01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 11 November 2020
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £7,497,168
- Latest expenditure
- £8,222,294
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: CYNGOR LLYFRAU CYMRU, CASTELL BRYCHAN, ABERYSTWYTH, SY23 2JB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.llyfrau.cymru (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Elusen genedlaethol sy'n cefnogi'r diwydiant cyhoeddi ac yn datblygu darllen yng Nghymru yw Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru. Rydym yn hyrwyddo llythrennedd a darllen er pleser drwy ystod o ymgyrchoedd, gweithgareddau a diwyddiadau ledled Cymru, gan weithio'n aml mewn partneriaeth gydag ysgolion, llyfrgelloedd a sefydliadau llenyddol eraill. Mae'r elusen hon yn olynu'r elusen flaenorol 505262.
03 Official extract
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
- 23 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £7,497,168
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,222,294
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,287,606
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,667,084
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £10,412,945
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,016,088
- Fin Period Start Date
- 11 November 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £13,428,548
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,349,929
04 Official extract
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
- 23 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £7,497,168
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,222,294
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £11
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,347,512
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 26
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 23 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,287,606
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,667,084
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £10
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,678,601
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 26
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £10,412,945
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,016,088
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £12
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,688,167
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 24
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 11 November 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £13,428,548
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,349,929
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £13
- Income From Government Grants
- £9,980,853
- 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
- 38
05 Official extract
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
- 23 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2722297
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4768674
- Income Investments
- 6197
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7497168
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,430,280
- Expenditure Other
- 2792014
- Expenditure Total
- 8222294
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2166457
- Expenditure Governance
- 333709
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 333709
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 195104
- Gain Loss Investment
- 6302
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £874,996
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1814270
- Assets Own Use
- 1617640
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 196630
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,734,639
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,686,946
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,861,963
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1686946
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,979,489
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2239628
- Funds Restricted
- 622335
- Funds Total
- 2861963
- Count Employees
- 36
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 23 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3162094
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5121477
- Income Investments
- 4035
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8287606
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,527,610
- Expenditure Other
- 3139474
- Expenditure Total
- 8667084
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2394789
- Expenditure Governance
- 337134
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 337134
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 154487
- Gain Loss Investment
- 4954
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,164,588
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1610478
- Assets Own Use
- 1420150
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 190328
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,483,966
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,508,657
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,585,787
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1508657
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,862,863
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2502802
- Funds Restricted
- 1082985
- Funds Total
- 3585787
- Count Employees
- 36
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4373598
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6034399
- Income Investments
- 4948
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10412945
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,840,129
- Expenditure Other
- 4175959
- Expenditure Total
- 10016088
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2394710
- Expenditure Governance
- 316350
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 316350
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 30907
- Gain Loss Investment
- -8150
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 2861000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £978,664
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1173547
- Assets Own Use
- 988173
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 185374
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,288,033
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,501,269
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,960,311
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2501269
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,545,760
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2579867
- Funds Restricted
- 1380444
- Funds Total
- 3960311
- Count Employees
- 39
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 11 November 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3240447
- Income Charitable Activities
- 10183397
- Income Investments
- 4704
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 13428548
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,127,952
- Expenditure Other
- 3221977
- Expenditure Total
- 12349929
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2600722
- Expenditure Governance
- 334284
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 334284
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 30907
- Gain Loss Investment
- 3891
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 1105000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £881,033
- Assets Total Fixed
- 823074
- Assets Own Use
- 629550
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 193524
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -2583000
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,127,143
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,656,613
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £710,604
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4656613
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,215,797
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -1700285
- Funds Restricted
- 2410889
- Funds Total
- 710604
- Count Employees
- 36
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout Wales
- Welsh Ind
- Yes
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CYNGOR LLYFRAU CYMRU-THE BOOKS COUNCIL OF WALES
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2020-11-11T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- CYNGOR LLYFRAU CYMRU-THE BOOKS COUNCIL OF WALES
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2022-09-16T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 505262
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 505262
- Assoc Charity Name
- CYNGOR LLYFRAU CYMRU-BOOKS COUNCIL OF WALES
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 11 Nov 2020
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND INCREASE THE APPRECIATION AND INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC IN BOOKS, LITERATURE AND READING IN WALES WITHOUT DEROGATING FROM THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BUT IN FURTHERANCE OF THOSE OBJECTS AND NOT OTHERWISE: (A) TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE BOOK INDUSTRY IN WALES BY AWARDING GRANTS AND OTHERWISE; (B) TO ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS AND OTHER RECORDED LITERARY AND ARTISTIC MATERIAL HOWSOEVER RECORDED (WHETHER BY KNOWN MEANS OR BY MEANS AS YET UNKNOWN) IN THE TWO OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF WALES, WELSH AND ENGLISH, OR WHICH ARE OF WELSH INTEREST;(C) TO ORGANISE EVENTS TO SUPPORT THE PROMOTION OF BOOKS, READING AND BOOK SECTOR AS A WHOLE;(D) TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE PUBLICATION OF SUCH BOOKS AND OTHER MATERIAL IN WALES.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment