Creu Cymru

Creu Cymru is the development agency for theatres and arts centres in Wales. Our mission is to develop a vibrant and progressive sector of theatres and arts centres and to increase access to high quality performing arts presentations for the people of Wales We deliver a programme of performances through a network of creative collaborations, and promote best practice through action-based research.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Throughout Wales

Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales and Elsewhere

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £205,773 and spent £192,219.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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Income over time

Up 11%, from £186,136 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £205,773 in the year to 31 March 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 93% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.

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Funders that publish to 360Giving list 4 grants to this charity since 2006, worth at least £393,993.

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Public bodies' published spending shows 7 payments to this charity worth £1,615 between 28 September 2020 and 12 June 2025.

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Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.

• 25 July 2024, Conwy

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Theatr Colwyn Joint Management Committee

  Programming at Theatr Colwyn 2024 attendance and proposed summer films 2024

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• 20 October 2026

  Named by Catherine Cullen in the Senedd

  …Bae'r Gorllewin i uchafswm o 450 diwrnod o aros ym menter gydweithredol Mabwysiadu Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru. Mae'n amlwg eich bod chi eisiau creu Cymru unedig, ond ym mha genedl fodern y mae'n dderbyniol i blentyn aros 202 diwrnod ychwanegol i gael y canlyniad sydd ei angen arno mewn un rhanbart…

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• 16 June 2026

  Named by Heledd Fychan in the Senedd

  …nnol a chwaraeon, lle mae’r sectorau hyn yn ffyniannus ac yn dod â budd i bawb. Ddim rhagor ar yr ymylon, ond yn galon i’n gweledigaeth ar gyfer creu Cymru hyderus, gynhwysol a blaengar, ac yn dod ag adferiad o ran iechyd pobl, a hefyd ein heconomi. Yn ein 100 diwrnod cyntaf, mi ydyn ni yn gosod y s…

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• 10 June 2026

  Named by Sioned Williams in the Senedd

  …ddwl bod hyn yn fuddsoddiad pwysig a chreiddiol, ac mae'n rhywbeth rŷn ni fel Llywodraeth Cymru yn meddwl sy'n gwbl hanfodol i'n gwaith ni o ran creu Cymru decach a Chymru sy'n gweithio i bob un o'i dinasyddion.

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• 13 January 2026

  Named by Julie Morgan in the Senedd

  …ff yr Ysgrifennydd Cabinet ddweud wrthym ni sut mae hi'n bwriadu dal ati i weithio gyda sefydliadau fel Dangos y Cerdyn Coch i Hiliaeth ar gyfer creu Cymru wrth-hiliol?

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• 25 November 2025

  Named by Natasha Asghar in the Senedd

  …eople? Thank you. Prif Weinidog, roeddwn i'n gwrando'n astud ar eich ymateb, ac roeddwn i'n gwrando ar yr holl bethau hyfryd am sut rydych chi'n creu Cymru fwy cyfartal a thecach, ond nid yw hynny'n wir mewn gwirionedd, ydy e? Nid yw fy rhanbarth i yn ne-ddwyrain Cymru yn ddim gwell ei fyd o dan eic…

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• 25 November 2025

  Named by Eluned Morgan in the Senedd

  …rved this type of investment. So, a fairer Wales is the red Welsh way. It's practical, it's ambitious, and it's rooted in people's lives. Nid yw creu Cymru decach yn rhywbeth yr ydym ni'n siarad amdano; mae'n rhywbeth yr ydym ni'n ei gyflawni bob dydd, o dai ac atal digartrefedd, i brydau ysgol am d…

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• 14 October 2025

  Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd

  …eithredu Cymru Wrth-hiliol', ein cynllun gweithredu LHDTC a datblygu cynllun hawliau pobl anabl. Un o'n saith amcan cydraddoldeb cenedlaethol yw creu Cymru lle nad oes yna wahaniaethu, aflonyddu a throseddau casineb. Mae Deddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol (Cymru) 2015 hefyd yn cynnwys nod o greu…

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• 25 June 2025

  Named by Deio Owen in the Senedd

  …rwyr rhyngwladol, maen nhw'n hanfodol i ddyfodol economaidd ein prifysgolion ni, fel mae pethau ar hyn o bryd, ac mae angen sicrhau ein bod ni'n creu Cymru deg, Cymru agored a Chymru sydd yn cofleidio pobl o bob rhan o'r byd er mwyn creu Cymru ryngwladol lle mae pawb yn ddinasyddion rhyngwladol hefy…

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• 1 April 2025

  Named by Sarah Murphy in the Senedd

  …o strategaeth newydd 10 mlynedd Cymru ar gyfer atal hunanladdiad a hunan-niweidio, 'Dealltwriaeth'. Mae'r strategaeth uchelgeisiol hon yn ceisio creu Cymru fwy tosturiol lle rydym yn ceisio deall yr achosion a'r rhesymau niferus pam mae pobl yn profi meddyliau hunanladdol a hunan-niweidio, fel y gal…

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• 26 March 2025

  Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Min CSSP

  Purpose: Arts Council of Wales, Mencap Cymru, Creu Cymru - Hynt acess programme.

