CYLCH MEITHRIN TRELAI

Registered charity 1206816 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Welsh all day care setting for 0-12 year olds

Objects

HYRWYDDO ADDYSG GYFRWNG CYMRAEG I BLANT OED CYN YSGOL A PHLANT YSGOL GYNRADD (GAN GANOLBWYNTIO’N BENODOL AR BLANT OED CYN YSGOL) YN TRELAI, CAERDYDD.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL AND PRIMARY AGED CHILDREN (WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON PRE-SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN) THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF WELSH LANGUAGE WITHIN THE AREA OF ELY, CARDIFF.

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: Cardiff, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£597k
Latest spending
£451k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £145,920, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to four to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £145,920 for the period, with total income of £596,953 against total expenditure of £451,033.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between four and six month’s expenditure (held: £146k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between four and six month’s expenditure.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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

Total income
£597k
Total spending
£451k
Cost of raising funds
£451k
Reserves (reported)
£146k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (67% 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: 75.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£597k£451k

Common questions

Is CYLCH MEITHRIN TRELAI financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £145,920, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to four to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £145,920 for the period, with total income of £596,953 against total expenditure of £451,033. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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£10kYstafell Lili wen fach
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2022£100kEquality For All Project
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2019£10kHoliday club
The National Lottery Community Fund15/02/2017£4kHwyl! tu allan amser Ysgol

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CYLCH MEITHRIN TRELAI£597k—0unclear—no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN MACHYNLLETH FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN TEULU'R TYLE FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt
Cylch Meithrin Mes y Morfa FY2025£88k—0below—no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN Y FENNI FY2025£157k—0unclear—no doubt
CYLCH MEITHRIN TRE FICER FY2025£91k—0unclear—no doubt

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