Community Music Wales/Cerddoriaeth Gymunedol Cymru
What it does
TO ENCOURAGE MUSIC-MAKING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND TO PLACE PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON WORKING WITH DISADVANTAGED GROUPS THROUGHOUT WALES.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN WALES BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE IN MUSIC MAKING AND THE PERFORMANCE OF MUSICAL WORKS;TO ENCOURAGE MUSIC-MAKING AND PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY;TO ASSIST GROUPS TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO MUSIC TUITION, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND REHEARSAL SPACE, AND TO PLACE PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON WORKING WITH DISADVANTAGED GROUPS; ANDTO PRESENT, RESEARCH, PROMOTE, ORGANISE, MANAGE AND CONDUCT SUCH PERFORMANCES, PRODUCTIONS, EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, OR OTHER ARTS ACTIVITIES (HEREINAFTER COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS "PRODUCTIONS") AS THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides services
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £257,292 and spent £254,635.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £257,292 | £254,635 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £280,935 | £281,899 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £334,426 | £351,498 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £280,199 | £296,863 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £290,786 | £228,804 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 12%, from £290,786 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £257,292 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 99% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £2,447 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2,447 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £33,735 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £25,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £28,735 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
Charities whose accounts say they funded it
| Funder | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | 31 March 2023 | £47,948 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 17 grants to this charity since 2010, worth at least £812,749.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£225,518, 3 grants
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation£189,000, 1 grant
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation£120,000, 2 grants
- BBC Children in Need£62,300, 2 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£55,000, 2 grants
- Nesta£54,800, 1 grant
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£30,730, 2 grants
- Youth Music£29,500, 1 grant
- Postcode Community Trust£20,401, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£17,000, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£8,500, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2026 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £181,418 |
| 9 Aug 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £17,000 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | Community Foundation in Wales | £8,500 |
| 20 Oct 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £500 |
| 27 Sept 2022 | Postcode Community Trust | £20,401 |
| 30 Jul 2021 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £25,000 |
| 26 Apr 2021 | Youth Music | £29,500 |
| 26 Jun 2019 | BBC Children in Need | £61,800 |
| 25 Jan 2019 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £30,000 |
| 27 Feb 2017 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £189,000 |
All 17 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2016 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £13,930 |
| 9 May 2014 | Nesta | £54,800 |
| 5 Mar 2014 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £90,000 |
| 30 Jul 2013 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £21,700 |
| 29 Mar 2011 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £16,800 |
| 15 Dec 2010 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £22,400 |
| 17 Nov 2010 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £30,000 |
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Alicia Nicole Stark
- Dr Emma Lile
- Malan Fon Jones
- Nicholas Paul Corrigan
- Rebecca Louise Richards
- Stavros Apostolopoulos
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 14 January 2026, 17 days early | Received 14 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 16 January 2025, 15 days early | Received 16 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 15 December 2023, 47 days early | Received 15 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 6 January 2023, 25 days early | Received 29 September 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 25 January 2022, 6 days early | Received 5 October 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1009867
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 March 1992
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 MARCH 1992 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 22 OCTOBER 2009 AND REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 MARCH 2010.
- Company number
- 02695368This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.communitymusicwales.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Caerphilly
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.