Welsh National Opera Limited
Beth mae'n ei wneud
The company engages in all aspects of staging opera and educational activity together with a wide range of related activities including concerts, broadcasts, recordings and publications.
Ei dibenion elusennol
TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND HANDICAP AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN OR MAY BE EMPLOYEES, OR WHO MAY HAVE WORKED IN A VOLUNTARY CAPACITY WITHOUT PAY FOR THE COMPANY, AND THE WIVES, WIDOWS, CHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS BEING IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE.
Achosion
- Beth mae'n gweithio arno
- Celfyddydau, diwylliant, treftadaeth a gwyddoniaeth
- Pwy mae'n ei helpu
- Y cyhoedd
- Sut mae'n gweithio
- Gweithgareddau elusennol eraill
Ble mae'n gweithio
- Mewn mannau eraill
- Ledled Cymru a Lloegr
Ardal budd yn ei dogfen lywodraethu: Not Defined
Incwm a gwariant
Yn y flwyddyn a ddaeth i ben ar 31 Awst 2025, roedd ei hincwm yn £18,006,000 a gwariodd £18,310,000.
| Blwyddyn yn dod i ben | Incwm | Gwariant | Staff cyflogedig | Gwirfoddolwyr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Awst 2025 | £18,006,000 | £18,310,000 | 232 | 4 |
| 31 Awst 2024 | £18,323,000 | £20,613,000 | 203 | 3 |
| 31 Awst 2023 | £18,166,000 | £20,724,000 | 214 | 2 |
| 31 Awst 2022 | £18,162,000 | £20,169,000 | 220 | 2 |
| 31 Awst 2021 | £13,731,000 | £11,933,000 | 231 | 20 |
Sefyllfa ariannol
Mesurau ar wahân o ffurflenni blynyddol a chyfrifon yr elusen ei hun, pob un â'i flwyddyn. Darllenwch nhw gyda'i gilydd: does dim un mesur ar ei ben ei hun yn dweud pa mor dda y caiff elusen ei rhedeg.
- Incwm dros amser
- I fyny 31%, o £13,731,000 yn y flwyddyn hyd at 31 Awst 2021 i £18,006,000 yn y flwyddyn hyd at 31 Awst 2025.
- Gwariant o'i gymharu ag incwm
- Gwariodd 102% o'i hincwm yn y flwyddyn hyd at 31 Awst 2025. Gwariodd fwy na'i hincwm mewn 4 o'r 5 blynedd a ddangosir.
- Yr arianwr mwyaf
- Rhoddodd Arts Council England £5,304,000 yn y flwyddyn hyd at 31 Awst 2023, 29% o incwm y flwyddyn honno.
Cyllid y llywodraeth, fel y nododd yr elusen
Grantiau'r llywodraeth yn y flwyddyn a ddaeth i ben ar 31 Awst 2025: £9,967,000 o 3 grant. Contractau'r llywodraeth: Heb ei nodi.
| Blwyddyn yn dod i ben | Grantiau'r llywodraeth | Contractau'r llywodraeth |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Awst 2025 | £9,967,000 o 3 grant | Heb ei nodi |
| 31 Awst 2024 | £10,296,000 o 3 grant | Heb ei nodi |
| 31 Awst 2023 | £10,033,000 o 2 grant | Heb ei nodi |
| 31 Awst 2022 | £10,868,000 o 2 grant | Heb ei nodi |
| 31 Awst 2021 | £11,098,000 o 3 grant | Heb ei nodi |
O ble daeth ei hincwm yn y flwyddyn a ddaeth i ben ar 31 Awst 2025
- Rhoddion a chymynroddion£2,773,000
- Gweithgareddau elusennol, gan gynnwys grantiau a chontractau ar gyfer ei gwaith£1,899,000
- Masnachu a chodi arian£2,977,000
- Buddsoddiadau£390,000
- Arall£9,967,000
Pwy sy'n ei hariannu, yn ôl ei chyfrifon
Yn ei chyfrifon ar gyfer y flwyddyn a ddaeth i ben ar 31 Awst 2023, enwodd yr elusen 2 o arianwyr a roddodd £10,033,000 rhyngddynt. Daeth £4,729,000 o hynny gan gyrff cyhoeddus.
