CYLCH MEITHRIN FFAIRFACH

Registered charity 1194106 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Cylch Meithrin Ffairfach provides childcare through the Medium of Welsh for children aged 2-3 years old.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN FFAIRFACH THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE. AMCANION GYMDEITHAS YW HYRWYDDO ADDYSG PLANT DAN OED YSGOL YN FFAIRFACH TRWY GYFRWNG YR IAITH GYMRAEG.

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

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Latest income

£38k

Latest spending

£37k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds minimal reserves of £2,579.02, which the trustees note is insufficient and has been depleted over the last year. The financial position is described as dependent on increasing the number of children attending to generate higher income, with risks identified as fluctuating attendance and changes in local authority contracts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3k)

“The Cylch holds minimal reserves and we are looking to increase in order to create a buffer.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Cylch does not have a huge amount in reserve and has had to use it’e reserve over the las year but we are hoping that the number of children attending will increase resulting in a higher income.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW); Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Catrin Sian Parish-Markschair
Catrin Lloyd Davies
Catrin Mair Duncan
Meryl Louise Thomas

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£38k	£37k
31/03/2024	£34k	£31k
31/03/2023	£32k	£30k
31/03/2022	£25k	£27k

Common questions

Is CYLCH MEITHRIN FFAIRFACH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds minimal reserves of £2,579.02, which the trustees note is insufficient and has been depleted over the last year. The financial position is described as dependent on increasing the number of children attending to generate higher income, with risks identified as fluctuating attendance and changes in local authority contracts.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/02/2012	£3k	Informative and Interactive Learning

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CYLCH MEITHRIN LLANGENNECH.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CYLCH MEITHRIN FFAIRFACH	£38k	—	below	—	noted
CYLCH MEITHRIN LLANGENNECH FY2025	£137k	—	below	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN PWLL COCH FY2025	£132k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN CLOCAENOG FY2025	£34k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN AMLWCH FY2025	£60k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN IFOR BACH FY2025	£83k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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