Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3sc)

Analysis

Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3sc) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03336421). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3sc) reported income of £985k and spending of £1.0m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.0m to £985k (-2.2%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3sc) sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montessori Community School (£974k), Warrington Voluntary Action (£987k) and The Cranfield Trust (£965k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66% and charitable activities 33%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £59k. Reserves of £702k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.