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2024-03-31-accounts

General Activities and Lottery Distribution

Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 Charity number 1034245

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Contents

What we do ...........................................................................................................................2 Chair’s foreword ....................................................................................................................3 Trustees’ Report and Management Commentary

Chief Executive’s statement ...............................................................................................7 Our 10-year strategy ...........................................................................................................11 Public benefit .........................................................................................................................22 Creative learning through the arts ....................................................................................25 Our performance ..................................................................................................................29 Corporate Governance .........................................................................................................43 Our trustees.....................................................................................................................43 Governance Statement .................................................................................................48 Council and Committee reports.........................................................................................59 Equalities ................................................................................................................................73 Welsh language ....................................................................................................................77 Future generations ...............................................................................................................80 Environmental performance ..............................................................................................84 Principal risks and uncertainties ........................................................................................88 Financial and business review ...........................................................................................94 Remuneration and Staff Report .........................................................................................102 Parliamentary Accountability and Audit Report ............................................................113 The year ahead: 2024/25....................................................................................................114 Financial Statements General Activities ..................................................................................................................118 Lottery Distribution ...............................................................................................................154 Annexes (not forming part of the financial statements) Grants awarded – General Activities ................................................................................179 National Lottery Policy Directions .....................................................................................199 Grants awarded – Lottery Distribution .............................................................................201

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What we do

The Arts Council of Wales is the country’s official public body for funding and developing the arts.

Established by Royal Charter on 30 March 1994, we exist to support and develop the arts in Wales for the benefit of people throughout Wales, and to support Welsh arts internationally.

We are also a Welsh Government Sponsored Body (W G S B), a National Lottery Distributor, and a registered charity (number 1034245).

Our Royal Charter sets out our objectives.

They are to:

A copy of our Royal Charter can be found on our website.

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Chair’s foreword

It brings me immense pleasure to present the Report and Financial Statements of the Arts Council of Wales. This year has been marked by our Investment Review, vibrant cultural events, and strategic funding that have not only enriched our artistic landscape but also propelled our vision of a flourishing arts sector in Wales.

Throughout the year, the Arts Council of Wales remained steadfast in its commitment to fostering creativity, diversity, and accessibility in the arts. From supporting groundbreaking exhibitions and performances to nurturing emerging talents, our endeavours have continued to inspire and engage audiences across communities in Wales.

Key events such as the National Eisteddfod, the Welsh Language Music Day, and Celtic Connections, and our ongoing programmes in Arts and Health and Creative Learning have showcased the depth and diversity of Welsh arts and culture on both national and international platforms. These moments of celebration serve as a testament to the vitality and resilience of our creative ecosystem.

Our work internationally has also continued to thrive, serving as a beacon of Welsh creativity on the global stage. From collaborative projects to cultural exchanges such as Wales in France, we have forged meaningful partnerships that transcend borders, showcasing the richness and diversity of Welsh arts to audiences around the world. These experiences not only amplify our collective voice but also foster cross-cultural understanding and appreciation. There are challenges of course, not least in Europe as we handle the implications of the UK’s new relationship post-Brexit, but we will continue to navigate this challenging environment and we will continue to advocate for legislative change to allow the voices of Wales to be heard across Europe and the world and for the world to come to Wales. All of this within the principles of sustainability and our responsibilities for climate justice.

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In parallel, our Investment Review encapsulates our strategic initiatives aimed at sustaining and strengthening the arts infrastructure in Wales. Through targeted funding programs, capacity-building initiatives, and partnerships with cultural organisations, we have endeavoured to empower artists, enhance access to the arts, and foster innovation and excellence.

As we look to the future, and navigate the complexities of the current landscape we recognise the real challenge of cuts to our funding going forward, and what that may mean for the sector.

The Council remains dedicated to its mission of championing the arts and cultural heritage of Wales. We recognise the transformative power of the arts in enriching lives, stimulating economies, and building cohesive communities, and we are committed to ensuring that these benefits reach every corner of our nation.

I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all our partners, stakeholders, and supporters who have played a vital role in shaping our achievements this year. Together, we have laid a strong foundation for the future, one that is rooted in creativity, inclusivity, and sustainability.

Thank you for your continued trust and collaboration as we journey forward, guided by our shared passion for the arts and the belief in their enduring impact on society.

Warm regards,

Maggie Russell Chair

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Trustees’ Report and Management Commentary

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82.0%

of all children in Wales attended an arts event in 2023

Source: Children’s Omnibus Survey (2022: not available)

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Chief Executive

As I reflect on my 18 months in post, I am filled with both pride and gratitude for the unwavering support and dedication shown by all those involved in the arts community across Wales. My warmest thanks also to the hard work and commitment of our staff at the Arts Council of Wales who have worked tirelessly in what has been an ever changing world as we continue to fund and support the arts ecology of Wales. Our annual report serves not only as a testament to the achievements of the past year but also as a blueprint for our continued commitment to fostering artistic excellence and cultural vibrancy throughout our nation.

Despite the challenges presented by a standstill budget for 2023/24, we have remained steadfast in our support of the arts, recognising its transformative power to enrich lives and communities. Through targeted investments, we have endeavoured to nurture emerging talent, sustain established institutions, and promote inclusivity within our cultural landscape.

Our work in Arts and Health and Creative Learning is world leading and a model of good practice and it’s a credit to all involved, both internally and in the sector. So much so that other nations are getting in touch to learn more about our innovative work in health and education. This isn’t the first time for Wales to lead and others to follow, as our Hynt scheme, that ensures access to carers and those with specific access requirements, that’s been in existence for 10 years, is the template model for a new scheme across the UK called All In.

2023/24 saw us undertake our Investment Review, increasing the number of organisations in which we’ll invest on a multiyear basis from 67 to 81. There is an increase in global majority led organisations being supported, more activity in the Welsh language and a more diverse cohort in theatre – but there is more work to be done. We are now proactively identifying where there are gaps in investment, whether it be art form, geography or language, and making strategic interventions. This was a huge undertaking for both the sector and for the staff at the Arts Council of Wales and I’d like to thank all involved for their hard work and professionalism.

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Alongside the Investment Review we continued to support the development of the arts in Wales with our lottery funding with project grants for both freelance artists and organisations. 90% of the funding we receive is distributed throughout Wales to make a difference, from smaller community projects of quality to projects of high ambition. Creative Steps, our fund that specifically targets artists or creative practitioners who identify as ethnically or culturally diverse, Deaf or disabled has been an undoubted success, as has Llais y Lle the scheme that targets Welsh language community activity and develops freelance practitioners and community groups to use the language creatively.

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More venues across Wales are now in receipt of multiyear funding agreements and they play a hugely important role for the communities they serve. The cost-of-living crisis has been challenging for all throughout this period, but venues have been particularly affected with the gradual return of audiences post-Covid being a slow process and their costs increasing. But there are some positive signs on audience return and we will continue to work with venues as they navigate the way ahead.

At the heart of our mission lies a deep-seated belief in the intrinsic value of the arts to Wales and for all the communities of the nation. Beyond their economic impact, which is significant, the arts embody our identity, heritage, and aspirations as a nation. They serve as a catalyst for social cohesion, innovation, and personal expression, transcending barriers and inspiring imagination. We will continue to strive for the right of every community in Wales, regardless of ethnicity, language or social group, to have access to arts of quality that are relevant and affordable, and we will advocate for increased funding for the arts wherever possible to help ensure that we can reach our goals for the people of Wales.

Now more than ever, as we navigate a rapidly changing world, the arts play a pivotal role in shaping our collective narrative and fostering resilience in the face of adversity.

Yn gynnes,

Dafydd Rhys Chief Executive

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Our 10-year strategy

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Our Vision

The arts are part of the daily lives of the people of Wales, connecting us to each other, integral to our wellbeing, and inspiring us for generations to come.

