CYNGOR LLYFRAU CYMRU-THE BOOKS COUNCIL OF WALES

Registered charity 1192269 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Elusen genedlaethol sy'n cefnogi'r diwydiant cyhoeddi ac yn datblygu darllen yng Nghymru yw Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru. Rydym yn hyrwyddo llythrennedd a darllen er pleser drwy ystod o ymgyrchoedd, gweithgareddau a diwyddiadau ledled Cymru, gan weithio'n aml mewn partneriaeth gydag ysgolion, llyfrgelloedd a sefydliadau llenyddol eraill. Mae'r elusen hon yn olynu'r elusen flaenorol 505262.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £723,824 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to a 10.5% budget cut and increased costs. Per the trustees' report, net assets excluding pension liabilities decreased to £2.9m, and the charity relies on ongoing Welsh Government funding to continue its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Llŷr James. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Top pay band moved from £70,001 - £80,000 (FY2024) to £80,001 - £90,000 (FY2025).

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Llywodraeth Cymru — “Mae Grant Cylchgronau Cymraeg y Cyngor Llyfrau, a ariennir gan Lywodraeth Cymru drwy Cymru...” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 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 (64% 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).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (16/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Linda Tomoschair
• Bethan Mair Hughes
• Catrin ALWENA Hughes Moakes
• Dr Andrew Webb
• Dr Caroline Owen Wintersgill
• EURONA ALDRICH
• Meinir Ebbsworth
• Ruth Thomas
• Yr Arglwydd Carwyn Jones
• Yr Athro Angharad Price

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CWMNI URDD GOBAITH CYMRU (CORFFOREDIG) / THE WELSH LEAGUE OF YOUTH (INCORPORATED).

• CWMNI URDD GOBAITH CYMRU (CORFFOREDIG) / THE WELSH LEAGUE OF YOUTH (INCORPORATED) income £18.3m
• CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU income £57.7m
• EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU income £6.7m
• THE LONDON WELSH CENTRE TRUST income £535k
• GWASANAETH ADFOCATIAETH A CHYNGHORI GOGLEDD CYMRU' income £371k
• CYNGOR YSGOLION SUL AC ADDYSG GRISTNOGOL CYMRU income £155k

Side by side with its peers

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