Cylch Meithrin a Ti a Fi Cwarter Bach
What it does
Cylch Meithrin Cwarter Bach provides education of preschool children aged 2 years to 5 years in Cwarter Bach and surrounding areas, through the medium of the Welsh language in a friendly and caring environment.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF WELSH LANGUAGE WITHIN CWARTER BACH AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES.
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
- Carmarthenshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £39,963 and spent £39,118.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £39,963 | £39,118 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £23,348 | £22,860 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £27,019 | £27,622 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 March 2022 | £32,693 | £28,315 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £25,990 | £22,294 | 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
- Up 54%, from £25,990 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £39,963 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 98% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Carmarthenshire County Council gave £750 in the year to 31 March 2024, 3% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £16,650 from 3 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £16,650 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,277 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £3,009 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £7,829 from 3 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2024, the charity named 1 funder who gave £750. £750 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carmarthenshire County Council | Council | £750 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Gareth Richard Rees
- John Mark Jones
- Lisa Jane James
- Nia Wyn Turner
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 28 January 2026, 3 days early | Received 28 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 31 January 2025 | Received 31 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 7 December 2023, 55 days early | Received 7 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 8 December 2022, 54 days early | Received 8 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 5 November 2021, 87 days early | Received 5 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1189213
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 April 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Apr 2020
- Website
- meithrin.cymru/cylchs/cwarter-bach-brynaman-ti-a-fi/?lang=en
- 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.
- 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.