National Youth Arts Wales

Analysis

National Youth Arts Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in December 2016, 10 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 10449512). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, National Youth Arts Wales reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £561k to £1.2m (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, National Youth Arts Wales sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cornwall Heritage Trust Limited (£1.2m), The Faversham Society (£1.2m) and English Touring Theatre Limited (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69%, donations and legacies 17% and investments 2.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £335k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.