Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative

Analysis

Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Caerphilly. It was registered in July 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2026, Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative reported income of £25k and spending of £27k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2026, income fell from £26k to £25k (-5.3%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2026, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Littleport Scout Group Council (£25k), The Umbrella Tree (£25k) and Barking Music and Drama (£25k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.