Prifysgol Cymru / the University of Wales
What it does
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION - UNIVERSITY FACILITY, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Its charitable purposes
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, LEARNING AND RESEARCH. THE UNIVERSITY OF WALES EXISTS TO SERVE WALES AND ITS PEOPLE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides other finance
- Provides services
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
- Cardiff
- Ceredigion
- City of Swansea
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £2,698,000 and spent £1,898,000.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £2,698,000 | £1,898,000 | 18 | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | £2,698,000 | £1,898,000 | 18 | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | £2,723,000 | £5,080,000 | 19 | Not reported |
| 31 July 2022 | £2,443,000 | £2,789,000 | 24 | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £2,383,000 | £2,741,000 | 24 | 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 13%, from £2,383,000 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £2,698,000 in the year to 31 July 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 70% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 July 2025
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£2,592,000
- Investments£106,000
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £56,700, awarded in 1996.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1996 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £56,700 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Stuart Robb
- Emlyn Dole
- Nigel Roberts
- Professor Elwen Evans KC
- Timothy James Llewelyn
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Received 26 January 2026, 125 days early | Received 26 January 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 2 April 2025, 59 days early | Received 2 April 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 24 April 2024, 37 days early | Received 24 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 19 December 2022, 163 days early | Received 19 December 2022 |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 8 April 2022, 53 days early | Received 8 April 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1146516
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 22 March 2012
- Governing document
- ROYAL CHARTER LAST AMENDED 11 DECEMBER 1967 AND STATUTES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS
- Website
- www.wales.ac.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
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.