Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf

Theatre and Arts Participation for Children and Young People

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Conwy
• Isle of Anglesey
• Gwynedd

Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £1,286,533 and spent £1,335,575.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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Income over time

Up 32%, from £977,673 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £1,286,533 in the year to 31 March 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 104% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.

Money from government

91% of its income in the year to 31 March 2022 came from government grants and contracts (£1,598,154).

Largest funder

Arts Council of Wales gave £341,250 in the year to 31 March 2025, 27% of that year's income.Read by AI from the charity's accounts.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £742,839 from 9 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 10 funders who gave £836,498 between them. £480,772 of that came from public bodies.

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Funders that publish to 360Giving list 6 grants to this charity since 2018, worth at least £512,979.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

Public bodies' published spending shows 2 payments to this charity worth £250,000 between 22 October 2021 and 7 January 2022.

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Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.

• 9 February 2026, Gwynedd

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Language Committee

  REPORT BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LANGUAGE POLICY AND CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS REALISING THE WELSH LANGUAGE STRATEGY 2023-2033

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• 13 February 2025, Gwynedd

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Education and Economy Scrutiny Committee

  EDUCATION LANGUAGE POLICY – THE ENGAGEMENT PROCEDURE

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• 28 September 2023, Gwynedd

  Named in an agenda item or minute of The Council

  QUESTIONS

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• 23 March 2023, Gwynedd

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Education and Economy Scrutiny Committee

  EDUCATION AND THE WELSH LANGUAGE: A NEW VISION FOR THE IMMERSION EDUCATION SYSTEM TOWARDS 2032 AND BEYOND

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Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

• 18 June 2025

  Named by Siân Gwenllian in the Senedd

  …ure. I will select but one example from the Menai city of culture, an example that is at the heart of the vibrant scene here in Arfon, namely Cwmni'r Frân Wen. Here's an excellent example of the critical value of the arts in Wales. Based in Bangor, Frân Wen specialises in innovative co-production pr…

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• 4 September 2024

  Named in a written question from Janet Finch-Saunders

  Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip.

  …£4,743,116 to £5,261,722 in 2024-25. Theatres in North Wales, including Venue Cymru, Avant Cymru, Canolfan Ucheldre Centre, Magic Lantern and Cwmni’r Fran Wen have benefitted from a total of £778,610 of investment from ACW’s Invest in Theatres initiative over the last two years. The Welsh Government…

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10 trustees run the charity.

• Ann Elen ap RobertAppointed 23 July 2025
• Dr Marcel Clusa FerrandAppointed 6 February 2023
• Gareth Wyn JonesAppointed 7 November 2017
• Jafar IqbalAppointed 14 February 2023
• Mali Llinos GriggAppointed 23 July 2025
• Megan CrewAppointed 6 March 2023
• Mr Irfon Jones
• Natasha NichollsAppointed 8 February 2023
• Owain Dafydd GruffyddAppointed 23 July 2023
• Pryderi ap RhisiartAppointed 5 February 2019

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 1 arrived by the deadline.

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

Charity number

1060546

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

5 February 1997

Governing document

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14 JULY 1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16 OCTOBER 1996

Company number

03079992This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House

Website

www.franwen.comAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Gwynedd

• 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.
• Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.
• In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
• In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• Its accounts and annual returns on the register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

• OpenCouncil: council records that name this charity
• OpenSenedd: Senedd records that name this charity
• OpenCouncil: Gwynedd Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Gwynedd's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Gwynedd Maldwyn
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Bangor Conwy Môn