01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 21 August 1967
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £22,330,000
- Latest expenditure
- £17,617,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES, PENGLAIS, ABERYSTWYTH, SY23 3BU
Website recorded by the regulator: www.llgc.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
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
- 2 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £22,330,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,617,000
- 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
- 16 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £21,049,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,988,000
- 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
- 2 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £17,430,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,393,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £18,776,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,834,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £17,305,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,097,000
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
- 2 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £22,330,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,617,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Grants
- £18,821,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 102
- 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
- 16 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £21,049,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,988,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £17,867,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 87
- 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
- 2 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £17,430,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,393,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £15,486,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £18,776,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,834,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Grants
- £17,974,000
- 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 Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 10 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £17,305,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,097,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Grants
- £14,867,000
- 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
- 6
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
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
- 2 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 984000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 835000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 20238000
- Income Investments
- 273000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 22330000
- Income Legacies
- 443009
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,441,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,526,000
- Expenditure Other
- 650000
- Expenditure Total
- 17617000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 50000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2688000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4708000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2475000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 483000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -2230000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 2993000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £588,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 125807000
- Assets Own Use
- 109345000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 16462000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -15980000
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,562,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £507,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 216000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £112,882,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 507000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £500,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1427000
- Funds Restricted
- 111455000
- Funds Total
- 112882000
- Count Employees
- 202
- 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
- 16 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 473000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 629000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 19674000
- Income Investments
- 273000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 21049000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,420,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £17,424,000
- Expenditure Other
- 1144000
- Expenditure Total
- 19988000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 55000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2184000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4972000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2378000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 12100000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 4660000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -2336000
- Gain Loss Other
- -22000
- Reserves
- £588,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 116722000
- Assets Own Use
- 102956000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13766000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -14220000
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,364,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,943,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 212000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £106,923,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1943000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £625,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -13632000
- Funds Restricted
- 120555000
- Funds Total
- 106923000
- Count Employees
- 229
- 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
- 2 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 466000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 492000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 16194000
- Income Investments
- 278000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 17430000
- Income Legacies
- 466000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,161,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £17,742,000
- Expenditure Other
- 490000
- Expenditure Total
- 19393000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2453000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 17742000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1886000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -3000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 18010000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 4236000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,055,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 116635000
- Assets Own Use
- 103085000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13550000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -18080000
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,901,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,106,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £102,350,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 606000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 500000
- Assets Cash
- £1,986,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -1823000
- Funds Restricted
- 104173000
- Funds Total
- 102350000
- Count Employees
- 226
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 217000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 353000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 232000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 802000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £617,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £14,217,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14834000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 55000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 1785000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3735000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1575000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -475000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -3380000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 4751000
- Gain Loss Other
- -21000
- Reserves
- £15,615,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 110707000
- Assets Own Use
- 96430000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 14277000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -32760000
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,708,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £634,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £83,021,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 634000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,840,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -15565000
- Funds Restricted
- 98586000
- Funds Total
- 83021000
- Count Employees
- 219
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 10 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1688000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 145000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 161000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1994000
- Income Legacies
- 1688000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £636,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £13,461,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14097000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 45000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 1391000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3378000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1318000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1271000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -1660000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -452000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £14,823,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 102975000
- Assets Own Use
- 89345000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13630000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -27920000
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,300,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,151,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £78,204,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1151000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,614,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -12310000
- Funds Restricted
- 90514000
- Funds Total
- 78204000
- Count Employees
- 239
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2016-12-29T00:00:00
- Reason
- Amalgamated
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4048235
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 525775
- Assoc Charity Name
- CULTURENET CYMRU LIMITED
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1967-08-21T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-01-26T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4002128
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1100010
- Assoc Charity Name
- CYMDEITHAS CYFEILLION LLYFRGELL GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- ROYAL CHARTER OF INCORPORATION DATED 19.3.1907 AND SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTERS DATED 5.9.1911; 24.4.1978 AND 19.9.2006
- Charitable Objects
- 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.
- Area Of Benefit
- WALES
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures