Drama Association of Wales - Cymdeithas Ddrama Cymru

The Umbrella body for amateur theatre in Wales. DAW exists to increase opportunities for the people of Wales to participate in amateur theatre which is rewarding, fun and of a high standard. As well as stimulating amateur theatre for people of all ages & social groups, the organisation works to support, train, build skills & capacity within amateur theatre groups, companies and federations.

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

In Wales

• Throughout Wales

Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales and Monmouthshire

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £2,832 and spent £3,948.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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 788%, from £319 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £2,832 in the year to 31 March 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 139% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

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.

11 trustees run the charity.

• David Jones TrusteeAppointed 9 June 2024
• Dr Alexandra Fiona Porter-Smith GDLAppointed 9 June 2024
• GARETH ROBERT GIBBS PresidentAppointed 29 May 2022
• John Richard Jones CctaAppointed 29 May 2022
• Julia Maureen Thomas MCDAAppointed 1 June 2003
• LEON PAUL SEARLE co-optedAppointed 29 May 2022
• MAVIS GIBBS Co-optedAppointed 29 May 2022
• SHIRLEY BETTS TreasurerAppointed 9 June 2019
• SUSAN BUCKLEY TrusteeAppointed 9 June 2019
• Sybil Fowler TrusteeAppointed 9 June 2024
• TERESA ALINE MCCARTHY TreasurerAppointed 29 May 2022

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

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

Charity number

502186

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

4 April 1973

Governing document

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16 MARCH 1973 AS AMENDED 21 NOVEMBER 2009

Website

www.dramawales.comAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Cardiff

• 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.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

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