Menter Iaith Sir Benfro
What it does
ENCOURAGE THE USE OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE IN PEMBROKESHIRE.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF PEMBROKESHIRE WITH REGARDS TO THE USE OF WELSH LANGUAGE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Pembrokeshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: The Inhabitants of Pembrokeshire.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £140,882 and spent £121,480.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £140,882 | £121,480 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £141,000 | £121,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £140,964 | £131,571 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £94,033 | £89,225 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £101,906 | £87,652 | 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 38%, from £101,906 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £140,882 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 86% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 90% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£126,798).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £36,519 from 1 grant. Government contracts: £90,279 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £36,519 from 1 grant | £90,279 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2024 | £26,579 from 5 grants | £90,279 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2023 | £31,917 from 4 grants | £94,103 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2022 | £90,825 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £89,683 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2008, worth at least £59,975.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£50,000, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£9,975, 2 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,975 |
| 11 Jan 2012 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £50,000 |
| 17 Nov 2008 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,000 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 12 payments to this charity worth £535,082 between 3 June 2021 and 27 November 2025.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £535,082 | 12 | 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 |
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Cristoffer Wyn TomosChair
- Catrin Elin Phillips
- Elin Mai Fry
- Geraint Meredydd James
- Marian Phillips
- MR Desmond Davies
- Mrs Rachel JAMES
- Myfanwy Lewis
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 31 January 2026 | Received 31 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 30 January 2026, 364 days late | Received 30 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 29 March 2024, 58 days late | Received 29 March 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 30 January 2023, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 15 March 2022, 43 days late | Received 15 March 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1087679
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 25 July 2001
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 MAY 1999, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 4 JUNE 2001.
- Company number
- 03779892This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.mentersirbenfro.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Pembrokeshire
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. 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.