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Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf

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75/100 Clarity Score · 4 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

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Is Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf a good charity?

Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf scores 75/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£1.2m total income, 98% 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.

Wrexham · LL57 2RW Reg 1060546 Registered charity Official website Charity Commission register

What does Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf do?

Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf is a registered charity (no. 1060546) working in arts & culture in Wrexham · LL57 2RW. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 98% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 6 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been growing (≈5% 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.

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In short: CWMNI'R FRAN WEN CYF scores 75 out of 100 (4 stars). 98% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below.

What is Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf?

Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf has a Clarity Score of 75 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1060546. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Arts & culture. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £1.2m, with 98% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 6 months of operating costs. 3 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.

Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .

Overall score

75/100

4★ · Good

Cause spend

98%

3-yr avg · charitable activities

Accountability

63/100

Finance beacon

Income

£1.2m

Latest year 2024

Reserves

6 mo

Months of running costs

Accounts filing

Late

Check register

Fundraising efficiency not stated · 1% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium

How does CWMNI'R FRAN WEN CYF compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers CWMNI'R FRAN WEN CYF scores higher than.

Income band (£1m–£5m)38thpercentile

Scores higher than 38% of 2,776 charities in its income band · 75/100 vs 78 peer average (marker).

Arts & culture charities45thpercentile

Scores higher than 45% of 624 charities in this cause · 75/100 vs 76 peer average (marker).

How reliable is Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2024
Filing date
Profile reviewed

Medium confidence — some data missing or late

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, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

What is Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf'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.

63/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for CWMNI'R FRAN WEN CYF
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.

0% 0/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

100% 10 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

100% 10/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

67/100

Financial Health metrics for CWMNI'R FRAN WEN CYF
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% 6 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.

100% 3% · 5/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for CWMNI'R FRAN WEN CYF
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

100% 98% · 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.

100/100

Community Support metrics for CWMNI'R FRAN WEN CYF
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

100% 20 volunteers / 8 staff · 10/10 pts

How we calculate beacon scores →

What is Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf's Clarity Score?

75/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars

Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.

63/100
Accountability & Transparency
67/100
Financial Health
100/100
Financial Efficiency
100/100
Community Support

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

63/100

Filing history (5 years)0/15 pts
Trustee oversight10 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies10/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

67/100

Reserves (months of cash)6 months · 15/15 pts
Income stability / growth0/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets3% · 5/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Program expense ratio98% · 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.

100/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratio20 volunteers / 8 staff · 10/10 pts

How much does Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings

CWMNI'R FRAN WEN CYF revenue and expenses for 2024
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £1.2m
Total expenditure £807k
Charitable activities £807k 100%
Governance & admin £10k 1%
100%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2024) · £807k spent

  • Charitable activities100%
  • Governance1%

What trust indicators does Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    Filing status: late

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    10 trustees on the Charity Commission register

  • Workforce on register

    8 employees · 20 volunteers (3:1 volunteer-to-staff)

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice.

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Official register

Reg 1060546

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • MR IRFON JONES
  • Gareth Wyn Jones since 2017
  • Pryderi ap Rhisiart since 2019
  • Megan Crew since 2023
  • Jafar Iqbal since 2023
  • Natasha Nicholls since 2023
  • Dr Marcel Clusa Ferrand since 2023
  • Owain Dafydd Gruffydd since 2023
  • Mali Llinos Grigg since 2025
  • Ann Elen ap Robert since 2025
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 →

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 Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf's finances changed over five years?

£0k £900k £1800k £2700k £3600k 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Income 2020: £987k Spending 2020: £869k Cause spend 2020: £869k Income 2021: £978k Spending 2021: £577k Cause spend 2021: £577k Income 2022: £1,765k Spending 2022: £672k Cause spend 2022: £672k Income 2023: £3,396k Spending 2023: £690k Cause spend 2023: £657k Income 2024: £1,203k Spending 2024: £807k Cause spend 2024: £807k
  • 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 Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf?

Overall score
75/100 (4★)
Income
£1.2m
Cause spend
98% of expenditure
Reg number
1060546
Scope
Local (wrexham)
Reserves
6 months
Trustees
10
Accounts year
2024
Filing
late

Where CWMNI'R FRAN WEN CYF sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf a good charity? +

Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf scores 75 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 98% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are late. 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 Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf a legitimate charity? +

Yes — Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1060546). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1060546. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf's charity number? +

Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf's charity number is 1060546. 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 Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf's charity rating? +

Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf scores 75 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 Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (3 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf? +

According to its 2024 regulator filing, 98% of Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf'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 Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf's overheads? +

According to its 2024 regulator filing, combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 1% of total expenditure at Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf'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 Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf receive? +

Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf reported £1.2m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.

Are Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf based? +

Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf is listed at Wrexham · LL57 2RW, focused on arts & culture.

How does CharityCompare score Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf'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 Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.