Registered charity 1214894

Cegin y Bobl

What it does

CYB promotes education and healthy eating by running immersive food education andliteracy workshops, via practical training led by chefs. Our work directly teaches people importantlife skills and helps provide better health outcomes for our beneficiaries, who are predominantlyfrom deprived communities in Wales.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

Its charitable purposes

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN WALES: (A)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND (B)THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH. 3.2 IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (A)THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION ON HEALTHY EATING INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) EDUCATION ON THE BENEFITS OF COOKING, HEALTHY DIETS AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION AND ADVICE; (B)THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION ACROSS A RANGE OF FOOD AND COOKERY SKILLS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FOOD PREPARATION, COOKERY SKILLS AND FOOD STORAGE; AND (C) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: Education and training
Health and saving lives
Who it helps: Children and young people
Other charities and voluntary bodies
The general public
How it works: Provides services
Provides advocacy, advice or information
Sponsors or carries out research

The charity chose these from the Charity Commission's list.

Where it works

In Wales

Throughout Wales

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

The register has no income or spending figures for this charity.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

In council meetings

Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.

29 June 2026, Carmarthenshire
Named in a decision of Cabinet
TRANSFORMING FOOD SYSTEMS IN CARMARTHENSHIRE - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)
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22 January 2026, Carmarthenshire
Named in a decision of Cabinet Member for Deputy Leader and Regeneration, Leisure, Culture and Tourism
TARGETED FINANCE FUND
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In the Senedd and Welsh Government

Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

17 September 2026
Named by Nerys Evans in the Senedd
…esity is about food systems. I'm working really closely with Llyr on the new food strategy. There's some brilliant work happening across Wales. Cegin y Bobl in west Wales is one example. I'm delighted that Simon Wright's taken on that role in terms of the food strategy. And it's not about tweaking p…
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19 January 2026
Named by Jenny Rathbone in the Senedd
Okay. Thank you. To what extent does the Welsh Government's approach to food policy start to address these issues? Who'd like to go first? Simon Wright of Pobl y Gegin—Cegin y Bobl, I'm so sorry—and Wright's Food Emporium.
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19 January 2026
Named by Simon Wright in the Senedd
…that is moving. Resilience is really key, and food security is probably, in many ways, the most pressing issue that we face, and our patron at Cegin y Bobl is Professor Tim Lang, who's one of the leading experts in the UK on that subject. But the reality of it is that as we're seeing more informati…
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12 December 2024
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: First Minister
Purpose: Cegin y Bobl / The People's Kitchen.
Cegin y Bobl / The People's Kitchen
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24 October 2024
Named by Simon Wright in the Senedd

Trustees

10 trustees run the charity.

Fiona Jane Andrews MBA MA MScChairAppointed 12 January 2026
Christopher William StokesAppointed 9 March 2026
Clare Elizabeth HieattAppointed 1 June 2026
Elizabeth Margaret ThomasAppointed 9 March 2026
Gwilym Dyfri JonesAppointed 9 March 2026
Kate Louisa HowellAppointed 7 September 2026
Louis Anthony Laurence RimmerAppointed 9 March 2026
Rhian Medi BishopAppointed 1 June 2026
Simon WrightAppointed 1 August 2024
Vanessa ReidAppointed 9 March 2026

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

About this charity

Charity number: 1214894
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 10 September 2025
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Sep 2025
Website: www.ceginybobl.co.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.
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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

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