Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd

Analysis

Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd reported income of £40k and spending of £48k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £15k to £40k (+169%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Andover Talking Newspaper Association (£40k), Clun and District Memorial Hall and Playing Fields Charity (£40k) and Somerset Chamber Choir (£40k).

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.