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Our Mission

The role of the Arts Council of Wales is to create an environment where the knowledge, understanding and practice of the arts can flourish and where everybody in Wales can engage with the arts.

We want a Wales of ambition and fairness where the most exciting arts are created; arts that are integral to the health and wellbeing of the nation, relevant to all communities and where opportunities exist for the voices of Wales to inspire and be inspired by the world around us.

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Our Approach

Our Strategy is a framework – it is not intended to be a single publication that remains, untouched, in its current form throughout its term. The last few years have demonstrated how change, often unpredicted, forms a significant part of our lives and how we must adapt and reprioritise in response.

Our Strategy is intended to do just that, to be flexible and responsive to the changes – planned and unplanned – we will inevitably experience. For this reason we have identified both immediate commitments and those we will seek to build over the longer term, at a time when necessary foundations have been laid and they will provide the greatest contribution.

Our Strategy will be reviewed at regular intervals throughout its term, the impact of progress will be reported and evaluated and key tasks reprioritised to ensure our direction of travel remains truly effective and appropriate to the successful delivery of our goals, and achievement of our mission is evident.

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Our Principles

Our Strategy sets out Council’s priorities for the next ten years, securing and developing Wales’ cultural value now, and for future generations.

It’s been shaped by the six principles developed during our Investment Review consultation which are also our published Well-being Objectives: creativity, equality and engagement, Welsh language, climate justice, develop talent, transform. The Well-being of Future Generations Act underpins the principles which also align with the Welsh Government’s Programme for Government.

Although we describe each one separately, all six principles are linked through our work and the activities we support.

Using these six principles we will celebrate, develop, and support the future of the arts in Wales, instilling equity, diversity, inclusion, social justice and sustainability at the heart of our work. They will guide us and help us tell the story of how the arts can make a difference.

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Creativity

Art has the power to connect and help us understand each other and the world around us. It challenges our thinking and sparks our imagination. It brings joy and hope to audiences and participants.

Creativity is in everything and everyone we support. We want to see a wide variety of creative forms and practices, developed with audiences and communities in mind, encouraging artistic innovation of the highest quality.

Equality and engagement

Everyone has the right to enjoy and take part in our culture, language, landscape, and art. Arts and culture in Wales should reflect the lives of everyone – they belong to us all.

We will seek to remove the barriers and challenges faced in experiencing the arts. We will ensure that people from diverse communities are fully represented in the workforce, as leaders, decision makers, creators, visitors, participants and audience members.

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Welsh language

Our aim is for Welsh language and culture to be at the centre of creativity; it belongs to everyone. It offers creative celebration and inspires connection between communities.

We will encourage and share creative opportunities that contribute to growth in the use and ownership of the Welsh language. We will support the arts sector to place the Welsh language at the centre of creativity by asking what is needed, listening and learning from each other. We will work together to increase the availability of Welsh language services and creative opportunities.

Climate justice

We are committed to championing the important role of the arts in transforming our society and economy to tackle the climate and nature emergencies.

At the heart of our approach is a recognition that climate change is about more than the environmental repercussions – it is about social justice and inequality.

We will support the arts sector to develop creativity that inspires people to take action for climate justice, and work towards an environmentally sustainable and globally responsible arts sector grounded in social justice.

Develop talent

We will create an environment to help artists thrive.

We need to ensure there are pathways that allow people from all backgrounds to develop sustainable creative careers, skills, and leadership.

Working collaboratively, we will ensure that the opportunities available for artists are distributed fairly, provide fair work and improve outcomes for the people of Wales, now and in the future.

Transform

We will seize new opportunities and be agile and confident enough to respond in a positive way to all the changes happening around us.

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We will take risks, build resilience and be responsive to change, whilst remaining relevant to the people and communities of Wales. We want to find the best opportunities for the arts, and to learn from what’s happened in the past and share what works best.

