NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES
Latest income
£22.3m
Latest spending
£17.6m
Registered
1967
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Total income
£22.3m
Total spending
£17.6m
Cost of raising funds
£1.4m
Reserves (reported)
£588k
Employees
202
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (26/01/2026)
- Received assets from another charity (29/12/2016)
Trustees
- Ashok Ahirchair
- Andrew Evans
- David Hay
- Dr Andrew Cusworth
- Dr Andrew Prescott
- Dr Janet Wademan
- Dr Mohini Gupta
- Gronw Percy
- Hannah Lindsay
- Heledd Bebb
- JOSEPHINE WILLIAMS
- John Trevor Allen
- Michael Gibbon K.C.
- Quentin Howard
- Susan Davies
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £22.3m | £17.6m |
| 31/03/2024 | £21.0m | £20.0m |
| 31/03/2023 | £17.4m | £19.4m |
| 31/03/2022 | £18.8m | £14.8m |
| 31/03/2021 | £17.3m | £14.1m |
Common questions
Who funds NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES as a grant recipient include Friends of the Nations' Libraries.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of the Nations' Libraries | FY2025 | £4k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/04/2017 | £10k | "Unlocking the Hidden History of the Great War / Datgloi Hanes Cudd y Rhyfel Mawr" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/03/2017 | £5.2m | "A National Broadcast Archive for Wales: Access for all to the BBC Wales Archive" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/03/2014 | £85k | "Wales at War / Cymru yn y Rhyfel" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 11/09/2012 | £699k | "Purchase of 'The Laws of Hywel Dda' ('The Boston Manuscript')" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 10/06/2002 | £366k | "Archives Network Wales" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 08/11/2000 | £2.4m | "National Library of Wales Visitor Experience" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 16/07/1998 | £172k | "Turner, Dolbadern Castle - Acquisition" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 07/07/1997 | £125k | "Turner, "Aberdulais Mill, Glamorganshire"" |