Cardiff Wales Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Mardi Gras
Analysis
Cardiff Wales Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Mardi Gras is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Vale of Glamorgan. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07217979). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Cardiff Wales Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Mardi Gras reported income of £698k and spending of £904k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £105k to £698k (+567%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 504%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Cardiff Wales Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Mardi Gras sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Regents Opera Ltd (£696k), The Diss Corn Hall Trust (£704k) and Thickskin Theatre (£694k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74% and donations and legacies 26%. Charitable activities took 20% of spending and raising funds 80%. Reserves of £50k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 26%
- Charitable activities 74%
- Other 0.2%
In the charity's own words
Pride Cymru works to promote equality and diversity for public benefit in the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity, race or religion including but not exclusively by raising awareness of equality and diversity through an LGBTQ arts festival, creating a sentiment of equality/diversity by offering training and holding the Pride Cymru Foundation Grant.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Regents Opera Ltd | Stafford | £696k |
| The Diss Corn Hall Trust | Diss | £704k |
| Thickskin Theatre | Lancashire | £694k |
| Blackburn Empire Theatre Ltd | Blackburn | £706k |