Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias Cyf

Analysis

Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias Cyf is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Caernarfon. It was registered in December 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03339969). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias Cyf reported income of £494k and spending of £553k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £379k to £494k (+30%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias Cyf sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ashmolean Museum Endowment Trust (£494k), University of the Third Age in Cambridge (CIO) (£494k) and Vanbrugh Community Association (£493k).