Cafodd y ffigurau hyn eu darllen o'r cyfrifon a ffeiliodd yr elusen gyda'r Comisiwn Elusennau gan Claude, model deallusrwydd artiffisial (AI), yn narllenydd cyfrifon OpenEconomy. Gall AI gamddarllen tabl, felly gwiriwch y cyfrifon ar y gofrestr cyn dibynnu ar ffigur.
| Arianwr | Math | Awst 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Arts Council England | Ymddiriedolaeth, cwmni neu arall | £5,304,000 |
| Arts Council of Wales | Corff cyhoeddus arall | £4,729,000 |
Elusennau y mae eu cyfrifon yn dweud iddynt ei hariannu
| Arianwr | Blwyddyn yn dod i ben | Swm |
|---|---|---|
| Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | 31 Mawrth 2023 | £25,000 |
Grantiau a ddyfarnwyd iddi, wedi'u cyhoeddi ar 360Giving
Mae arianwyr sy'n cyhoeddi i 360Giving yn rhestru 17 o grantiau i'r elusen hon ers 2007, gwerth o leiaf £987,903.
Fesul arianwr
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation£516,010, 5 o grantiau
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation£253,863, 3 o grantiau
- John Ellerman Foundation£120,000, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£64,480, 4 o grantiau
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£19,500, 2 o grantiau
- Youth Music£8,950, 1 grant
- Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation£5,100, 1 grant
| Dyfarnwyd | Grant | Swm |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Tach 2022 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £9,900 |
| 21 Medi 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £40,575 |
| 29 Medi 2021 | John Ellerman Foundation | £120,000 |
| 15 Chwef 2021 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,940 |
| 14 Ion 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,465 |
| 5 Gorff 2019 | Youth Music | £8,950 |
| 10 Rhag 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £8,500 |
| 27 Meh 2017 | Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation | £5,100 |
| 25 Ebr 2017 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £180,000 |
| 3 Maw 2017 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £5,000 |
Pob un o'r 17 grant
| Dyfarnwyd | Grant | Swm |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Ion 2016 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £9,600 |
| 26 Maw 2015 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £50,000 |
| 28 Awst 2013 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £40,000 |
| 28 Chwef 2011 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £179,010 |
| 26 Tach 2010 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £2,000 |
| 14 Medi 2010 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £33,863 |
| 26 Meh 2007 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £280,000 |
Mewn cyfarfodydd cyngor
Busnes cyngor sy'n enwi'r elusen hon, o'r cofnodion y mae cynghorau'n eu cyhoeddi, wedi'u casglu gan OpenCouncil. Y diweddaraf yn gyntaf.
27 Mawrth 2025, Caerdydd
Wedi'i henwi mewn eitem agenda neu gofnod gan Council
Cabinet Statements
6 Hydref 2022, Conwy
Wedi'i henwi mewn eitem agenda neu gofnod gan Theatr Colwyn Joint Management Committee
Films and shows Theatr Colwyn 2022
Yn y Senedd a Llywodraeth Cymru
Cofnodion y Senedd a Llywodraeth Cymru sy'n enwi'r elusen hon, wedi'u casglu gan OpenSenedd. Y diweddaraf yn gyntaf.
24 Medi 2026
Wedi'i henwi mewn cyfarfod neu ymrwymiad gweinidogol: CMHC
Diben: Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru / Welsh National Opera.
Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru / Welsh National Opera
24 Medi 2026
Wedi'i henwi mewn cyfarfod neu ymrwymiad gweinidogol: TCWCMCS
Diben: Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru / Welsh National Opera.
Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru / Welsh National Opera
4 Mawrth 2026
Wedi'i henwi gan Jack Sargeant yn y Senedd
…They tell Wales's story internationally through touring, through collaboration and through co-production. Our investment of £767,000 in the Welsh National Opera demonstrates our commitment to protecting our nationally significant and internationally recognised organisations. And our cultural organis…
4 Mawrth 2026
Wedi'i henwi gan Julie Morgan yn y Senedd
…nity to do something there, and I urge the Welsh Government to do all it can to support that development. And, again, Rhianon mentioned the Welsh National Opera. It is an absolute tragedy that that has been under threat. So, I think we have to make certain that the Welsh National Opera survives and…
4 Mawrth 2026
Wedi'i henwi gan Rhianon Passmore yn y Senedd
…the national music service's innovative leadership and collaborative approach with National Youth Arts Wales, and alongside providers like Welsh National Opera, has marched through the schools of Wales, establishing first-experience programmes, whole-class initiatives, the roll-out of tiered orches…
4 Mawrth 2026
Wedi'i henwi gan Rhianon Passmore yn y Senedd
…ce those considerable challenges ahead. Not only did Wales create the national health service and the people's opera—and many know that the Welsh National Opera was devised by doctors, amateurs and miners—but we were also the very first nation in the world to create a national youth orchestra. This…
9 Gorffennaf 2025
Wedi'i henwi gan Heledd Fychan yn y Senedd
…ing an offer from Leeds Rugby League Club, he went on to study at Trinity College Carmarthen, pursuing a career as a teacher before joining Welsh National Opera in 1963. In 1965, his big break came, when he was chosen by Stravinsky himself to perform the main role in Oedipus Rex in Athens. He then w…
18 Mehefin 2025
Wedi'i henwi gan Gareth Davies yn y Senedd
…as elite or out of step with the younger generation. They have to be given the funding and freedom to evolve to ensure their survival. The Welsh National Opera are doing fantastic work to ensure their productions appeal and reflect to younger people, but as I've stated already, they are having to m…
18 Mehefin 2025
Wedi'i henwi gan Gareth Davies yn y Senedd
…ation is paramount. The Minister for culture may continue to deny there is a funding crisis, but this denial doesn't bring solutions to the Welsh National Opera, who are struggling to pay the bills. It doesn't preserve the collections in our museums. The Arts Council of Wales have made it clear that…
18 Mehefin 2025
Wedi'i henwi gan Julie Morgan yn y Senedd
…rogramme from March 2024-25. Music was provided by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Live Music Now, Music in Hospitals and Care and the Welsh National Opera. And the independent evaluation showed that it improved recovery, reduced medication use, eased staff stress, and in the neuro rehabilitati…
18 Mehefin 2025
Wedi'i henwi gan Gareth Davies yn y Senedd
…s, our orchestras, our language, and redirected towards radical initiatives that score political points but do little to enrich the nation. Welsh National Opera, once the pride of our creative exports, now faces existential threats. Our museums are quite literally falling apart, whilst they also plo…
11 Mehefin 2025
Wedi'i henwi gan Jenny Rathbone yn y Senedd
…revealed less than two weeks after our report was published. The live letter to Lisa Nandy and Liz Kendall, signed by bodies including the Welsh National Opera, Theatr Clwyd and the Sherman, and many other cultural bodies cross the UK, warned that removing the support that disabled people can get a…
21 Mai 2025
Wedi'i henwi gan Rhianon Passmore yn y Senedd
…individual separate permits are needed, as has been stated, to transport instruments and equipment. Just think what that means for our own Welsh National Opera or a BBC Wales symphony orchestra production if we do the maths. Furthermore, the rules are different in each country, making European tour…
26 Mawrth 2025
Wedi'i henwi gan Heledd Fychan yn y Senedd
…National Theatre Wales having been closed, and an individual—Michael Sheen—funding our national theatre through the medium of English; the Welsh National Opera in crisis; the junior department of the Welsh college of music and drama having disappeared; the publishing sector shrinking and publishers…
13 Chwefror 2025
Wedi'i henwi mewn cyfarfod neu ymrwymiad gweinidogol: CabsecEEP
Diben: Welsh National Opera Recital.
