Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Charity and Other Related Charities

Analysis

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Charity and Other Related Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwynedd. It was registered in November 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Charity and Other Related Charities reported income of £2.3m and spending of £1.8m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.4m to £2.3m (-3.5%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Charity and Other Related Charities 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birkenhead Young Men's Christian Association (£2.3m), Mind BLMK (£2.3m) and Rokpa Trust (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68%, trading 14%, investments 11% and charitable activities 6.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £855k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 12%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.4m. Reserves of £5.8m would cover about 37 months of spending at that rate.