Traddodiadau Cerdd Cymru/ Music Traditions Wales Ltd

Analysis

Traddodiadau Cerdd Cymru/ Music Traditions Wales Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Glamorgan. It was registered in March 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04106014). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Traddodiadau Cerdd Cymru/ Music Traditions Wales Ltd reported income of £202k and spending of £177k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £115k to £202k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Traddodiadau Cerdd Cymru/ Music Traditions Wales Ltd sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City Music Foundation (£202k), Countess of Munster Musical Trust (£202k) and Solent Sky Ltd (£202k).