Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru
What it does
The Arts Council of Wales is responsible for developing and funding the arts in Wales for the benefit of people throughout Wales. We formulate arts strategies, undertake research, and provide recurrent and one-off grants to organisations and individuals. We also manage a range of non-grant activities and services, often in partnership with local authorities and others.
Its charitable purposes
A. TO DEVELOP AND IMPROVE THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICE OF THE ARTS. B. TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THE ARTS TO THE PUBLIC.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides other finance
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £57,739,000 and spent £56,399,000.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £57,739,000 | £56,399,000 | 81 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £61,311,000 | £62,100,000 | 86 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £78,547,000 | £79,163,000 | 86 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £65,466,000 | £71,678,000 | 80 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £72,366,000 | £68,358,000 | 75 | 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 20%, from £72,366,000 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £57,739,000 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 98% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Welsh Government gave £4,749,000 in the year to 31 March 2025, 8% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £35,928,000 from 5 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £35,928,000 from 5 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £42,151,000 from 5 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £59,807,000 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £46,791,000 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £53,584,000 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£38,148,000
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£243,000
- Investments£1,049,000
- Other£18,299,000
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 6 funders who gave £5,778,000 between them. £5,778,000 of that came from public bodies.
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.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £4,749,000 | £8,437,000 | £26,216,000 |
| Creative Learning through the Arts Programme: Arts Council of Wales Lottery grant | National Lottery | £1,000,000 | ||
| Contribution from the Lottery Distribution account: for use of fixed assets | National Lottery | £29,000 | ||
| Arts Council of Wales Lottery grant | National Lottery | £1,000,000 | ||
| Natural Resources Wales | Other public body | £65,000 | ||
| National Centre for Learning Welsh | Trust, company or other | £50,000 | ||
| Public Health Wales | Trust, company or other | £9,000 |
Grants it paid to others
| Recipient | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ffilm Cymru Wales (delegated distributor, for film) | 31 March 2025 | £928,000 |
| Literature Wales (delegated distributor, for writers' bursaries) | 31 March 2025 | £97,000 |
| Tŷ Cerdd (delegated distributor, for community & Welsh music) | 31 March 2025 | £156,000 |
| Aberystwyth Arts Centre (multi-year funded) | 31 March 2025 | £531,012 |
| Awen Cultural Trust (multi-year funded) | 31 March 2025 | £243,750 |
| Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias Cyf (multi-year funded) | 31 March 2025 | £79,409 |
| Chapter Cardiff Ltd. (multi-year funded) | 31 March 2025 | £390,000 |
| Ffilm Cymru Wales (multi-year funded) | 31 March 2025 | £472,830 |
| Live Music Now Wales (multi-year funded) | 31 March 2025 | £44,667 |
| National Youth Arts Wales (multi-year funded) | 31 March 2025 | £438,750 |
| NoFit State Community Circus Ltd (multi-year funded) | 31 March 2025 | £192,565 |
| Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw Cyfyngedig (multi-year funded) | 31 March 2025 | £73,125 |
| Pontardawe Arts Centre (multi-year funded) | 31 March 2025 | £62,534 |
| Rhondda Cynon Tâf County Borough Council (multi-year funded) | 31 March 2025 | £149,238 |
| The Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre – Newport Live (multi-year funded) | 31 March 2025 | £73,125 |
| Theatrau Sir Gar (multi-year funded) | 31 March 2025 | £48,750 |
| Wyeside Arts Centre Ltd (multi-year funded) | 31 March 2025 | £29,250 |
| Aberystwyth Arts Centre (capital grant) | 31 March 2025 | £25,000 |
| Chapter Cardiff Ltd. (capital grant) | 31 March 2025 | £15,959 |
| Elysium Gallery (capital grant) | 31 March 2025 | £50,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 2009, worth at least £114,343.
