Creations of Cymru Film and Media
What it does
To promote an appreciation of the arts and crafts and their associated technologies. To educate the public, especially young people, by encouraging the creative participation in the arts and crafts of film and media. To educate the public in the heritage of Bleanau Gwent and it's unique industrial past by researching and creating documentary film and media and related activities.
Its charitable purposes
• TO PROMOTE APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE OF FILM AND MEDIA AND OTHER FORMS OF MOVING IMAGES• TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BY ENCOURAGING THE CREATIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS OF FILM AND MEDIA AND OTHER FORMS OF MOVING IMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECTING, SCRIPT-WRITING, FILM EDITING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, SCORE-WRITING, SET AND MODEL MAKING, LIGHTING, FILM AND VIDEO PROJECTION, AND ALL OTHER FILM AND VIDEO-RELATED ARTS AND SKILLS.• TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HERITAGE OF BLAENAU GWENT AND IT’S UNIQUE INDUSTRIAL PAST BY RESEARCHING AND CREATING DOCUMENTARY FILM AND MEDIA AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Blaenau Gwent
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 November 2025, it had income of £395,257 and spent £181,654.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £395,257 | £181,654 | Not reported | 10 |
| 30 November 2024 | £168,785 | £196,825 | Not reported | 40 |
| 30 November 2023 | £195,846 | £163,578 | Not reported | 30 |
| 30 November 2022 | £308,509 | £288,955 | Not reported | 35 |
| 30 November 2021 | £192,349 | £143,100 | Not reported | 30 |
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 105%, from £192,349 in the year to 30 November 2021 to £395,257 in the year to 30 November 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 46% of its income in the year to 30 November 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 November 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 November 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 November 2023 | £9,917 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 November 2022 | £26,052 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 November 2021 | £11,872 from 5 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 12 grants to this charity since 2020, worth at least £549,840.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£351,200, 2 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£75,000, 3 grants
- BBC Children in Need£65,540, 2 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£38,100, 4 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £20,000 |
| 8 Mar 2025 |
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Steve Knapik MBEChair
- Kevin Davidge
- Pierre Cornlouer
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | 30 September 2026 | Received 9 September 2026, 21 days early | Received 9 September 2026 |
| 30 November 2024 | 30 September 2025 | Received 23 October 2025, 23 days late | Received 23 October 2025 |
| 30 November 2023 | 30 September 2024 | Received 27 August 2024, 34 days early | Received 27 August 2024 |
| 30 November 2022 | 30 September 2023 | Received 30 August 2023, 31 days early | Received 30 August 2023 |
| 30 November 2021 | 30 September 2022 | Received 25 August 2022, 36 days early | Received 25 August 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1185869
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 18 October 2019
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 Oct 2019
- Website
- www.cymrucreations.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Blaenau Gwent
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.