Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol

Analysis

Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sir Gaerfyrddin. It was registered in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07550507). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol reported income of £11.0m and spending of £11.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.6m to £11.0m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Energy Institute (£11.0m), Philharmonia Ltd (£11.1m) and The Wolverhampton Grand Theatre (1982) Limited (£10.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6.2m. Reserves of £4.3m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.