EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 29 January 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £6,695,000
Latest expenditure: £6,503,000
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU, 40 PARC TY GLAS, LLANISHEN, CARDIFF, CF14 5DU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.eisteddfod.cymru (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

(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.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 8 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 8 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £6,695,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,503,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £8,453,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,729,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £7,043,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,440,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,539,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,685,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £2,763,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,542,000

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £6,695,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,503,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,000,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1000

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £8,453,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,729,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £1,564,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1000

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £7,043,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,440,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £2,594,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1000

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,539,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,685,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Grants: £1,269,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1000

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £2,763,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,542,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £1,419,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1000

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 877000
Income Other Trading Activities: 12000
Income Charitable Activities: 5696000
Income Investments: 110000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 6695000
Income Legacies: 299000
Income Endowments: 43000
Expenditure Raising Funds: £21,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,482,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 6503000
Expenditure Investment Management: 9000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 72000
Expenditure Support Costs: 572000
Expenditure Depreciation: 132000
Gain Loss Investment: -42000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -840000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,573,000
Assets Total Fixed: 5408000
Assets Own Use: 1013000
Assets Long Term Investment: 4395000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,150,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £178,000
Assets Current Investment: 1731000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,380,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 178000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £417,000
Funds Endowment: 1795000
Funds Unrestricted: 6025000
Funds Restricted: 560000
Funds Total: 8380000
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1459000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 7155000
Income Investments: 58000
Income Other: 14000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 8686000
Income Legacies: 534000
Income Endowments: 233000
Expenditure Raising Funds: £10,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £7,707,000
Expenditure Other: 12000
Expenditure Total: 7729000
Expenditure Investment Management: 10000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 90000
Expenditure Support Costs: 652000
Expenditure Depreciation: 168000
Gain Loss Investment: 80000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 800000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,362,000
Assets Total Fixed: 3004000
Assets Own Use: 1135000
Assets Long Term Investment: 1869000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 3290000
Assets Other Assets: £2,963,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £187,000
Assets Current Investment: 1770000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £9,070,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 187000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £171,000
Funds Endowment: 1769000
Funds Unrestricted: 6262000
Funds Restricted: 1039000
Funds Total: 9070000
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 706000
Income Other Trading Activities: 13000
Income Charitable Activities: 3696000
Income Investments: 34000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4449000
Income Legacies: 100000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £20,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,420,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 6440000
Expenditure Investment Management: 8000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 32000
Expenditure Support Costs: 576000
Expenditure Depreciation: 125000
Gain Loss Investment: -143000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 1540000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,537,000
Assets Total Fixed: 2831000
Assets Own Use: 1232000
Assets Long Term Investment: 1599000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 2490000
Assets Other Assets: £2,152,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £282,000
Assets Current Investment: 885000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,191,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 282000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £40,000
Funds Endowment: 1398000
Funds Unrestricted: 5532000
Funds Restricted: 261000
Funds Total: 7191000
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1673000
Income Other Trading Activities: 14000
Income Charitable Activities: 834000
Income Investments: 18000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2539000
Income Legacies: 82000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £17,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,668,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1685000
Expenditure Investment Management: 6000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 31582
Expenditure Support Costs: 277196
Expenditure Depreciation: 45000
Gain Loss Investment: 76000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 1010000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,516,000
Assets Total Fixed: 2184000
Assets Own Use: 435000
Assets Long Term Investment: 1749000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 950000
Assets Other Assets: £2,267,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £150,000
Assets Current Investment: 1678000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,251,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 150000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £99,000
Funds Endowment: 1508000
Funds Unrestricted: 3743000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 5251000
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 1904000
Income Other Trading Activities: 15000
Income Charitable Activities: 829000
Income Investments: 15000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2763000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £15,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,527,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1542000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 35850
Expenditure Support Costs: 267000
Expenditure Depreciation: 47000
Gain Loss Investment: 20000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -320000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £987,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1615000
Assets Own Use: 434000
Assets Long Term Investment: 1181000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -60000
Assets Other Assets: £1,898,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £142,000
Assets Current Investment: 888000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,311,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 142000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £69,000
Funds Endowment: 1414000
Funds Unrestricted: 1897000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 3311000
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout Wales
Welsh Ind: Yes

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2014-01-29T00:00:00

Charity Name: EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-02-11T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 502198
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 502198
Assoc Charity Name: COR MEIBION ORFFIWS, RHOSLLANERCHRUGOG (THE ORPHEUS MALE CHOIR, RHOSLLANERCHURUGOG)

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Association Registered 29 Jan 2014
Charitable Objects: 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.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 538464
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF WALES

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures