Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru

Analysis

Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru reported income of £6.7m and spending of £6.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £6.7m (+142%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The United Reformed Church East Midlands Synod Incorporated (£6.7m), The Mission to Seafarers (£6.8m) and International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (£6.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, donations and legacies 13% and investments 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £299k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £4.6m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.