MENTER IAITH CASNEWYDD

Registered charity 1187868 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Nod Menter Iaith Casnewydd yw cynyddu defnydd y Gymraeg trigolion Casnewydd

Objects

I WELLA ADDYSG Y CYHOEDD AM YR IAITH GYMRAEG DRWY HYRWYDDO’R IAITH GYMRAEG.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£111k

Latest spending

£127k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £16,502 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £74,486 to £57,984. The trustees note that the market location is a significant cost and that the charity is seeking a more cost-effective location to decrease spending. The charity's main source of income is the Welsh Government Grant, and it is striving to attract additional income from other sources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Welsh Government Core Grant (54% of income)

“Welsh Government Core Grant 60,000”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £58k)

“The Directors aim to maintain and increase this amount to ensure that there are sufficient funds to cover the core running costs of the company for at least 3 months in the event of the cessation of the company.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Menter Iaith Casnewydd is striving to attract additional income from other sources of funding such as through grant applications.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
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
Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Mair Rees Drchair
Rhiannon Inight Dr
Ruth Willis
Sioned Wyn Thomas
Stephen Ashley Blundell
Thomas Hughes

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

Operates in: Newport City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£111k	£127k
31/03/2024	£104k	£107k
31/03/2023	£86k	£101k
31/03/2022	£86k	£76k
31/03/2021	£87k	£76k

Common questions

Is MENTER IAITH CASNEWYDD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £16,502 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £74,486 to £57,984. The trustees note that the market location is a significant cost and that the charity is seeking a more cost-effective location to decrease spending. The charity's main source of income is the Welsh Government Grant, and it is striving to attract additional income from other sources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CEFN CROES WIND FARM COMMUNITY TRUST	1	£17k
CYNGOR LLYFRAU CYMRU-THE BOOKS COUNCIL OF WALES	1	£12k
The Ashley Family Foundation	1	£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MENTER IAITH BLAENAU GWENT, TORFAEN A MYNWY (MENTER BGTM).

MENTER IAITH BLAENAU GWENT, TORFAEN A MYNWY (MENTER BGTM) income £166k
MENTER IAITH SIR DDINBYCH income £143k
CANOLFAN A MENTOR GYMRAEG MERTHYR TUDFUL income £476k
YMDDIRIEDOLAETH NANT GWRTHEYRN income £2.0m
MERCHED Y WAWR income £288k
CYLCH MEITHRIN EGLWYS NEWYDD income £111k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MENTER IAITH CASNEWYDD	£111k	—	above	—	noted
MENTER IAITH BLAENAU GWENT, TORFAEN A MYNWY (MENTER BGTM) FY2025	£166k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MENTER IAITH SIR DDINBYCH FY2025	£143k	—	above	—	no doubt
CANOLFAN A MENTOR GYMRAEG MERTHYR TUDFUL FY2025	£476k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YMDDIRIEDOLAETH NANT GWRTHEYRN FY2025	£2.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MERCHED Y WAWR FY2025	£288k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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