Sylfaen Cymunedol Cyf
What it does
Provide informal and formal accredited training for community members/groups through weekly sessions or short 2/3 day courses within different communities or to various agencies. Supporting through or delivering through a community development methodology and process.
Its charitable purposes
A DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES WHEREVER SITUATE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.B IN FURTHERING THE ABOVE OBJECTS TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS.IN FURTHERANCE OF (A) ABOVEC TO CONCENTRATE ON TRAINING AND EDUCATING MEMBERS OF THE RELEVANT COMMUNITIES AND PERSONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OR BODIES ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH MEMBERS
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined. in Practice Wales.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £136,248 and spent £110,858.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £136,248 | £110,858 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £38,935 | £94,602 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £121,102 | £101,158 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £78,195 | £83,838 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2021 | £106,943 | £86,322 | Not reported | 5 |
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 27%, from £106,943 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £136,248 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 81% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | £10,000 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | £33,894 from 2 contracts |
| 31 March 2022 | Not reported | £7,092 from 1 contract |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 8 grants to this charity since 2016, worth at least £903,597.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£727,109, 2 grants
- BBC Children in Need£86,488, 2 grants
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation£60,000, 1 grant
- Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000, 2 grants
- Allen Lane Foundation£5,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2025 | Allen Lane Foundation | £5,000 |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £15,000 |
| 1 Dec 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £494,741 |
| 17 Jun 2020 | BBC Children in Need | £2,842 |
| 30 Jul 2018 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £10,000 |
| 24 Jan 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £232,368 |
| 17 Oct 2017 | BBC Children in Need | £83,646 |
| 7 Nov 2016 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £60,000 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
10 January 2024, Gwynedd
Named in an agenda item or minute of Standards Committee
APPLICATION FOR DISPENSATION - COUNCILLOR DAWN JONES
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Alwyn LLwyd
- Cemlyn Rees Williams
- John Haydn Hughes
- Valerie Ann Owen
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 | Received 4 November 2025, 88 days early | Received 4 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 19 November 2024, 73 days early | Received 19 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 14 March 2024, 43 days late | Received 14 March 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 21 November 2022, 71 days early | Received 21 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 9 November 2021, 83 days early | Received 9 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1114249
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 May 2006
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/03/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/03/2014
- Company number
- 04186327This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.sylfaencymunedol.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Gwynedd
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.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.