Cylch Meithrin Ffynnonwen
The latest figures on the register are for the year ending 31 March 2024, 31 months ago. Charities must report within 10 months of their year end, so its report for the following year looks overdue.
What it does
To offer every pre-school child in our catchment area the opportunity to benefit from early years education experience through the medium of the Welsh language
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Ceredigion
- Carmarthenshire
- Pembrokeshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: In Practice Ffynnonwen
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £78,619 and spent £108,754.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £78,619 | £108,754 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2024 | £92,759 | £115,834 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2023 | £112,911 | £110,001 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 March 2022 | £70,871 | £59,648 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2021 | £53,094 | £39,969 | Not reported | 1 |
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 48%, from £53,094 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £78,619 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 138% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 96% of its income in the year to 31 March 2024 came from government grants and contracts (£88,640).
- Largest funder
- Early Years gave £12,349 in the year to 31 March 2025, 16% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2024: £324 from 1 grant. Government contracts: £88,316 from 2 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2024 | £324 from 1 grant | £88,316 from 2 contracts |
| 31 March 2023 | £19,986 from 11 grants | £91,069 from 2 contracts |
| 31 March 2022 | £4,743 from 2 grants | £27,158 from 2 contracts |
| 31 March 2021 | £2,610 from 3 grants | £20,057 from 2 contracts |
| 31 March 2020 | £1,400 from 2 grants | £14,374 from 3 contracts |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 3 funders who gave £16,565 between them. £4,116 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 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Years | Trust, company or other | £12,349 | |
| Carmarthenshire County Council | Council | £4,116 | £18,699 |
| Mudiad Meithrin | Trust, company or other | £100 | |
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £1,188 | |
| Maudiad Meithrin | Trust, company or other | £100 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 2008, worth at least £6,140.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2015 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £1,890 |
| 17 Jan 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £858 |
| 10 Nov 2011 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £560 |
| 24 Mar 2010 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £1,032 |
| 17 Mar 2008 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £1,800 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Carris Davies
- Mari Brame
- Megan Rose Williams
- Rachel Kelly
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Not received | No record |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 24 January 2025, 7 days early | Received 24 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 7 January 2023, 24 days early | Received 7 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 11 September 2021, 142 days early | Received 11 September 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1064461
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 18 September 1997
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 JUNE 1996 as amended on 24 Oct 2018
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
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 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.