CYFLE BUILDING SKILLS LIMITED

Registered charity 1170264 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our main activities are to advance, develop and promote the education of persons through the provision through Wales and England of apprenticeship schemes and training opportunities in relation to Construction and or related occupations.

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Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £41,515 for the year ended 31 August 2023, resulting in free reserves of £616,555. The trustees report that the charity is reliant on contributions from employers, noting that a significant drop in such funding would make going concern an issue.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: ensure there are enough funds to cover designated closure costs, which include staff redundancy costs and any outstanding amounts owing at the year end (held: £617k)
“The Board has set the reserves policy to ensure there are enough funds to cover designated closure costs, which include staff redundancy costs and any outstanding amounts owing at the year end.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The charity is reliant on contributions from employers and a significant drop would make going concern an issue.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bevan Buckland LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£2.5m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
113

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (57% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£2.6m£2.5m
31/08/2024£2.4m£2.4m
31/08/2023£2.3m£2.2m
31/08/2022£1.9m£1.6m
31/08/2021£1.4m£1.4m

Common questions

Is CYFLE BUILDING SKILLS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £41,515 for the year ended 31 August 2023, resulting in free reserves of £616,555. The trustees report that the charity is reliant on contributions from employers, noting that a significant drop in such funding would make going concern an issue. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bevan Buckland LLP.

Who funds CYFLE BUILDING SKILLS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CYFLE BUILDING SKILLS LIMITED as a grant recipient include CITB, THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF DYFED WELSH CHURCH FUND.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CITBFY2022£561k
THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF DYFED WELSH CHURCH FUNDFY2025£4k
THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF DYFED WELSH CHURCH FUNDFY2022£3k20 New Apprentice individual tool kits

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/01/2025£20kThe Wellbeing of Construction Apprentices in the Built Environment

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SYLFAEN CYMUNEDOL CYF.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CYFLE BUILDING SKILLS LIMITED£2.6m—0above—noted
SYLFAEN CYMUNEDOL CYF FY2025£136k—0above—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES PROJECT LTD FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt
TYDFIL TRAINING CONSORTIUM LIMITED FY2025£2.2m£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
WYCLIF INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£618k—0unclear—no doubt
VISION 21 (CYFLE CYMRU) FY2025£2.3m—0unclear—no doubt

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