Y Gronfa Ymddiriedolaeth (The Trust Fund)
What it does
TO HOLD PRESERVE ADMINISTER AND SUPERVISE FOR THE BENEFIT OF EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU THE FUNDS AT PRESENT VESTED IN TRUSTEES OF YR EISTEDDFOD AND DONATED TO THE EISTEDDFOD FROM TIME TO TIME TO PROVIDE PRIZES IN CERTAIN SPECIFIC COMPETITIONS AND OR IN MEMORY OF SOME DESIGNATED PERSON PERSONS DONORS SOCIETY OR OTHERWISE.
Its charitable purposes
FOR THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION BY THE AWARD OF PRIZES, SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS FOR TRAVEL OR FOR THE PURCHASE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES AND OTHER SIMILAR BENEFITS
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £10,705 and spent £10,705.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £10,705 | £10,705 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £10,263 | £10,263 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £9,550 | £9,550 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £7,781 | £7,781 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £7,565 | £0 | 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
- Up 42%, from £7,565 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £10,705 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
28 June 2022
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…nhw. Mae pobl ifanc â phrofiad o ofal yn grŵp, fel dywedais i, y gwnaethom ni ddewis gwneud buddsoddiad cyson ynddo eisoes—ychwanegiad at y gronfa ymddiriedolaeth plant, eithriadau ychwanegol i'r dreth gyngor, sefydlu cronfa Dydd Gŵyl Dewi. Ond fe gaiff hynny ei gydnabod, o'i gymharu â'u cyfoedion n…
Trustees
1 trustee runs the charity.
- Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru - 1155539Organisation
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 26 August 2026, 66 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 15 October 2025, 16 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 1 July 2024, 122 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 25 October 2023, 6 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 31 October 2022 | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1046291
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 10 May 1995
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 31 MARCH 1995
- Website
- www.eisteddfod.cymru
- 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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.