Mudiad Meithrin

Analysis

Mudiad Meithrin is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aberystwyth. It was registered in June 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02164058). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mudiad Meithrin reported income of £9.0m and spending of £9.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.9m to £9.0m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Mudiad Meithrin sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St John's College School, Cambridge (£9.0m), Newells School Trust Limited (£9.0m) and The St Gabriel Schools Foundation (£9.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75% and trading 23%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £48k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £100k. Reserves of £4.2m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 317 people.