CANOLFAN MATERION RHYNGWLADOL CYMRU
Registered charity 1156822 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Cymru Global, WCIA
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £78,483 for the year, with total income of £1.16 million and expenditure of £1.08 million. Per the trustees' report, net assets increased to £822,000, with unrestricted reserves of £430,000 falling within the stated policy target of £350,000 to £450,000. The trustees note that while income has fallen due to the conclusion of specific grants, core costs remain and reserve spend is expected to be necessary in the short term to cover these costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Grants (72% of income)
“Grant income remains the principal source of funding for the charity, representing 72% of total income in FY 2024/25 (£837,799).” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £350,000 - £450,000 (held: £430k)
“Our reserves are within the range required by our Reserves Policy which requires free reserves of £350k - £450k to be held.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Walter Hunter & Co Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~6.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (19/10/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (22/05/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Nick Christoforouchair
- Alex Williams
- Cerian Eluned Sine Black
- Daniel Silas Guy Mapatac
- Gareth Atkinson
- Gill Richardson
- Linnea Renton
- Nirushan Sudarsan
- Rhys Phillips
- Sara Whittam
- Stuart Booker
- Victoria Miller
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WELSH CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS / CANOLFAN MATERION RHYNGWLADOL CYMRU financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £78,483 for the year, with total income of £1.16 million and expenditure of £1.08 million. Per the trustees' report, net assets increased to £822,000, with unrestricted reserves of £430,000 falling within the stated policy target of £350,000 to £450,000. The trustees note that while income has fallen due to the conclusion of specific grants, core costs remain and reserve spend is expected to be necessary in the short term to cover these costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Walter Hunter & Co Limited.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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