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Our goals

These goals derive from our Royal Charter, the Wellbeing of the Future Generations Act and the long-term vision for the arts. Through them we have identified key tasks that will provide support for the arts sector, now and for the future, capturing the legacy of work and its longer-term impact.

Develop Develop and improve the knowledge, understanding and sustainable practice of the arts.

Connect

Work together to improve the opportunity for the people of Wales to experience and enjoy the arts.

Promote

Collaborate with partners to promote a Wales of vibrant culture and thriving Welsh Language.

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Welsh Government

The priorities of the Welsh Government set the overall context for our work. The Welsh Government’s expectations of us are set out in our Remit Letter which spans the five year period of Government 2021-2026. Our shared goals are:

As a Welsh Government Sponsored Body, we operate within a complex network of public policies, strategies and legislation. The most important of these is the Welsh Government’s Well-being of Future Generations legislation. Well being and sustainability are fundamental to our work. Our activities address all seven of the well being goals:

We also adopt, in our planning and in the delivery of our work, the legislation’s five ways of working:

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84,018 13,139 13,473 participatory participatory participatory sessions sessions were run by were run by our portfolio our portfolio our portfolio of funded of funded of funded organisations organisations, organisations in were targeted resulting in Welsh, resulting at people in attendances of in attendances the protected of 779,761 84,999 group 2023/24

13,473 participatory sessions run by our portfolio of funded organisations were targeted at people in the protected characteristics

arts events were run by our portfolio of funded organisations, generating attendances of 3,703,702

17,579 arts events were run by our portfolio of funded organisations, generating attendances of 3,538,469

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Public benefit

At the Arts Council of Wales, our mission is deeply rooted in the belief that the arts have the power to enrich lives, inspire creativity, and strengthen communities. We are committed to ensuring that the arts are accessible, inclusive, and contribute to the well-being and prosperity of all people in Wales.

As stewards of public funds, we recognise our responsibility to deliver tangible and meaningful benefits to the public. We believe that the arts play a fundamental role in enhancing the quality of life for individuals, fostering social cohesion, and driving economic growth.

In setting our objectives, and in the planning of our work, Council members have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit. Public benefit is at the centre of all aspects of our work. This commitment is strengthened by the Welsh Government’s Well-being of Future Generations legislation.

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As a Welsh Government Sponsored Body (WGSB) we allocate taxpayers’ money for the benefit of the Welsh public.

The funding that we distribute has a number of public purposes:

Public funding also helps to address ‘gaps’ in the market by investing in those activities that the commercial sector either won’t, or isn’t able to, support. In all aspects, our funding is intended to encourage the best of the arts and to enable as many people as possible to enjoy and take part in these activities.

We undertake detailed research each year to assess the extent to which we’re achieving these goals. In the pages that follow, we set out the key highlights of our work during 2023/24 and the public benefit that these activities deliver.

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funding applications processed (2022/23: 1,741) 2 614 , schools have engaged in the Creative Learning 1313 through the Arts programme since 2015 , schools have participated in Lead Creative 799 Schools Scheme projects since 2015 creative practitioner engagements with the 3 873 Creative Learning programme since 2015 , plus visits to high-quality events supported 1 300 through Go and See since 2015 , teacher engagements with the Creative 7700 Learning programme since 2015 , learner engagements with Creative 234 000 Learning activities since 2015 , performances supported by the Arts 489 Council’s Night Out scheme (2022/23: 402) Arts Council running costs as a proportion of total income (whole Council) (2022/23: 5%) 8% Green Dragon We retained this highest category Level 5 of environmental performance Collectorplan loans to support the 845 purchase of contemporary art (2022/23: 763)

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Creative learning through the arts

Creative learning through the arts: an action plan for Wales was launched in 2015 as an initial five-year programme. The first phase transformed the learning experiences of learners across Wales by placing the arts and creativity at the heart of education. This ground-breaking programme has supported and continues to support schools in developing new approaches to curriculum design, supports teachers in exploring innovative approaches to teaching and supports learners to grow as independent, creative learners, who are more engaged, more confident, and higher achievers.