Welsh National Opera Recital
12 Chwefror 2025
Wedi'i henwi gan Delyth Jewell yn y Senedd
…ome frayed, without question, and our report, 'Culture shock', provides a sobering account of how this has been made manifest. For example, Welsh National Opera told us that their carnet—a type of passport for goods, that is—cost £5,000 plus the cost of two days of administration. They face an addit…
20 Rhagfyr 2024
Wedi'i henwi mewn cwestiwn ysgrifenedig gan Delyth Jewell
Wedi'i gyfeirio at Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip.
What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had within cabinet colleagues and funding bodies about Welsh Government support for the Welsh National Opera with their direct overhead costs of being a national company based in Cardiff whilst going through severe financial difficulties? Welsh Government f…
13 Tachwedd 2024
Wedi'i henwi gan Jack Sargeant yn y Senedd
…y, I don’t know if the WNO will be included, but where I stand on the WNO is that it’s of national significance, it’s important to have the Welsh National Opera. I want to see opera thriving here. There is that process where they can apply. I encouraged them to do so. They have done, and we need to…
13 Tachwedd 2024
Wedi'i henwi gan Heledd Fychan yn y Senedd
…wider point to any information. If I may just ask one question around some of our larger cultural and arts organisations, specifically the Welsh National Opera. I have been tagged on a number of social media posts by someone who’s campaigning on this—Elizabeth Atherton—saying that she’s e-mailed yo…
8 Hydref 2024
Wedi'i henwi gan Rhianon Passmore yn y Senedd
…edd last week demonstrated fully the sparkling quality and excellence of our publicly funded organisations—BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Welsh National Opera, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, National Music Service for Wales, Creative Wales, Anthem—and it also recognised the amazing econom…
26 Medi 2024
Wedi'i henwi gan Heledd Fychan yn y Senedd
…, is that something that you have been discussing with Arts Council of Wales and the Welsh Government in terms of—? You are, after all, the Welsh National Opera. We do have devolution here in Wales. We have a cultural strategy being developed. Are you looking to the Welsh Government to provide, perh…
26 Medi 2024
Wedi'i henwi gan Delyth Jewell yn y Senedd
…sessment you would make of the health of classical music and opera specifically in Wales, given the cuts that, obviously, have been seen to Welsh National Opera and Mid Wales Opera, the ongoing pressures in St David's Hall, and what's happened with the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and thei…
26 Medi 2024
Wedi'i henwi gan Delyth Jewell yn y Senedd
Welcome back. I'm sorry about the delay there, but we're back now with our session with Welsh National Opera. If it's okay with both of you, we'll move straight into questions. Croeso nôl. Mae'n flin gen i am yr oedi yna, ond dŷn ni nôl nawr gyda'n sesiwn ni gydag Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru. Os mae e'…
26 Medi 2024
Wedi'i henwi gan Delyth Jewell yn y Senedd
…ck to our session. We're once again looking at the impact of funding reductions on culture and sport, and this evidence session is with the Welsh National Opera. I will ask our witnesses to introduce themselves for the record, and I'll go first of all to Christopher Barron, who is here with us in th…
26 Medi 2024
Wedi'i henwi gan Laura Anne Jones yn y Senedd
I’m just wondering what assessment you've made of the health of classical music and opera in Wales, given the cuts, of course, to the Welsh National Opera and Mid Wales Opera, the current closure of St David’s Hall in Cardiff, and the closure of the Young RWCMD programme. Thank you.
Yn dangos y 25 cyfeiriad diweddaraf o 118.
Ymddiriedolwyr
Mae 12 o ymddiriedolwyr yn rhedeg yr elusen.
