Ty Cerdd - Music Centre Wales
Analysis
Ty Cerdd - Music Centre Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Ty Cerdd - Music Centre Wales reported income of £709k and spending of £688k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £502k to £709k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Ty Cerdd - Music Centre Wales 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 Keats House (£709k), Oxford Lieder (£710k) and The Chiltern Society (£709k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £146k. Reserves of £108k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 3.8%
- Charitable activities 96%
- Other 0.6%
In the charity's own words
Ty Cerdd's remit is: to bring the music of Wales to audiences across our nation, and to the rest of the world; to protect the legacy of Welsh music of the past, to nurture Welsh music of the present, and drive the development of new composition; to support professionals and non-professionals, performers and audiences, to perform, composer and experience Welsh music.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Keats House | London | £709k |
| Oxford Lieder | Oxford | £710k |
| The Chiltern Society | Chesham | £709k |
| The Marchus Trust | London | £711k |