Now in its third phase, the jointly funded programme will run until 2025. The programme continues to focus on developing creativity and creative approaches to teaching and learning across the curriculum by providing opportunities to enhance the Expressive Arts Area of Learning and Experience.

It is aligned to the delivery of the Programme for Government 2021-2026, providing opportunities for our most vulnerable young people to achieve their potential in learning and, through our curriculum enrichment offer, provides cultural experiences to all young people throughout Wales.

Developing creativity remains the key focus of the programme, using the arts as the creative intervention and bringing the skills and experience of creative practitioners into the learning environment to work in partnership with teachers and learners.

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The current programme includes:

Lead Creative Schools Scheme

A two-step intervention that supports schools to develop their practice whilst exploring the Creative Habits of Mind and the High Functioning learning space in line with the four core purposes of Curriculum for Wales; developing ambitious, capable and confident learners, who are also enterprising, creative contributors prepared with skills for life. The scheme encourages school leaders to embed changes to pedagogy, across their setting, through the design of creative and authentic learning experiences, with the support of Creative Agents and Creative Practitioners.

Cynefin: culturally and ethnically diverse Wales

Schools are given the opportunity to work alongside creative professionals to explore diversity in Wales, past and present. Teachers and learners work collaboratively with creative professionals whose lived experience ensures ‘authentic learning opportunities’ which connect the curriculum to the real world of the learners and their communities.

Creative Leadership Programme

The aim of the programme is to encourage confidence in new ways of working, innovation, reflection, and resilience whilst also developing the understanding of the role of creativity in the context of the Curriculum for Wales, the four purposes and the professional standards for teaching and leadership.

Creative learning in the early years

Designed to complement the curriculum for funded, non-maintained nursery settings in Wales, this initiative creates inspiring opportunities for artists and early years settings to collaborate through co-constructed projects working with learners aged 3-4 years old. It supports the natural creativity and curiosity of children and inspires early years practitioners with new ideas and approaches to enable creative habits of mind in their practice, across the curriculum, and throughout their setting. This programme is delivered in partnership with Early Years Wales and is part funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

Go and See

Offers grants of up to £1,000 and can be used to fund visits to highquality arts events in galleries, theatres, arts centres and other venues. Events could include visits to performances and exhibitions or visits to experience arts professionals developing and creating their work.

Have a Go

Designed to provide learners aged 3–16 with opportunities to have a go at a one-off hands-on activity or workshop to support schools with the delivery of the Expressive Arts Area of Learning and Experience. The fund offers grants of up to £1,500 and applications can be made by state-maintained schools, pupil referral units and/or arts and cultural organisations in Wales.

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Since 2015 Creative Learning Wales has:

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Our performance A year of strong performance against our corporate objectives

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2023/24 was a transitional year following the expiry of our previous Corporate Plan ‘For the Benefit of All’ at the end of March 2023 and the launch of our new 10-year Strategic Framework. Our Annual Plan 2023/24 presents the key tasks mapped against our 3 goals – Develop, Connect, Promote – and the 6 principles developed during our Investment Review. These are designed to reflect aspects of the sector that need positive change, action and evaluation, and align with the 7 Wellbeing goals of the Future Generations Act.

We identified 12 key programmes of work and highlighted the key priorities and corresponding actions within each. Each programme area was mapped against our 6 published principles and the 6 priorities in the Welsh Government’s Programme for Government Remit Letter.

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Progress was monitored throughout the year through quarterly progress reports presented to Council and Welsh Government. We also met quarterly with officials of the Welsh Government.

We successfully delivered against 9 of the 12 key programme areas and 69% of our tasks. At the end of the year:

The current financial crisis and the rapidly escalating costs of living we are all facing, has continued to dominate this year. We are acutely aware of the significant impact of this on the Sector, particularly as it seeks to manage its own escalating costs whilst seeking ways to increase audience and participant numbers following the impact of the recent pandemic.