- Annabel Clare Pillman
- Donald Maxwell
- Dr ARUN Daniel MIDHA
- Gerallt Pritchard Jones
- Harriet Feilding
- Henry Little
- Kenon Man
- Louise Mitchell
- Manon Edwards Ahir
- Paul Michael Hughes
- Professor Medwin Hughes
- Sarah Jane Hemsley-Cole
Cofnod ffeilio
O'r 5 ffurflen flynyddol ddiwethaf oedd yn ddyledus, cyrhaeddodd 5 erbyn y dyddiad cau.
| Blwyddyn yn dod i ben | Dyddiad cau | Ffurflen flynyddol | Cyfrifon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Awst 2025 | 30 Mehefin 2026 | Wedi'i chael 8 Mai 2026, 53 diwrnod yn gynnar | Wedi'i chael 8 Mai 2026 |
| 31 Awst 2024 | 30 Mehefin 2025 | Wedi'i chael 17 Mehefin 2025, 13 diwrnod yn gynnar | Wedi'i chael 17 Mehefin 2025 |
| 31 Awst 2023 | 30 Mehefin 2024 | Wedi'i chael 27 Mehefin 2024, 3 diwrnod yn gynnar | Wedi'i chael 27 Mehefin 2024 |
| 31 Awst 2022 | 30 Mehefin 2023 | Wedi'i chael 7 Mehefin 2023, 23 diwrnod yn gynnar | Wedi'i chael 7 Mehefin 2023 |
| 31 Awst 2021 | 30 Mehefin 2022 | Wedi'i chael 10 Mehefin 2022, 20 diwrnod yn gynnar | Wedi'i chael 10 Mehefin 2022 |
Am yr elusen hon
- Rhif elusen
- 221538
- Statws
- Cofrestredig
- Cofrestrwyd gyda'r Comisiwn
- 6 Awst 1963
- Dogfen lywodraethu
- TRUST DEED DATED 11 DECEMBER 1979.
- Rhif cwmni
- 00454297Y cwmni hwn ar OpenEconomyY cwmni hwn ar Dŷ'r Cwmnïau
- Gwefan
- www.wno.org.uk
- Ardal cyngor ei chyfeiriad cyswllt
- Caerdydd
Ffynonellau
- Manylion y gofrestr, incwm, gwariant, ymddiriedolwyr a dyddiadau ffeilio: Comisiwn Elusennau Cymru a Lloegr, y gofrestr elusennau. Wedi'u llwytho gan OpenEconomy ar 2 Tachwedd 2026.
- Cyllid o'r cyfrifon: cyfrifon a ffeiliwyd gan yr elusen, wedi'u darllen gan ddarllenydd cyfrifon AI OpenEconomy ar 1 Tachwedd 2026.
- Grantiau a ddyfarnwyd: data grantiau agored 360Giving, gan arianwyr sy'n cyhoeddi yno. Wedi'u llwytho gan OpenEconomy ar 2 Tachwedd 2026.
- Mewn cyfarfodydd cyngor: cofnodion cyfarfodydd cyhoeddedig cynghorau, wedi'u casglu gan OpenCouncil a'u paru â'r elusen gan OpenEconomy ar 4 Tachwedd 2026.
- Yn y Senedd a Llywodraeth Cymru: cofnodion wedi'u casglu gan OpenSenedd a'u paru â'r elusen gan OpenEconomy ar 5 Tachwedd 2026.
Mewn mannau eraill yn nheulu Edau
- OpenCouncil: cofnodion cyngor sy'n enwi'r elusen hon
- OpenSenedd: cofnodion y Senedd sy'n enwi'r elusen hon
- OpenCouncil: cyfarfodydd a phenderfyniadau Cyngor Caerdydd
- OpenEconomy: economi Caerdydd mewn ffigurau
- OpenSenedd: yr Aelodau o'r Senedd dros Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf
- OpenSenedd: yr Aelodau o'r Senedd dros Caerdydd Penarth