By funder
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation£65,000, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£29,000, 2 grants
- Nesta£20,343, 2 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2022 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £65,000 |
| 20 Sept 2018 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £8,700 |
| 8 Mar 2016 | Nesta | £18,343 |
| 1 Mar 2016 | Nesta | £2,000 |
| 14 May 2009 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £20,300 |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
29 September 2026
Named by Louise Emery in the Senedd
…bod chi wedi codi'r cwestiwn hwn am leoliadau cerddoriaeth, oherwydd maen nhw'n ei chael hi'n anodd. Rwyf eisiau siarad am gyllid craidd Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru. Mae'n ymddangos nad yw lleoliadau cerddoriaeth llawr gwlad yn cael dim o hwnnw, tra bod mathau eraill o gerddoriaeth, fel opera, yn gall…
14 September 2026
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: TCWCMCS
Purpose: Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru / Arts Council of Wales, Yarn and Yap, Reality Theatre Group & Glan yr Afon / The Riverfront.
Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru / Arts Council of Wales, Yarn and Yap, Reality Theatre Group & Glan yr Afon / The Riverfront
24 June 2026
Named by Paul Davies in the Senedd
…sector diwylliant. Fel y gwyddoch, Weinidog, mae gwariant cyhoeddus Cymru ar ddiwylliant ymhlith yr isaf yn Ewrop, ac mae prif weithredwr Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru wedi rhybuddio, os bydd toriadau i gyllid y diwydiant celfyddydau yn parhau, na fydd sector proffesiynol ar ôl ymhen 10 mlynedd. Felly, p…
24 June 2026
Named by Francesca O'Brien in the Senedd
6. Will the Cabinet Minister provide an update on the funding of the Arts Council of Wales? OQ64218 6. A wnaiff y Gweinidog Cabinet roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am gyllido Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru? OQ64218
24 June 2026
Named by Heledd Fychan in the Senedd
…lture and sport, which is linked to a wider shift towards preventative health and well-being activity across the Government. Grant craidd Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru ar gyfer 2026-27 yw £33.6 miliwn o refeniw a £900,000 o gyfalaf. Yn ogystal, rydym wedi darparu £7.5 miliwn o gyllid cyfalaf i gefnogi rh…
16 June 2026
Named by Heledd Fychan in the Senedd
…ooting, and because we are determined to build a Wales where creativity thrives. Thank you. Mi oeddwn i'n falch o gyhoeddi cronfa gyfalaf Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru gwerth £8 miliwn i gefnogi sefydliadau celfyddydol gyda'u hanghenion seilwaith eleni. Mi gefnogwyd hyn gan waith archwilio sylweddol i se…
10 June 2026
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: TCWCMCS
Purpose: Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru / Arts Council of Wales.
Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru / Arts Council of Wales
4 March 2026
Named by Heledd Fychan in the Senedd
…folio. Gadewch inni edrych ar rai ffeithiau: mae trosiant Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru heddiw yn £12 miliwn. Roedd yr un peth yn 2000. Cyllid Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, yn 2011, oedd £33 miliwn i £34 miliwn. Mae'r un peth nawr. Felly, nid yw'n syndod ein bod ar waelod y tablau Ewropeaidd. Mae'n ymwneud â…
4 March 2026
Named by Jack Sargeant in the Senedd
…Rydym wedi darparu cyllid ar gyfer trafnidiaeth, tocynnau a hyd yn oed ar gyfer ôl-lenwi rolau athrawon lle bo angen. Os cymerwn gynllun Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, fe wnaethom ganolbwyntio'n benodol ar gyrraedd ysgolion mewn cymunedau tlotach a dysgwyr sy'n wynebu rhwystrau ychwanegol i fynediad. Ca…
4 December 2025
Named by Dafydd Rhys in the Senedd
Good morning. Dafydd Rhys, chief executive, Arts Council of Wales. Bore da. Dafydd Rhys, prif weithredwr, Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru.
