Swansea Welsh Drama Society
What it does
Performances of Plays, entertainment, etc.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE THE WELSH DRAMA MOVEMENT BY HOLDING AN ANNUAL DRAMA FESTIVAL IN SWANSEA AND TO PRESENT AT POPULAR PRICES AT SUCH ANNUAL DRAMA FESTIVAL AND ON THE OCCASIONS WHETHER IN SWANSEA OR ELSEWHERE SUCH PLAYS AND OTHER THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, LECTURES AND CONCERTS AS SHALL ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC TASTE AND THE APPRECIATION OF WELSH CULTURE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
Where it works
- In Wales
- Carmarthenshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- City of Swansea
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 November 2025, it had income of £229 and spent £4,045.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £229 | £4,045 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 November 2024 | £419 | £8,283 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 November 2023 | £212 | £6,025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 November 2022 | £120 | £6,048 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 November 2021 | £133 | £2,735 | 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 72%, from £133 in the year to 30 November 2021 to £229 in the year to 30 November 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 1,766% of its income in the year to 30 November 2025. It spent more than its income in 5 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Elinor Wyn Reynolds
- Euros Lyn
- Geraint Davies
- Ioan Hefin
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 18 July 2026, 74 days early | Not required |
| 30 November 2024 | 30 September 2025 | Received 4 September 2025, 26 days early | Not required |
| 30 November 2023 | 30 September 2024 | Received 16 July 2024, 76 days early | Not required |
| 30 November 2022 | 30 September 2023 | Received 25 September 2023, 5 days early | Not required |
| 30 November 2021 | 30 September 2022 | Received 20 October 2022, 20 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 252980
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 June 1967
- Governing document
- RULES ADOPTED 18 MAY 1967
- Website
- www.dramaabertawe.com
- 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.