Mantell Gwynedd Cyf

Analysis

Mantell Gwynedd Cyf is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Caernarfon. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03420271). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mantell Gwynedd Cyf reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £779k to £1.4m (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Mantell Gwynedd Cyf sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Pro Bono Economics (£1.4m), First Steps Nursery (£1.5m) and Founders4schools (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £756k. Reserves of £696k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.