4 December 2025
Named by Rhodri Llwyd Morgan in the Senedd
…h Iwerddon, wedyn mae sefydliadau o Gymru yn gymwys i fod yn rhan o brosiectau. Efallai eich bod chi wedi clywed yn barod y bore yma, ond Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, Celfyddydau Rhyngwladol Cymru ac Amgueddfa Cymru a ni, fe aethom ni i'r cyfarfod hwnnw gyda'n gilydd fel tîm Cymru, wrth gwrs, yn batio'…
14 October 2025
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…edd nesaf. Mae'n amlwg o'r ymchwiliad bod awydd cryf i weld mwy o gyfranogiad ac arweinyddiaeth. Enghraifft wych o hyn yw rhaglen Cynefin Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru. Mae'r rhaglen yn cynnig cyfle i ysgolion weithio gyda gweithwyr creadigol proffesiynol amrywiol i archwilio'r amrywiaeth ethnig yng Nghy…
8 October 2025
Named by Rhodri Llwyd Morgan in the Senedd
…. Rydyn ni'n un o'r partneriaid craidd i'r oriel gyfoes celf. Wrth gwrs, y prif bartner yw Amgueddfa Cymru. Y prif bartneriaid eraill ydy Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru a ninnau. O ran ein rôl ni, yn y gorffennol, rydym ni wedi digido darnau o waith celf i fod yn rhan o'r wefan, o'r casgliad digidol, ac r…
18 June 2025
Named by Gareth Davies in the Senedd
…ywbeth rydym yn ei fyw. Rhaid i'n sector celfyddydau a diwylliant fod yn hygyrch i bawb, ac mae hynny'n cael ei adlewyrchu yn strategaeth Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru 2024-34. Ni ddylid gwleidyddoli diwylliant Cymru a gwneud i'n sefydliadau diwylliannol gael eu hystyried yn elitaidd neu'n amherthnasol i…
18 June 2025
Named by Gareth Davies in the Senedd
…wadu'n dod ag atebion i Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru, sy'n cael trafferth talu'r biliau. Nid yw'n cadw'r casgliadau yn ein hamgueddfeydd. Mae Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru wedi dweud yn glir fod y sefyllfa'n ddifrifol, ac mae adroddiad y pwyllgor diwylliant, 'Degawd o doriadau', yn adrodd y stori'n ddi-flewy…
18 June 2025
Named by Jenny Rathbone in the Senedd
…ysigrwydd cadw ein GIG yn gyhoeddus. Rwyf eisiau siarad ychydig nawr am fater arall, sy'n ymwneud â bwydo ar y fron. Datganiad cenhadaeth Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru yw creu celfyddydau sy'n rhan annatod o iechyd a llesiant y genedl. Sut y mae cyflawni hynny pan nad oes ond un o bob 10 o awduron ffilmi…
18 June 2025
Named by Mabon ap Gwynfor in the Senedd
…nhyrchu enillion o £5.18 o werth cymdeithasol am bob £1 a fuddsoddir. Dangosodd adroddiad diweddar Archwilio Cymru werth y cytundeb rhwng Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru a Chydffederasiwn y GIG, gydag eraill, fel The Lancet, yn nodi ei effeithiolrwydd. Ac roedd adolygiad gan Lywodraeth y DU, a gyhoeddwyd y…
12 June 2025
Named by Einir Sion in the Senedd
…w'n cael llais creiddiol i'r datblygiadau sydd yn digwydd yng Nghymru. Felly, mi ydyn ni yn cynllunio'n strategol ar y trywydd yna o fewn Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, ond byddwn i'n cytuno'n llwyr fod angen tipyn mwy o fuddsoddiad yng Nghymru. Os byddem ni'n edrych ar gymhariaeth Gwlad y Basg, er enghr…
12 June 2025
Named by Einir Sion in the Senedd
Good morning. I'm Einir Sion, and I am the Welsh language enabler at the Arts Council of Wales. Bore da. Einir Sion ydw i, a fi yw ysgogydd y Gymraeg ar ran Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru.
