Cylch Meithrin Sarnau/Llandderfel
What it does
Cylch Meithrin Sarnau a Llanddrfel is a preschool nursery for children between the ages of 2.5 years up to 4 years of age before they start school full time. The Cylch is open every day during educational timescale and offers after school clubs and holiday clubs
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN SARNAU AND LLANDDERFEL THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE. THIS IS DONE BY:A) PROVIDING AND PRESENTING SAFE AND SATISFIED PLAY AND ACTIVITIESB) ARRANGING OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES ORDER TO HELP PARENTS SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN, ANDC) PROMOTING THE AIMS OF MUDIAD YSGOLION MOTHERING AND PRESENTING THEM TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS; ENCOURAGING THEM TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN ON TO WELSH MEDIUM EDUCATION
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Gwynedd
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £28,512 and spent £52,952.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £28,512 | £52,952 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 March 2024 | £42,923 | £61,911 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £75,516 | £62,633 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 March 2022 | £89,800 | £56,127 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2021 | £71,203 | £63,110 | Not reported | 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 60%, from £71,203 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £28,512 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 186% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Welsh Government gave £7,835 in the year to 31 March 2025, 27% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: None.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | None |
| 31 March 2024 | £375 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £13,390 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 1 funder who gave £7,835. £7,835 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 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £7,835 | £8,180 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Buddug Eidda Jones
- Elin Llwyd Rowlands
- Llinos Rowlands
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 26 March 2026, 54 days late | Received 26 March 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 4 February 2025, 4 days late | Received 4 February 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 21 January 2024, 10 days early | Received 21 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 27 June 2022, 218 days early | Received 28 June 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 27 June 2022, 147 days late | Received 27 June 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1188222
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 February 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 27 Feb 2020
- 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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.