  Arts Council of Wales, Mencap Cymru, Creu Cymru - Hynt acess programme

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• 13 November 2024

  Named by Delyth Jewell in the Senedd

  …e received a number of papers. A number of these relate to—I've forgotten the word—the publishing industry. We have received correspondence from Creu Cymru, obviously we received correspondence from the Minister, correspondence from Swim Wales and Chapter Arts Centre. A great number of papers to not…

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• 13 November 2024

  Named by Carolyn Thomas in the Senedd

  …e had the twenty-first century schools building plan, didn't we, and a lot of our buildings—sport centres, St David's Hall—are crumbling. I know Creu Cymru are thinking about putting in a bid for a capital projects plan, maybe over a few years, like happened with the school buildings programme. So,…

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• 5 November 2024

  Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd

  …d agoriadol fy mod i'n ddiolchgar iawn i'r Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb a Chyfiawnder Cymdeithasol am y gwaith a wnaethant ar 'Gweithredu, nid geiriau: creu Cymru wrth-hiliol erbyn 2030'. Nawr, mae hwnnw'n bwyllgor trawsbleidiol, yr wyf yn deall eich bod yn aelod ohono, ac, o ran eich sylw, y sylw a wnewch…

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• 5 November 2024

  Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd

  …u Wrth-hiliol' ar ei newydd wedd yn ystyried argymhellion adroddiad y Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb a Chyfiawnder Cymdeithasol 'Gweithredu, nid geiriau: creu Cymru wrth-hiliol erbyn 2030', a oedd yn rhoi cipolwg gwerthfawr ar gynnydd y cynllun a gyhoeddwyd yn 2022, a diolchaf i'r pwyllgor am eu hymwneud a'u…

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• 17 October 2024

  Named by Delyth Jewell in the Senedd

  Thank you for that. One of the people—it was Louise, I think, from Creu Cymru in our previous session—mentioned how, currently, if a theatre or somewhere is trying to decide on what acts to book, she's seeing more and more people turning to things such as tribute bands, because perhaps it's not some…

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• 17 October 2024

  Named by Heledd Fychan in the Senedd

  Thank you. I was just checking that nobody wanted to come in on that. No. I'll move on, therefore. If I could ask specifically to Louise from Creu Cymru: you were mentioning some of the venues that have closed. How much work have you done to assess the number of arts venues at risk of closure in Wal…

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• 17 October 2024

  Named by Delyth Jewell in the Senedd

  …re taking evidence for the committee's inquiry on the impact of funding reductions for culture and sport, and the committee will be hearing from Creu Cymru, Chapter Arts Centre and National Theatre Wales. I'll ask witnesses to introduce themselves for the record. I'll go to those in the room first a…

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• 17 October 2024

  Named by Louise Miles-Payne in the Senedd

  Good morning. My name is Louise. I'm director of Creu Cymru.

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• 9 October 2024

  Named by Elin Maher in the Senedd

  …wedi digwydd, lle ydym ni a'r cyfan sydd wedi digwydd hyd at nawr, mae'n gyfle inni osod statud gref, dwi'n credu, er mwyn sicrhau ein bod ni'n creu Cymru wirioneddol ddwyieithog.

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• 8 October 2024

  Named by Jack Sargeant in the Senedd

  …a'r ffordd orau o wneud gwahaniaeth cadarnhaol a gwneud gwahaniaeth cadarnhaol i'n cymunedau, i'n heconomi ac i'n gwlad. Yn y modd hwn byddwn yn creu Cymru mae arnom ni i gyd eisiau byw ynddi, nawr ac yn y dyfodol. Diolch.

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• 26 September 2024

  Named by Dafydd Rhys in the Senedd

  …s available as we used to be. So, we do have to change. I think we’ve got a very good relationship with the sector. There are organisations like Creu Cymru that we talk to regularly, and there is sympathy on both sides, I think, in terms of our monitoring and delivery from Creu Cymru members, and Cr…

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• 8 July 2024

  Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Cabsec CSJ (LG)

  Purpose: Creu Cymru.

  Creu Cymru

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• 19 June 2024

  Named by Peredur Owen Griffiths in the Senedd

  …awn. Mae'r Torïaid a Llafur yn gwrthod ymrwymo i roi ei chyfran deg i Gymru ar ôl yr etholiad cyffredinol nesaf, ond gweledigaeth Plaid Cymru yw creu Cymru lle mae cymunedau wedi'u cysylltu, o'r gogledd i'r de, o'r dwyrain i'r gorllewin, drwy rwydwaith trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus integredig, hygyrch a ff…

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• 12 June 2024

  Named by Lesley Griffiths in the Senedd

  …Cynllun Gweithredu Cymru Wrth-hiliol', ac rwy'n croesawu adroddiad y Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb a Chyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, 'Gweithredu, nid geiriau: creu Cymru wrth-hiliol erbyn 2030', ac rwyf wedi ystyried yr argymhellion yn ofalus iawn. Hoffwn ddiolch yn fawr iawn i fy rhagflaenydd, Jane Hutt, sydd yn…

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• 12 June 2024

  Named by Y Dirprwy Lywydd / The Deputy Presiding Officer in the Senedd

  …ove the motion—Jenny Rathbone. Eitem 6 heddiw yw dadl ar adroddiad y Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb a Chyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, 'Gweithredu, nid geiriau: creu Cymru wrth-hiliol erbyn 2030'. Galwaf ar Gadeirydd y pwyllgor i wneud y cynnig—Jenny Rathbone.

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10 trustees run the charity.

• Ceridwen Lucinda PriceAppointed 5 March 2026
• David WilsonAppointed 6 February 2020
• Eloise TongAppointed 5 March 2026
• Geinor StylesAppointed 28 February 2024
• Gundija ZandersonaAppointed 30 June 2021
• Haf Angharad Jones-LeefeAppointed 15 December 2021
• Julia Claire BarryAppointed 18 June 2024
• Maria GoddardAppointed 20 June 2023
• Sara McKayAppointed 28 February 2024
• Sarah Louise HornerAppointed 30 June 2021

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

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Charity number

1135304

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

30 March 2010

Governing document

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES 0F ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 MAY 2004

Company number

05125340This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House

Website

www.creucymru.comAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Newport

• Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
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• 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 council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
• In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

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