Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

MUDIAD MEITHRIN 

Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin aims to give every pre-school child in Wales the opportunity to benefit from early years experiences through the medium of Welsh.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Established: 31 years
(36 years as a company)

www.meithrin.cymru

post@meithrin.co.uk

01970639639

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£8,706£8,495£211£252£4,355£4,2446291100
31/03/22£7,625£7,531£94£208£4,175£4,0966.5305100
31/03/21£6,898£6,854£44£82£4,037£3,9987297100
31/03/20£6,972£6,955£17£188£3,851£3,8046.6294100
31/03/19£6,620£6,643£-23£218£3,865£3,8156.9298100
31/03/18£5,662£5,641£21£194£3,856£3,1476.72440
31/03/17£5,010£5,097£-87£146£3,834£3,0357.12570
31/03/16£5,746£6,311£-565£218£6,358£9271.82510
31/03/15*£5,991£6,191£-201£260£6,938£1,1462.22500
31/03/14£5,885£6,011£-127£272£7,104£1,1392.31820
31/03/13£5,748£5,873£-125£233£7,149£97921980
31/03/12£5,881£5,939£-58£286£7,251£8641.71990
31/03/11£5,963£6,210£-248£256£7,311£6491.32290
31/03/10£5,839£6,140£-301£227£7,548£6191.22190
31/03/09£6,040£6,053£-13£269£7,804£6481.32220
31/03/08£7,607£5,872£1,734£228£7,858£6621.41780
31/03/07£5,816£5,222£594£258£6,171£6271.41600
31/03/06*£6,337£5,531£806£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£2,135£2,148£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£3,055£2,301£754£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 291 employees
  • 100 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ti a Fi Llandovery
£4,029 21/10/2023
We would like to continue running Ti a Fi Llandovery, providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for children and their parents/guardians.
National Lottery Community Fund - SIANEL CYMUNEDOL DEWIN A DOTI
£496,945 27/07/2023
Mudiad Meithrin will use a grant of £496945 over three years to develop a new safe educational and varied Welsh language YouTube channel for families building on the popularity of their unique ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Cylch Ti a Fi ar safleoedd Sipsiwn a Theithwyr
£9,715 07/05/2021
Mudiad Meithrin Cyf will use £9715 to run play sessions for children within the Traveler Gypsy and Roma communities in Merthyr Tydfil and Pontypool to help promote and strengthen their relationship ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 30-81
  • ELIN MAHER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Hunangyflogedig
  • MAI ROBERTS Appointed: 1994, Occupation: Wedi Umddeol Arolygydd Annibyn
  • SAVANNA JONES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Widening Access And Inclusion Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/06/1993, number: 1022320
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/09/1987, number: 02164058
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 18 days late, AR06: 21 days late, AR05: 43 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CYLCH MEITHRIN TABERNACL (PENYBONT AR QGWR) on 23/02/2021
  • Asset transfer in from CYLCH MEITHRIN BRYNSIENCYN on 06/10/2022
  • Asset transfer in from CYLCH MEITHRIN ABERSOCH on 11/07/2023
Main office

MUDIAD MEITHRIN
BOULEVARD ST. BRIUEC
ABERYSTWYTH
SY23 1PD

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE IN NURSERY GROUPS AND MOTHER AND CHILD GROUPS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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