--- title: "Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 76/100. Accounts 2025: income £2.4m · 97% on charitable activities. Reg 1060182." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/colleges-wales-colegau-cymru retrieved: 2026-08-18T05:52:20.044Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru a good charity? Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru scores 76/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£2.4m total income, 97% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Cardiff · CF15 7AB | Reg [1060182](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/colleges-wales-colegau-cymru) | Registered charity | [Official website](http://www.collegeswales.ac.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1060182) Donate ## How can you give to COLLEGES WALES / COLEGAU CYMRU? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official COLLEGES WALES / COLEGAU CYMRU form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](http://www.collegeswales.ac.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1060182) ## What does Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru do? Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru is a registered charity (no. 1060182) working in education in Cardiff · CF15 7AB. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 97% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 9 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈8% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=colleges-wales-colegau-cymru) **In short:** COLLEGES WALES / COLEGAU CYMRU scores 76 out of 100 (4 stars). 97% average program spend (3-year average). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru? Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru has a Clarity Score of 76 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1060182. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Education. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £2.4m, with 97% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 9 months of operating costs. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 76/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 97% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 93/100 Finance beacon Income £2.4m Latest year 2025 Reserves 9 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission Fundraising efficiency not stated · 2% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does COLLEGES WALES / COLEGAU CYMRU compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers COLLEGES WALES / COLEGAU CYMRU scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)41stpercentile **Scores higher than 41% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 76/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Education charities51stpercentile **Scores higher than 51% of 579 charities in this cause** · 76/100 vs 74 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 6 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 70% | 7/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 63/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 9 months · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | 0/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 15% · 4/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 97% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | Not reported · 0/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru's Clarity Score? 76/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 93/100 Accountability & Transparency 63/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight6 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 63/100 Reserves (months of cash)9 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth0/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets15% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 Program expense ratio97% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts ## How much does Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £2.4m | — | | Total expenditure | £2.2m | — | | Charitable activities | £2.1m | 96% | | Governance & admin | £44k | 2% | 96%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £2.2m spent - Charitable activities96% · £2.1m - Governance2% · £44k - Other spending2% · £51k ## What trust indicators does Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 6 trustees on the Charity Commission register Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1060182 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1060182) ### Trustees & officers - Paul Smart since 2021 - Dr Rhiannon Evans since 2021 - Lisa Michelle Thomas since 2023 - Victoria Jones since 2024 - Iwan Thomas since 2024 - Jonathan Morgan since 2025 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru? Overall score 76/100 (4★) Income £2.4m Cause spend 97% of expenditure Reg number 1060182 Scope Local (cardiff) Reserves 9 months Trustees 6 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does COLLEGES WALES / COLEGAU CYMRU compare, and where else can you look? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru a legitimate charity? + Yes — Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1060182). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1060182. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru's charity number? + Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru's charity number is 1060182. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru's charity rating? + Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru scores 76 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 97% of Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 2% of total expenditure at Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru receive? + Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru reported £2.4m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru based? + Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru is listed at Cardiff · CF15 7AB, focused on education. How does CharityCompare score Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Colleges Wales / Colegau Cymru's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.