Spirit of 2012
Themes it funds
Money given to charities working on each theme, as each charity describes itself on the register. Many charities list several themes, so these overlap.
| Theme | Given | Share of all money given | Charities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and training | £1,730 | 100% | 2 |
| Arts, culture, heritage and science | £1,730 | 100% | 1 |
| Recreation | £1,730 | 100% | 1 |
| General charitable purposes | 3 | ||
| Disability | 2 |
Given each year
By the year of each grant, or of the charity's accounts that record it.
| Year | Given |
|---|---|
| 2021 | £1,730 |
How it gives
- Charities in Wales funded
- 5
- Grants on 360Giving
- 6
- Typical grant on 360Giving
- £72,896
- Largest grant on 360Giving
- £198,009
- Charities funded in more than one year
- 1 of 5
Where
The council area of each funded charity's contact address. Many charities work well beyond the area where their address is.
- Cardiff2
- Rhondda Cynon Taf2
- Gwynedd1
Size of the charities it funds
By each charity's income in its latest year.
- £100,000 to £500,0003
- Over £5 million1
- Under £10,0001
What it says it does
From its entry on the register of charities.
Spirit was founded to continue & recreate the spirit of pride, positivity and social connectedness that people experienced during the London 2012 Games. Spirit funds projects that bring people together - to learn something different, or experience something unique - that leave behind a social legacy of increased wellbeing at an individual level, as well as happier and more connected communities.
- Status
- Removed from the register on 19 March 2026
- Income in its latest year
- £144,523, year ending 30 September 2025
- Publishes its grants to 360Giving
- Yes
The charities it funds
Newest first. For each charity, given comes from its accounts or from 360Giving, whichever shows more.
| Charity | Given | From | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias Cyf | £1,730 | 360Giving | 2018, 2021 |
| The Eva Seline Fund | Not recorded | 2018 | |
| The Welsh Association of Youth Clubs | Not recorded | 2018 | |
| Disability Wales / Anabledd Cymru | Not recorded | 2017 | |
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | Not recorded | 2014 |
Where these figures come from
- Given comes from two places. For each charity, we use whichever shows more: what the charity's own accounts say the funder gave it, or what the funder published to 360Giving. We never add the two, because they often record the same grant. Every figure counts money from 2021 to now and is an at-least figure: a funder appears only when a charity's accounts name it or it publishes its grants, and OpenEconomy has not yet read every charity's accounts.
- Charities' accounts: read from the accounts they filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader, up to 2 November 2026. AI can misread a table, so check a charity's accounts before relying on a figure.
- 360Giving: grants funders published to 360Giving, loaded by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026. Only some funders publish there.