WYESIDE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 505656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Wyeside Arts Centre offers a stimulating and entertaining Arts programme of breadth and quality, accessible to everyone, including: Live shows, Cinema, Satellite Live! screenings, Visual Arts exhibitions, Workshops, Youth Theatre, Community and Educational events for the people of Mid Wales.

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Latest income
£630k
Latest spending
£486k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £296,654, which is above the stated policy target of £80,000. The charity reported a net income of £143,493 for the year, supported by significant grant funding, though it notes ongoing challenges with reduced revenue funding and increased costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: up to £80,000 (held: £297k)
“the trustees can pursue a policy of accruing reserves of up to £80,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 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.

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

Total income
£630k
Total spending
£486k
Reserves (reported)
£80k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (54% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Powys

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£630k£486k
31/03/2024£432k£390k
31/03/2023£270k£356k
31/03/2022£301k£252k
31/03/2021£256k£211k

Common questions

Is WYESIDE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £296,654, which is above the stated policy target of £80,000. The charity reported a net income of £143,493 for the year, supported by significant grant funding, though it notes ongoing challenges with reduced revenue funding and increased costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WYESIDE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WYESIDE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ASTOR FOUNDATION, The Ashley Family Foundation, THE LLYSDINAM TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2025£8kVIP
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2023£2k
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2024£0
THE LLYSDINAM TRUSTFY2024—Urgent contribution following withdrawal of significant funding from government grants to save the organisation from winding up.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery29/03/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund06/11/2019£6kGaming in the Gallery
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/04/2015£10k"Twm Sion Cati and TJ Llewelyn Prichard: The Myth and the Man"

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WYSING ARTS CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WYESIDE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED£630k—0above—no doubt
WYSING ARTS CHARITY FY2025£863k£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt
WARE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£229k—0above—no doubt
NATIONAL YOUTH ARTS WALES FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001within—no doubt
WYCOMBE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE FY2025£198k—0unclear—no doubt
The Montgomery Theatre and Arts Centre Limited FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt

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