Cylch Meithrin Y Gurnos

Registered charity 1195741 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CYLCH MEITHRIN Y GYRNOS

The aim of the Cylch Meithrin is to promote the education and development of children from two years old to school age. At the Cylch Meithrin children have the opportunity to enjoy the company of other children and learn through play with competent, friendly and enthusiastic staff. Our activities offer children a smooth journey to Welsh-medium education enabling them to become bilingual.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF WELSH LANGUAGE WITHIN Y GYRNOS, MERTHYR.

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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Registered contact address: Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£82k

Latest spending

£71k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is healthy, with a surplus of £10,317.41 for the year. The trustees report that reserves have increased to £6,000, providing security for unforeseen costs and holiday periods. The charity relies almost entirely on government contracts for income, which presents a financial risk if payments are delayed or do not cover costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“government contracts are our main source of income”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: a minimum amount to cover sickness, holiday pay, and lack of income during school holidays (held: £6k)

“we aim to keep the account above a minimum amount in order for things such as sickness and holiday pay to be covered but also due to lack of income during school holidays”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). 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
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

Sarah Bethan Davies
Sarah Ward
Zoe Maybank

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

Operates in: Merthyr Tydfil

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
01/04/2025	£82k	£71k
01/04/2024	£57k	£58k
01/04/2023	£29k	£24k
01/04/2022	£15k	£15k

Common questions

Is Cylch Meithrin Y Gurnos financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position is healthy, with a surplus of £10,317.41 for the year. The trustees report that reserves have increased to £6,000, providing security for unforeseen costs and holiday periods. The charity relies almost entirely on government contracts for income, which presents a financial risk if payments are delayed or do not cover costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

CYLCH MEITHRIN AMLWCH income £60k
CYLCH MEITHRIN PWLL COCH income £132k
Cylch Meithrin Tregaron income £100k
CYLCH MEITHRIN LLANBEDR income £53k
CYLCH MEITHRIN GWENFFRWD TREFFYNNON income £87k
CYLCH MEITHRIN IFOR BACH income £83k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Cylch Meithrin Y Gurnos	£82k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN AMLWCH FY2025	£60k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN PWLL COCH FY2025	£132k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Cylch Meithrin Tregaron FY2025	£100k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN LLANBEDR FY2025	£53k	—	below	—	no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN GWENFFRWD TREFFYNNON FY2025	£87k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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