Children in Wales-Plant Yng Nghymru

Analysis

Children in Wales-Plant Yng Nghymru is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in April 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02805996). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Children in Wales-Plant Yng Nghymru reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.7m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.5m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Children in Wales-Plant Yng Nghymru sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Johnny Bute Foundation (£1.5m), Sheffield Mencap (£1.5m) and Women's Community Matters (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £684k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.