National Lottery
ACW Lottery
From 2021 to now, ACW Lottery has given at least £577,480 to charities in Wales.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts, culture, heritage and science | £577,480 | 100% | 3 |
| Economic and community development, and employment | £512,873 | 89% | 1 |
| General charitable purposes | £20,957 | 4% | 1 |
| Education and training | £20,957 | 4% | 1 |
Given each year
By the year of each grant, or of the charity's accounts that record it.
| Year | Given |
|---|---|
| 2025 | £237,932 |
| 2024 | £339,548 |
How it gives
- Charities in Wales funded
- 3
- Charities funded in more than one year
- 1 of 3
Where
The council area of each funded charity's contact address. Many charities work well beyond the area where their address is.
- Cardiff1
- Isle of Anglesey1
- Powys1
Size of the charities it funds
By each charity's income in its latest year.
- £1 million to £5 million2
- £10,000 to £100,0001
Publishes its grants to 360Giving
No
The charities it funds
Newest first. For each charity, given comes from its accounts or from 360Giving, whichever shows more.
| Charity | Given | From | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Dance Company Wales | £43,650 | Charity's accounts | 2025 |
| Ucheldre Centre | £512,873 | Charity's accounts | 2024, 2025 |
| Mid Powys Youth Theatre | £20,957 | Charity's accounts | 2024 |
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.