Promo - Cymru
What it does
To promote youth co-operation development within the field of cultural enterprise
Its charitable purposes
1. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RE-TRAINING OF BOTH UNEMPLOYED PERSONS AND THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE SECURED EMPLOYMENT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
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 March 2025, it had income of £1,880,212 and spent £1,875,847.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,880,212 | £1,875,847 | 48 | 13 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,622,060 | £1,612,953 | 40 | 87 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,470,679 | £1,385,987 | 29 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,243,648 | £1,066,685 | 33 | 1 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,216,423 | £952,680 | 30 | 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 55%, from £1,216,423 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £1,880,212 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% 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
- 83% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£1,551,991).
- Largest funder
- National Lottery gave £378,095 in the year to 31 March 2025, 20% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £943,638 from 13 grants. Government contracts: £608,353 from 4 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £943,638 from 13 grants | £608,353 from 4 contracts |
| 31 March 2024 | £250,918 from 3 grants | £600,113 from 4 contracts |
| 31 March 2023 | £324,625 from 3 grants | £516,027 from 4 contracts |
| 31 March 2022 | £71,869 from 2 grants | £578,400 from 6 contracts |
| 31 March 2021 | £274,867 from 2 grants | £416,667 from 1 contract |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£5,798
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£943,638
- Trading and fundraising£804,153
- Investments£126,623
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 13 funders who gave £943,638 between them. £416,865 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 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Lottery | National Lottery | £378,095 | £354,750 | £167,910 |
| Share Prosperity Fund | Trust, company or other | £281,215 | ||
| NEWiD grant | Trust, company or other | £150,443 | £5,613 | £100,000 |
| St Giles' Trust grant | Trust, company or other | £37,999 | ||
| BG CBC Quickstart grant | Council | £36,270 | ||
| Strategic Voluntary Youth Work Organisations | Trust, company or other | £35,000 | £35,000 | |
| Youth Access grant | Trust, company or other | £17,372 | £15,542 | £18,932 |
| Taith grant | Trust, company or other | £3,244 | ||
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | Council | £2,500 | £18,704 | |
| GAVO grant | Trust, company or other | £1,500 | £1,000 | |
| UK Government | UK Government | £250,918 | ||
| UK Community Renewal Fund | Trust, company or other | £216,675 | ||
| National Academy for Educational Leadership | Trust, company or other | £15,000 | £10,000 | |
| Taith Learning grant | Trust, company or other | £11,936 | £7,605 | |
| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | Council | £6,000 | £7,950 | |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £9,460 | ||
| Social Business Growth Fund 2 | Trust, company or other | £6,674 | ||
| Tai Calon grant | Trust, company or other | £5,000 | ||
| Asda grant | Trust, company or other | £525 |
Charities whose accounts say they funded it
| Funder | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | 31 March 2025 | £155,031 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 10 grants to this charity since 2010, worth at least £1,945,956.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£1,810,956, 7 grants
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation£120,000, 2 grants
- Nesta£15,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £499,998 |
| 30 Jun 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £499,095 |
| 27 Apr 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 20 Dec 2019 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £60,000 |
| 12 Nov 2018 | Nesta | £15,000 |
| 26 Feb 2018 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £60,000 |
| 8 Dec 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £1,900 |
| 19 May 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,950 |
| 5 Oct 2011 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £780,225 |
| 4 Nov 2010 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £14,788 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 9 payments to this charity worth £130,684 between 22 February 2021 and 11 September 2025.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £124,934 | 1 | 2020/21 |
| Monmouthshire County Council | £5,750 | 8 | 2020/21, 2022/23, 2024/25, 2025/26 |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
13 January 2025
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…needs of those they support. It's really important that we're putting £1.2 million into the Newid programme. That's a partnership between WCVA, ProMo-Cymru and Cwmpas. They really do need that help with digital skills training and mentoring to enable the voluntary sector to upskill in terms of digit…
21 June 2023
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…issues. It's going to enable the Newid partnership, which is led by the Wales Council for Voluntary Action, the Wales Co-operative Centre, and ProMo-Cymru, to continue supporting digital skills in the voluntary sector, which will help to start to address this. It's £1.2 million over this and the ne…
23 May 2023
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…ture. I've mentioned the extra funding for the grants. Newid partnership, an extra £1.2 million, and that's about working with WCVA, Cwmpas and ProMo-Cymru to develop digital skills in the voluntary sector. And, of course, I will finish now, Llywydd, but the communities facilities programme is a cru…
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- A Sefa Ozalp
- Athina Summerbell
- David Martin
- Dr Meirion Morgan
- Eleanor Parker
- Faith Walker
- Matthew Williams
- Professor Euan Jonathan Hails
- Rebecca Harford
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 28 January 2026, 3 days early | Received 23 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 31 January 2025 | Received 11 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 24 January 2024, 7 days early | Received 23 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 19 January 2023, 12 days early | Received 5 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 24 January 2022, 7 days early | Received 4 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1094652
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 18 November 2002
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 DECEMBER 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 12 SEPTEMBER 2002 AS AMENDED 10 SEPTEMBER 2003.
- Company number
- 01816889This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.promo.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.
- 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 the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.