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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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

What the accounts disclose

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.

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

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£591k
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~6.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.5m£1.6m
31/03/2023£1.3m£1.2m
31/03/2022£994k£975k
31/03/2021£947k£875k

Common questions

Is WELSH CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS / CANOLFAN MATERION RHYNGWLADOL CYMRU financially healthy?

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).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/03/2023£249k"Women's Peace Petition - Hawlio Heddwch"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/07/2020£11k"COVID19 Welsh Centre for International Affairs"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/09/2013£950k"Cymru dros Heddwch / Wales for Peace"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/11/2006£48k"FIGHTING FASCISM: Wales and the Spanish Civil War"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/12/1999£322k"National Temple of Peace & Health, Cardiff - Restoration"