2023/24 was a year in which we faced our own challenges. We progressed our key areas of activity against the backdrop of financial pressures which led to a reprofiling of our own expenditure and a programme of voluntary redundancies. A restructure at senior leadership level became effective from April 2024.

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Delivering our Investment Review

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Developing our Strategic Framework and supporting plans

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Identifying ways of sustaining creative activity and developing sustainable and inclusive career paths in the arts

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Developing increased opportunities for children and young people

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Progressing our Arts and Health programme and our Memorandum of Understanding and partnership with the NHS Confederation

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Developing an approach to arts and culture that actively promotes equality and widens our engagement with individuals and communities across Wales in deciding what counts as culture, where it happens and who makes and experiences it

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Progressing our commitment to promote the use of the Welsh language in the arts

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Raising the profile of the arts sector in Wales and internationally

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Supporting the Welsh Government’s Net Carbon 0 ten year action plan

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Examining our own ways of working to ensure we develop our own practices and partnerships to maximise efficiencies and safeguard our resources to develop and support the arts in Wales

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Corporate Governance

Our Trustees

Council Members who served since 1 April 2023 were:

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Ceri Ll Davies
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Member of Strategic Equality Committee
Devinda De Silva
from 1 April 2019
Chair of Strategic Equality Committee 8 N/A
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Attendance of Trustees at meetings during 2023/24 Number of meetings held 10 7 4 4 0 3 4 Victoria Provis from 1 April 2019 Chair of Capital Committee 8 4 Elen ap Robert from 1 April 2021 Chair of H R & Remuneration Committee 10 4 3 Member of Welsh Language Committee Prue Thimbleby from 1 April 2021 Chair of Future Generations Committee 7 4 Dr Sarah Younan from 1 April 2019 Member of Future Generations Committee 4 3/3 ~~="~~ Arts Council of Wales Annual Report 2023-24 | 45

Attendance of independent Committee members at
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Andrew Butler 6
Elid Morris 5
Arwel Thomas 7
Ruth Cayford 2
Michael Gwyther-Jones 4
Jayne Woods 4
Steve Burton 3
Wendy Rees 4
Guto Gwilym-Taylor N/A
Lara Ratnaraja N/A
Shereen Williams (to 27 September 2023) N/A

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In accordance with the Council’s Code of Best Practice, members of Council and independent Committee members make declarations of interest in respect of directorships, memberships of boards of management (or equivalent) or employment which may conflict with their Arts Council of Wales’ responsibilities. The register of interests of Members of Council and of independent Committee Members is available for public inspection, by appointment, at each of the Council’s offices during normal working hours.

All financial transactions between members and the Council, other than the remuneration of the Chair, are disclosed in the financial statements under Related party transactions .

Personal data related incidents

The Council has controls and policies in place to ensure data integrity. I C T systems ensure that the physical security of data is tightly controlled. There were two minor personal data breaches during the year. Each was appropriately assessed and none were categorised as reportable to the Information Commissioner.

Our Chief Executive and Accounting Officer Dafydd Rhys

Our Offices

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Governance Statement

This Governance Statement is the personal responsibility of me, Dafydd Rhys, the Arts Council of Wales’ Accounting Officer and Chief Executive. It sets out the governance arrangements of the Arts Council of Wales.

It also describes how I’ve discharged my responsibilities for ensuring we conduct our business, in respect of both exchequer and lottery activity, in accordance with the law. This includes providing the necessary assurances that we’re adhering to proper standards and establishing the necessary safeguards to protect the use of public money.

I explain how these funds are properly accounted for, and used economically, efficiently and effectively to support the delivery of our plans and priorities.

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The legislative framework

We operate within a carefully prescribed and regulated legal environment. The Arts Council of Wales is accountable to the Welsh Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice. Our work is also subject to the scrutiny of Committees of the Welsh Parliament. We work within a framework that sets out the terms and conditions under which Welsh Ministers provide our grant-in-aid funding, and how we’re able to use this funding. We manage our funds with probity and in the public interest and, along with other public bodies in Wales, adhere to the principles contained in Managing Welsh Public Money .

