Cymdeithas Cerdd Dant Cymru
What it does
Promotion of Cerdd Dant
Its charitable purposes
FOR THE CYMDEITHAS CERDD DANT TO ESTABLISH A CLASS OR SCHOOL IN PORTHCAWL FOR THE PURPOSE OF TEACHING PUPILS TO PLAY THE HARP AND SING TO THE HARP IN THE TRADITIONAL WELSH MANNER. ONE HALF OF THE BEQUEST FOR THE PURCHASE OF HARPS TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE COUNTIES OF SOUTH WALES, TO BE LENT OUT TO THOSE ANXIOUS TO LEARN HARP PLAYING, NOT TO BE RESTRICTED TO THE 18 YEARS OF AGE LIMIT AS IN NORTH WALES. THE OTHER HALF OF THE BEQUEST FOR USE IN HOLDING OF CLASSES AND THE GIVING OF LESSONS IN HARP PLAYING AND SINGING TO THE HARP IN SOUTH WALES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £122,653 and spent £88,697.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £122,653 | £88,697 | Not reported | 17 |
| 31 March 2024 | £96,050 | £91,081 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 March 2023 | £35,479 | £83,366 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 March 2022 | £43,042 | £49,534 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £123,496 | £45,489 | 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
- About the same: £122,653 in the year to 31 March 2025, against £123,496 in the year to 31 March 2021.
- Spending against income
- It spent 72% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £10,000 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £10,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
21 trustees run the charity.
- Owain Sion WilliamsChair
- Alwena Roberts
- Arfon Williams
- Catrin Alwen Jones
- Delyth Medi
- Dylan Cernyw
- Einir Wyn Jones
- Eleri Roberts
- Elin Angharad Davies
- Gavin Rhys Ashcroft
- Gwenan Mair Gibbard
- Helen Medi Williams
- Iwan Morgan
- Lleucu Arfon
- Llio Penri
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 6 February 2026, 6 days late | Received 6 February 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 20 January 2025, 11 days early | Received 20 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 16 January 2025, 351 days late | Received 16 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 6 February 2023, 6 days late | Received 6 February 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 14 January 2022, 17 days early | Received 14 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 500350
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 29 October 1970
- Governing document
- WILL AND CODICIL DATED 18 OCTOBER 1958
- Website
- www.cerdd-dant.org
- 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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.