The Contemporary Art Society for Wales (Cymdeithas Gelfyddyd Gyfoes Cymru)

Analysis

The Contemporary Art Society for Wales (Cymdeithas Gelfyddyd Gyfoes Cymru) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in October 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Contemporary Art Society for Wales (Cymdeithas Gelfyddyd Gyfoes Cymru) reported income of £49k and spending of £36k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £16k to £49k (+206%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 471%. Over the whole period it spent 48% 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, The Contemporary Art Society for Wales (Cymdeithas Gelfyddyd Gyfoes Cymru) sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashtead Choral Society (£49k), Weston Sub Edge Village Hall (£49k) and The Beatrix Potter Society (£49k).