As a distributor of Lottery funds under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (as amended), we’re accountable to the U K’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport. Our financial directions are issued by the Secretary of State, and our policy directions by the Welsh Ministers. These set out how we must operate in respect of Lottery distribution activities.

We’re required to account for Lottery distribution activity separately from the rest of our work, and we have appropriate arrangements in place to ensure that we produce two sets of published accounts. Our Lottery Distribution accounts are audited under contract to National Audit Office by Audit Wales. Audit Wales also audits our General Activities account.

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Constellations, : Theatre Clwyd
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Dance for Wellbeing,
Arts Care Gofal Celf
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As a charity we have to ensure we comply with the requirements of the Charities Acts. As such, we follow guidance issued by the Charity Commission, acting solely to further our chartered and charitable objectives.

The activities we carry out in connection with our Collectorplan scheme are subject to the Consumer Credit Act and guidance issued by the Financial Conduct Authority.

We’ve designed our systems, processes and controls to take account of these various responsibilities. Within these frameworks we make independent decisions regarding the strategic direction of the organisation, grant funding, and other financial decisions.

Risk assessment and management is fundamental in our operations and this Governance Statement should be read in conjunction with the Principal risks and uncertainties section of the Performance Report.

Should the need arise, the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, the Charity Commission, the Information Commissioner, the National Audit Office, and Audit Wales are all able to investigate the Council’s affairs.

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Our Governance arrangements

We’re governed by a Board of Trustees – Council – consisting of a Chair and up to seventeen other independent members, one of whom is appointed as Vice Chair. Our Trustees are appointed by Welsh Ministers through an open selection process. Appointments are usually for a three-year term, renewable for a maximum of two additional terms.

Each Trustee brings specific expertise and knowledge to the oversight and development of our activities. At the year-end our Council comprised of the Chair plus fourteen members.

The Chair of Council is a remunerated position, at a rate set annually by the Welsh Government. All other Trustees provide their time and expertise on a voluntary basis. However, they’re reimbursed for outof-pocket expenses incurred on Council business.

We promote values of good governance

We observe Lord Nolan’s seven Principles for Public Life and strive to ensure that all of our employees, Trustees, Committee members and Arts Associates understand, apply and adhere to these Principles.

To support this, we have a Code of Best Practice which helps to ensure the roles and responsibilities of members and officers are clearly defined. It also contains the expected standards of propriety that members and staff should adhere to. The Code is reviewed and updated at least every two years.

In accordance with the Code, each member of Council, of each Committee, and all Arts Associates and staff are required to complete an annual Declaration of Interest statement, and to ensure that changes in circumstances are notified promptly. They make declarations of interest in respect of directorships, memberships of boards of management (or equivalent) or employment which may conflict with their Arts Council of Wales’ responsibilities. The register of interests is available for public inspection, by appointment, at each of the Council’s offices during normal working hours. All financial transactions between members and the Arts Council are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements under Related party transactions .

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Council, the Audit & Risk Assurance Committee and H R & Remuneration Committee all carried out a self-assessment review of their performance during the year. The findings of these evaluations were positive. Areas identified for improvement are captured in action plans. Council’s own annual self-assessment review concluded that most of its indicators of effectiveness were being met.

Council was content with progress made during the year to address areas identified in last year’s review. Council recognised the importance of ensuring an appropriate mix and diversity of arts expertise and skills on the Trustee Board as new members are appointed.

The Corporate governance in central government departments: code of good practice , issued by H M Treasury, does not directly apply to the Arts Council of Wales. However, as Accounting Officer, I’m satisfied that the arrangements we have in place reflect good practice. I also believe that the Arts Council has complied with the principles of accountability, effectiveness and leadership expressed within the Treasury’s Code, in so far as they are relevant to Welsh Government Sponsored Bodies and Lottery Distributors. Council endorses this view.

