Diverse Excellence Cymru
What it does
Diverse Cymru is an innovative new organisation in the Welsh Third Sector, created in recognition of the realities faced by people experiencing inequality in Wales. Diverse Cymru promotes equality for all. We believe that we can work together to challenge discrimination in all its forms and create an equitable future for the people of Wales.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY SEEKING TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION IN ALL ITS FORMS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND TRAINING.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £0 and spent £207,052.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £0 | £207,052 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £944,246 | £1,077,192 | 23 | 4 |
| 31 March 2023 | £839,425 | £1,097,329 | 27 | 6 |
| 31 March 2022 | £703,683 | £841,343 | 25 | 5 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,438,579 | £1,204,128 | 37 | 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
- Down 34%, from £1,438,579 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £944,246 in the year to 31 March 2024.
- Spending against income
- It spent 114% of its income in the year to 31 March 2024. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 4 years shown.
- Money from government
- 60% of its income in the year to 31 March 2024 came from government grants and contracts (£564,370).
- Largest funder
- Lottery gave £97,497 in the year to 31 March 2024, 10% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2024: £67,648 from 2 grants. Government contracts: £496,722 from 8 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2024 | £67,648 from 2 grants | £496,722 from 8 contracts |
| 31 March 2023 | £96,362 from 3 grants | £537,451 from 10 contracts |
| 31 March 2022 | None | £257,635 from 7 contracts |
| 31 March 2021 | £66,597 from 4 grants | £1,254,900 from 6 contracts |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2024
- Donations and legacies£6,199
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£790,291
- Other£147,756
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2024, the charity named 18 funders who gave £446,483 between them. £220,387 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 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lottery | National Lottery | £97,497 | £70,733 | |
| Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board Mental Health Grant | NHS | £66,597 | £66,597 | £66,897 |
| Mind CCTT | Trust, company or other | £38,367 | ||
| Natural Resource Wales | Trust, company or other | £37,014 | £16,142 | |
| Taith | Trust, company or other |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 2011, worth at least £588,296.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£504,580, 2 grants
- BBC Children in Need£48,816, 1 grant
- Postcode Community Trust£25,000, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£9,900, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2023 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 12 Oct 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £48,816 |
| 25 Nov 2021 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £499,580 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 43 payments to this charity worth £1,215,022 between 11 February 2021 and 10 May 2024.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £1,136,872 | 24 | 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | £78,150 | 19 | 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Clive Wolfendale
- Dr Dyfrig Morgan ap Dafydd
- Howard Jones
- Simon Paul Green
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 20 November 2025, 72 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 24 January 2025, 7 days early | Received 24 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 29 February 2024, 29 days late | Received 29 February 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 18 January 2022, 13 days early | Received 18 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1142159
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 31 May 2011
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/02/2011
- Company number
- 07058600This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.adferiad.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Conwy
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.