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MENTER FACHWEN

Registered charity 701163 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing training for people with and without disabilities

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Get email alerts

Latest income
£988k
Latest spending
£786k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds rose to £923,957, which is sufficient to maintain six months of operating expenditure against a policy target of 3-6 months. The charity's survival is largely dependent on funding from the local authority, creating a noted dependency risk, although the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (87% of income)
“Our main source of income comes from our Service Level Agreement with Gwynedd Council’s Social Services Department.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 3 to 6 months of expenditure (held: £924k)
“The target at the end of the current financial year is £196,500 (for 3 months of operating costs) or £393,000 (for 6 months), available in free reserves.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The charitable company's survival is largely dependent on funding from the local authority. The financial statements have been prepared on the assumption that adequate funding will be received in the future and therefore the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The document discloses a policy regarding related party transactions but does not list any specific transactions, amounts, or parties involved in such transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.
“Due to the nature of the charity’s operations and the composition of the board of trustees it is inevitable that transactions will take place with organisations in which a member may have an intrest. All transactions involving organisations in which a trustee may have an interest are conducted at arm’s length.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £35k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£988k
Total spending
£786k
Reserves (reported)
£393k
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gwynedd

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£988k£786k
31/03/2024£848k£840k
31/03/2023£814k£771k
31/03/2022£778k£761k
31/03/2021£797k£720k

Common questions

Is MENTER FACHWEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds rose to £923,957, which is sufficient to maintain six months of operating expenditure against a policy target of 3-6 months. The charity's survival is largely dependent on funding from the local authority, creating a noted dependency risk, although the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MENTER FACHWEN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MENTER FACHWEN as a grant recipient include SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k