WJEC CBAC Limited
What it does
-Provide high quality qualifications, resources & support for teachers and learners-Develop, promote & provide appropriate systems of assessment and examinations -Support & enhance the development of the Welsh language & culture in Wales-Nurture & develop talents through arts and education by promoting, supporting and advancing the development of Youth Arts in Wales.
Its charitable purposes
The Company is established for the following objects:a) to maintain, develop and deliver appropriate systems for the assessment and examination of students of all ages and of all disciplines at schools, colleges and other institutions in Wales and elsewhere;b) to provide training and curriculum and management support for local authorities, schools, colleges and other charitable institutions in Wales and elsewhere;c) to promote, support and advance the development of the Welsh language and culture in Wales and elsewhere, including through the provision of educational resources and professional development activities for teachers and lecturers;d) to promote, support and advance the development of Youth Arts in Wales;e) the advancement of education and training in Wales and elsewhere.In this clause Youth Arts means performing arts opportunities open to the young people of Wales, including through music, theatre and dance.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales and Elsewhere
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £66,489,370 and spent £63,335,081.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £66,489,370 | £63,335,081 | 536 | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | £61,259,810 | £58,721,271 | 509 | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | £56,354,197 | £51,575,260 | 465 | Not reported |
| 30 September 2022 | £55,492,738 | £51,408,881 | 443 | Not reported |
| 30 September 2021 | £31,384,961 | £31,003,023 | 408 | 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 112%, from £31,384,961 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £66,489,370 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 95% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 3% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£2,176,944).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 September 2025: £827,511 from 7 grants. Government contracts: £1,349,433 from 5 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £827,511 from 7 grants | £1,349,433 from 5 contracts |
| 30 September 2024 | £1,000,063 from 6 grants | £272,110 from 3 contracts |
| 30 September 2023 | £1,458,582 from 8 grants | £318,572 from 2 contracts |
| 30 September 2022 | £3,084,927 from 9 grants | £42,121,975 from 2 contracts |
| 30 September 2021 | £5,688,300 from 10 grants | £465,136 from 5 contracts |
Where its income came from in the year ending 30 September 2025
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£64,813,704
- Trading and fundraising£72,807
- Investments£1,591,423
- Other£11,435
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 318 payments to this charity worth £15,129,463 between 5 January 2021 and 30 September 2026.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £13,872,448 | 62 | 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27 |
| Monmouthshire County Council | £1,256,445 | 255 | 2020/21, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | £571 | 1 | 2026/27 |
Trustees
11 trustees run the charity.
- Andy Carter
- Cemlyn Rees Williams
- David Alfred Shaw
- Deborah Davies
- Dr MANDY LOU JAMES
- Gaynor Lewis
- Ian Morgan
- Jessica Leigh Jones
- Kevin Patrick O'Leary
- Leonie Mackenzie
- Martyn Groucutt
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 30 July 2026 | Received 30 July 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 30 July 2025 | Received 30 July 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 30 July 2024 | Received 30 July 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 20 July 2023, 10 days early | Received 24 July 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 1 July 2022, 29 days early | Received 1 July 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1073332
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 15 January 1999
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25 JAN 1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 DEC 1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 SEP 1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 NOV 2016 as amended on 25 Jan 2019 as amended on 21 May 2021
- Company number
- 03150875This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.wjec.co.uk
- 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.
- 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.