North Wales International Music Festival Limited/Gwyl Gerdd Gogledd Cymru Cyfyngedig
What it does
To promote and provide educational music workshops, seminars and lectures throughout the North Wales region and to promote the arts in North Wales through a series of concerts and other activities
Its charitable purposes
THE PROMOTION, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATIONAL MUSICAL CONCERTS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF MUSIC, BALLET, SINGING, DRAMA, MIME, DANCING.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: The Counties of Anglesey, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Conwy, Wrexham, Gwynedd and Powys
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £154,982 and spent £154,906.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £154,982 | £154,906 | Not reported | 45 |
| 31 December 2024 | £150,667 | £150,529 | Not reported | 45 |
| 31 December 2023 | £139,278 | £134,552 | Not reported | 45 |
| 31 December 2022 | £152,957 | £154,256 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 December 2021 | £117,342 | £125,981 | Not reported | 10 |
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 32%, from £117,342 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £154,982 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 31 December 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 December 2025: £53,749 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £53,749 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £80,750 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £78,999 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £50,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £77,400 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
12 trustees run the charity.
- The Very Revd Nigel Howard WilliamsChair
- Alun Jones
- Dr Kevin Sharp
- John Hosking
- Kathryn Heeley
- Mair Dowell
- Meirick Lloyd Davies
- PROFESSOR JOHN SOLBE D Sc
- Susan Mason
- The Right Reverend GREGORY KENNETH CAMERON
- The Venerable Bernard Thomas
- Vera Savage
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 30 October 2026, 1 day early | Received 30 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 29 October 2025, 2 days early | Received 29 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 25 October 2024, 6 days early | Received 25 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 15 March 2024, 136 days late | Received 15 March 2024 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 7 November 2022, 7 days late | Received 7 November 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 509023
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 1 August 1979
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 JULY 1979 AS AMENDED 14 JUNE 2002 AND 4 SEPTEMBER 2003 AND AGAIN 11 NOVEMBER 2008.
- Company number
- 01437526This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.northwalesmusicfestival.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Denbighshire
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.