Canolfan a Mentor Gymraeg Merthyr Tudful

Analysis

Canolfan a Mentor Gymraeg Merthyr Tudful is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mid Glamorgan. It was registered in June 2008, 18 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 06249902). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Canolfan a Mentor Gymraeg Merthyr Tudful reported income of £476k and spending of £487k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £443k to £476k (+7.3%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 a Mentor Gymraeg Merthyr Tudful 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 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Poetry School (£475k), Radio Academy (£478k) and Ayscoughfee Hall and Gardens (£475k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.