SISTEMA CYMRU - CODI'R TO
Prosiect adfywio cymunedol yng Nghymru yw Sistema Cyrmu - Codi'r To. Gan fabwysiadu dull nodedig El Sistema, mae'r cynllun yn defnyddio cerddoriaeth i herio difreintedd a thangyflawni addysgol gan anelu at wella bywydau unigolion a chymunedau.Wedi cychwyn mewn dwy ardal yng Ngwynedd, ein bwriad hir-dymor yw ymestyn ein gweithgaredd i gynnwys cymunedau eraill difreintiedig ar draws Cymru.
Objects
(1) HYRWYDDO BYWYD A CHYNORTHWYO POBL IFANC DRWY (A) DDARPARU GWEITHGAREDDAU CELFYDDYDOL A HAMDDEN ER LLES CYMDEITHASOL, WEDI EU CYNLLUNIO I WELLA EU HAMODAU BYW; (B) DARPARU CEFNOGAETH A GWEITHGAREDDAU SY'N DATBLYGU EU SGILIAU A'U MEDRAU I'W GALLUOGI I GYFRANOGI MEWN CYMDEITHAS FEL UNIGOLION AEDDFED A CHYFRIFOL (2) HYBU CYMHWYSEDD CYMDEITHASOL ER LLES Y CYHOEDD DRWY ATAL POBOL RHAG CAEL EU HEITHRIO?N GYMDEITHASOL, GAN LINIARU ANGHENION Y RHAI HYNNY SY'N CAEL EU HEITHRIO'N GYMDEITHASOL A'U CYNORTHWYO I INTEGREIDDIO I GYMDEITHAS. I DDIBEN Y CYMAL HWN YSTYR 'WEDI EI EITHRIO'N GYMDEITHASOL' YW CAEL EI H/EITHRIO O GYMDEITHAS, NEU O RAN O GYMDEITHAS, O GANLYNIAD I FOD YN AELOD O GYMUNED SY'N DDIFREINTIEDIG YN GYMDEITHASOL AC ECONOMAIDD ( 1 ) TO PROMOTE QUALITY OF LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE BY:(A) PROVIDING ARTS AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES FOR THEIR SOCIAL WELL-BEING, PLANNED TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(2) PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, MITIGATING AND MEETING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND HELP THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY,OR FROM PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A COMMUNITY WHICH IS SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £55,977, meeting the charity's policy target of keeping at least three months of running costs. However, the trustees report that the financial position remains fragile because core activities depend significantly on securing new projects and grants annually.
What the accounts disclose
“Mae polisi cronfeydd yn datgan y bwriad i gadw oleiaf 3 mis 0 gostau rhedeg yr elusen a chostau di-swyddo staff mewn cronfa wrth gefn.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Volunteers: 2
- Government income: £71,618 — grants £71,618 (3); 30% of the £241,287 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Government income: £47,692 — grants £47,692 (3); 21% of the £227,523 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Government income: £61,690 — grants £61,690 (1); 32% of the £195,524 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2023 (received 07/08/2024, 38 days after the 30/06/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Alun Ffred Joneschair
- ANN HOPCYN
- CARYS AARON
- Dr Gwawr Ifan
- JUDITH HUMPHREYS
- NIA WYN LLOYD
- Owen Owens
- RHYS HARRIS
- SIONED ELISABETH HUWS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £241k | £194k |
| 31/08/2024 | £228k | £230k |
| 31/08/2023 | £196k | £193k |
| 31/08/2022 | £149k | £195k |
| 31/08/2021 | £180k | £178k |
Common questions
Is SISTEMA CYMRU - CODI'R TO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £55,977, meeting the charity's policy target of keeping at least three months of running costs. However, the trustees report that the financial position remains fragile because core activities depend significantly on securing new projects and grants annually. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SISTEMA CYMRU - CODI'R TO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SISTEMA CYMRU - CODI'R TO as a grant recipient include MANTELL GWYNEDD CYF, THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANTELL GWYNEDD CYF | FY2025 | £23k | Datblygu cyfleoedd tiwtora offerynnau pres yn ardal Arfon |
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £10k | 6% as core costs for an organisation using ‘El Sistema’ method of musical education as a tool to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people and their com |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/01/2026 | £20k | Clwb Pawb – One County Under Two Roofs |
| Postcode Lottery | 30/09/2024 | £20k | Unrestricted Funding |
| Postcode Lottery | 30/06/2023 | £10k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/02/2023 | £9k | WALES COL - Clwb Codi'r To |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/10/2022 | £100k | Cymunedau Cerdd 2 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/12/2019 | £98k | Cymunedau Cerdd (Music Communities) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/09/2019 | £10k | Summer Celebration Concerts 2020 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/08/2015 | £4k | Codi'r To (Raise the Roof) |