Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU 

(1) hyrwyddo addysg y cyhoedd yn nhreftadaeth a diwylliant Cymru, y gwyddorau a'r iaith Gymraeg; a(2) hyrwyddo, cadw a diogelu treftadaeth a diwylliant Cymru a'r iaith Gymraeg, drwy unrhyw ddull a modd a wel yr ymddiriedolwyr yn dda yn cynnwys trwy gynnal gwyl genedlaethol yn flynyddol, sef Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 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 but unrestricted reserves are available

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
31/12/22£7,043£6,440£603£12£7,191£5,53210.381,000
31/12/21£2,539£1,685£854£11£5,251£3,74326.781,000
31/12/20£2,763£1,542£1,221£15£3,311£1,89714.8141,000
31/12/19£6,419£6,108£311£12£2,390£1,0112171,000
31/12/18£4,275£4,606£-331£5£1,963£5481.4181,000
31/12/17£5,188£5,160£28£13£2,532£1,1472.7180
31/12/16£4,981£4,496£485£17£1,452£2590.7180
31/12/15£4,300£4,246£54£17£1,388£1,3883.9180
31/12/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 77%
Reserves/Spending: 10.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 10 years

www.eisteddfod.cymru

peter@eisteddfod.cymru

07825 241150

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Services for young people
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 8 employees
  • 1,000 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Heritage Fund£86,500
Youth Music£30,000
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
LGBT Consortium£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Pentref Plant Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Llyn ac Eifionydd 2023
£10,000 09/05/2023
Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru will provide activities for children during the 2023 Llyn ac Eifionydd event. Activities will be based on local tradition and culture and will provide a safe space for ....more
Youth Music - Gigs Ty Nain
£30,000 26/04/2021
Gigs Ty Nain
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru
£76,500 19/03/2021
NL20: Ail-ddehongli prosiect cymunedol Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru
LGBT Consortium - Grant to National Eisteddfod of Wales
£5,000 22/01/2021
To create high quality multigenre content for LGBT+ people, in the welsh language to help tackle isolation and mental/social wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru
£10,000 16/11/2020
#15 Prosiect Eliffant Tregaron
National Lottery Community Fund - Pentref Plant Eisteddfod Ceredigion 2020
£10,000 18/03/2020
5
Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru will provide a children's area in this years Eisteddfod in Ceredigion, which will enable families a chance to celebrate, enjoy, and connect with Welsh culture. ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru
£43,000 31/05/2018
Te yn y Grug - dathlu trigain mlynedd o gyfrol eiconig Gymraeg
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/01/2014, number: 1155539
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU
40 PARC TY GLAS
LLANISHEN
CARDIFF
CF14 5DU

Objectives

WELSH TEXT:(1) HYRWYDDO ADDYSG Y CYHOEDD YN NHREFTADAETH A DIWYLLIANT CYMRU, Y GWYDDORAU A’R IAITH GYMRAEG; A(2) HYRWYDDO, CADW A DIOGELU TREFTADAETH A DIWYLLIANT CYMRU A’R IAITH GYMRAEG, DRWY UNRHYW DDULL A MODD A WÊL YR YMDDIRIEDOLWYR YN DDA YN CYNNWYS TRWY GYNNAL GWYL GENEDLAETHOL YN FLYNYDDOL, SEF EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU.ENGLISH TEXT:(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN WELSH HERITAGE AND CULTURE, THE SCIENCES AND THE WELSH LANGUAGE; AND(2) TO ADVANCE, PRESERVE AND SAFEGUARD WELSH HERITAGE AND CULTURE AND THE WELSH LANGUAGE, BY ANY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT INCLUDING THE HOLDING OF AN ANNUAL NATIONAL FESTIVAL, NAMELY THE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF WALES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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