Cartrefi Cymru Co-Operative Limited

Analysis

Cartrefi Cymru Co-Operative Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in November 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02420623). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cartrefi Cymru Co-Operative Limited reported income of £42.9m and spending of £42.6m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £30.2m to £42.9m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Cartrefi Cymru Co-Operative Limited sits at the 100th 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ambitious About Autism (£42.8m), Rethink Mental Illness (£43.9m) and St Elizabeth's Centre (£42.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £6.6m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,221 people.