21 May 2025
Named by Eluned Haf in the Senedd
…h ni mewn ffordd dydyn ni erioed wedi ei gael o'r blaen. Yn y flwyddyn ddiwethaf, rydyn ni wedi cael saith llysgennad yn dod i swyddfeydd Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru; dim ond un oedd wedi bod yn ein hanes ni cyn hynny. Felly, mae yna nifer o ffyrdd gwahanol. Mae'r dilyniant sydd gennym ni jest yn ein t…
12 February 2025
Named by Rebecca Evans in the Senedd
…lli mynediad at gyllid cynhyrchu yr UE trwy Ewrop Greadigol. Rwyf hefyd am dynnu sylw at Celfyddydau Rhyngwladol Cymru, cangen ryngwladol Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, sydd unwaith eto'n darparu cefnogaeth ragorol ac yn arwain ar Arts Infopoint UK, sy'n darparu cymorth ymarferol er mwyn i artistiaid a g…
4 February 2025
Named by Delyth Jewell in the Senedd
…dnabod pwynt y Gweinidog yn sicr fod y gyllideb ddrafft yn gam i'r cyfeiriad cywir—dŷn ni'n sicr yn cydnabod hynny—ond pan yw cyrff megis Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru yn defnyddio term fel 'creisis' a dydy'r Llywodraeth ddim yn cydfynd, dŷn ni fel pwyllgor yn teimlo bod yn rhaid lleisio pryderon ynglŷn…
15 January 2025
Named by Jack Sargeant in the Senedd
…yn ystod y flwyddyn, Lywydd: cyhoeddwyd £5 miliwn o refeniw ychwanegol ym mis Medi; £3.7 miliwn o gyfalaf ym mis Gorffennaf; a derbyniodd Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru £1 filiwn ychwanegol ym mis Rhagfyr, a aeth yn syth yn ôl i'r sector. Ac mae cyfle arall, onid oes, Lywydd, gyda'r gyllideb gyntaf a osod…
23 October 2024
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…. Mae hyn yn golygu gweithio gyda'n gilydd mewn partneriaeth gymdeithasol gyda busnesau a chyflogwyr hefyd, wrth gwrs. Ac rwy'n credu bod Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru wedi cael ei grybwyll. Mae cyngor y celfyddydau'n awyddus iawn i sicrhau bod eu holl wasanaethau'n hygyrch. Mae hynny'n rhan o'r cylch gw…
2 October 2024
Named by Jayne Bryant in the Senedd
…nghylch Sefydliad y Glowyr, Coed-duon. Gwn fod ymgynghoriad yn mynd rhagddo gyda Chyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili. Fel y dywedais, mae Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru yn rhan o'r trafodaethau. Fel y soniwch, maent wedi ariannu Sefydliad y Glowyr, Coed-duon, ond gwn fod y trafodaethau hynny’n parhau. Fel…
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Trustees
13 trustees run the charity.
- Margaret-Anne RussellChair
- Amanda Morgan Thomas
- Christina Macaulay
- Dr Margaret Elid Cleaton Morris
- Dr Sarah Louise Pace
- Emily Florence Hutchings BA Hons MA
- Ffion Haf Evans
- Jonathan Christopher Pugh
- Keith Murrell
- Nan Williams
- Ruth Vivienne Fabby
- Sarah Boswell
- Wesley Bennett-Pearce
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 10 November 2025, 82 days early | Received 19 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 29 October 2024, 94 days early | Received 19 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 24 January 2024, 7 days early | Received 24 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 20 December 2022, 42 days early | Received 20 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 20 August 2021, 164 days early | Received 20 August 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1034245
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 2 March 1994
- Governing document
- ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 8 FEBRUARY 1994 AS AMENDED BY PRIVY COUNCIL ON 24 NOVEMBER 1999 AND 13TH OCTOBER 2004
- Website
- www.arts.wales
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
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 on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.