Wjec Cbac Limited

Analysis

Wjec Cbac Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03150875). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Wjec Cbac Limited reported income of £66.5m and spending of £63.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £31.4m to £66.5m (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Wjec Cbac Limited sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southbank Centre (£58.3m), Ako Foundation (£70.2m) and Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru (£57.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £63.3m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 536 people.