CLWB Yf Efail (The Smithy Centre)

Analysis

CLWB Yf Efail (The Smithy Centre) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Conwy. It was registered in April 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2026, CLWB Yf Efail (The Smithy Centre) reported income of £26k and spending of £40k, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £56k to £26k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, CLWB Yf Efail (The Smithy Centre) sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Colombia for Social Aid (£26k), Al-Medina Education Trust (£26k) and Friends of Braintree Community Hospital (£26k).