Sef Cymru

Analysis

Sef Cymru is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in January 2012, 14 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 07399902). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Sef Cymru reported income of £175k and spending of £64k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £28k to £175k (+522%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 504%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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, Sef Cymru sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newcastle Arts Centre Trust Ltd (£175k), Priddy Folk Festival (£175k) and Box of Tricks Theatre Company (£175k).