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Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Pension deficit: -5
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES 

Founded by Royal Charter in 1907, NLW is one of the legal deposit libraries of the UK and has benefited from this status since 1911. Through this privilege, by purchase, donation or legacy it has built up a significant collection specialising in Wales, the Welsh and the other Celtic peoples that includes a wide range of media: books, records, maps, pictures, films & for the benefit of the public.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £1,823,000 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • There is a pension deficit of £18,080,000
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
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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*£17,430£19,393£-1,963£1,161£102,350£-1,823-1.12265
31/03/22£18,776£14,834£3,942£562£83,021£-15,565-12.621950
31/03/21£17,305£14,097£3,208£591£78,204£-12,310-10.523950
31/03/20£14,537£13,713£824£937£75,837£-12,145-10.624460
31/03/19£15,324£13,731£1,593£1,048£93,362£2,9012.5255660
31/03/18£14,334£13,635£699£960£86,164£-11,976-10.52550
31/03/17£12,255£12,768£-513£861£83,004£9090.92230
31/03/16£13,451£13,419£32£789£91,039£5790.52420
31/03/15£18,507£15,521£2,985£2,050£88,624£2,0011.52540
31/03/14£16,704£13,630£3,074£2,076£84,928£-2,085-1.82780
31/03/13£14,729£12,414£2,315£2,238£83,526£3,2913.22840
31/03/12£15,034£12,289£2,745£2,552£82,064£2,9242.92820
31/03/11£14,858£9,861£4,997£2,590£80,523£1130.12900
31/03/10£13,927£13,410£517£2,398£70,643£-7,047-6.32900
31/03/09£11,826£11,601£225£2,394£66,207£-2,443-2.52930
31/03/08£14,174£13,952£222£2,549£70,850£3150.32910
31/03/07£13,325£14,128£-803£1,963£62,047£-554-0.52900
31/03/06£12,754£12,229£525£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£12,298£11,617£681£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£12,194£12,488£-294£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -2%
Reserves/Spending: -1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 57 years

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 226 employees
  • 5 volunteers

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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Library of Wales
£10,000 27/04/2017
Datgloi Hanes Cudd y Rhyfel Mawr
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Library of Wales
£4,911,000 21/03/2017
A National Broadcast Archive for Wales: Access for all to the BBC Wales Archive
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Library of Wales
£85,000 27/03/2014
Wales at War / Cymru yn y Rhyfel
National Lottery Community Fund - Ein Helpu i Gyflawni
£105,699 25/01/2012
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/08/1967, number: 525775
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 62 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES
PENGLAIS
ABERYSTWYTH
SY23 3BU

Objectives

TO COLLECT, PRESERVE AND GIVE ACCESS TO ALL KINDS AND FORMS OF RECORDED KNOWLEDGE, ESPECIALLY RELATING TO WALES AND THE WELSH AND OTHER CELTIC PEOPLES, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING THOSE ENGAGED IN RESEARCH AND LEARNING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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