Canolfan Hyfforddi Coleg y Bala

Coleg y Bala is a youth and childrens centre owned by the Presbyterian Church of Wales. The purpose of the college is to arrange courses that follow biblical themes. Every aspect of the work of the college is aimed at encouraging a personal faith in Jesus Christ.

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

Elsewhere

• Throughout England and Wales

Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £198,993 and spent £237,975.

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.

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Income over time

Up 38%, from £144,417 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £198,993 in the year to 31 December 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 120% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 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.

Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

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.

• Rev Huw Lloyd POWELL-DAVIESChairAppointed 27 August 2013
• Glenda Elizabeth DAVIES
• Hedd Rhys MorganAppointed 27 November 2025
• Hywel Lloyd Davies
• Marian Lloyd JonesAppointed 15 October 2024
• Parch Emyr Bowen WilliamsAppointed 12 July 2023
• Parch Huw Dylan JONESAppointed 1 January 2014
• Parch Hywel Rhys EDWARDSAppointed 9 November 2015
• Parch Nan Wyn POWELL-DAVIESAppointed 1 July 2022
• Parch Rebecca LalbiaksangiAppointed 1 January 2025
• Parch Timothy Huw HODGINSAppointed 28 July 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, 5 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

524277

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

12 May 1971

Governing document

TRUST DEED 19TH MARCH, 1971, AS REPLACED BY SCHEME OF 28 CHWEFROR 2008 (28 FEBRUARY 2008)

Website

www.colegybala.cymruAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Gwynedd

• 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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