Whistleblowing

The Council has an established whistleblowing policy which is brought to the attention of staff at induction and available within the Council’s intranet. The policy is reviewed at least every three years. There were no reported incidents during the year.

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Taking informed decisions

Decisions taken by our Council and Committees are informed by advice provided by Arts Council staff. Papers and reports produced by officers are expected to show clearly all relevant information needed to enable informed decisions to be taken. All key papers highlight: financial, H R and the Well-being of Future Generations Act’s 5 Ways of Working; risks; and an assurance statement.

Papers are circulated in advance of each Council and Committee meeting; tabled items and verbal reports are only accepted in exceptional circumstances. Council was content during the year with the timeliness and quality of information provided for its use. In the rare instances where the information provided does not meet the required standards, the paper is rejected and a replacement commissioned. There were no instances of this happening in 2023/24.

Where appropriate and relevant, advice from officers is supplemented with specialist, expert advice and legal opinions. Council will continue to ensure that it has sufficient time and information to properly debate policy and consider the future direction of the organisation. Key policy proposals are put out to public consultation. Responses and feedback further inform discussions at Council before polices are finalised.

We provide funding to third parties

One of the Council’s most important duties is the distribution of funding to develop and support the arts in Wales. We’re a major distributor of funding from the Welsh Government, the National Lottery and other sources.

We’ve developed robust and accountable systems and procedures to support this key activity. Grant-making and monitoring processes are reviewed annually by our internal auditors. Audit Wales also examines our grant-making activities each year. All recommendations made by our internal and external auditors are monitored by our Audit & Risk Assurance Committee to ensure they’re implemented on a timely basis.

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Security of data

We hold large amounts of data and treat seriously our obligations under the Data Protection Act which incorporates the U K General Data Protection Regulation (U K G D P R). Our I C T systems and rules ensure that the security of data is tightly controlled. We regularly assess our security arrangements and have taken steps to make them more robust. Cyber security and IT penetration tests are conducted annually. We comply with IASME security standards.

The high-level review over I T controls carried out by our external auditors and our programme of internal audit reviews carried out during the year revealed no serious issues. Similarly, the annual security review on behalf of Welsh Government highlighted no matters of serious concern in this area. There were two minor personal data breaches during the year. Each was appropriately assessed and neither was categorised as reportable to the Information Commissioner.

Complaints

Complaints about our work are investigated according to our Complaints Policy. Sometimes our policy requires a complaint to be investigated by an Independent Complaints Reviewer. For reasons of openness and transparency, we publish all final reports from the Reviewer. No complaints were referred to the Independent Reviewer in 2023/24.

Ministerial directions

As a Welsh Government Sponsored Body we’re subject to nonstatutory instruments, containing appropriate Directions. No Directions were issued to us during the year by the Welsh Government.

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Our Governance Structure

To help support its work, Council has appointed six committees to provide specialist advice.

These are: Audit & Risk Assurance Committee; Capital Committee; H R & Remuneration Committee; Strategic Equality Committee; Welsh Language Committee and Future Generations Committee. There is also an advisory committee for Wales’ presence at the international Biennale of Art in Venice and a Health & Safety Advisory Group.

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Audit & Risk Assurance Capital
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HR & Remuneration Strategic Equality
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Welsh Language Future Generations
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Wales in Venice Health & Safety
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Senior Leadership
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Each Committee includes Council members, one of whom acts as Chair, and has provision for independent committee members appointed through an open selection process for their specialist skills and experience. The minutes of each Committee meeting are provided to Council for discussion and to note. Terms of reference for each committee, which are reviewed annually, can be found on our website.

All new members of Council and of each Committee undergo an induction process appropriate to their role and are encouraged to continue their development during their period of appointment.

During the year we continued to draw on the services and experience of our cohort of Arts Associates. The Associates support executive staff. Their specialist knowledge and lived experience contribute to policy development, specific programmes of work, the assessment of grant applications, and advice to officers.

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Executive Management

Council has delegated responsibilities for the implementation of its strategy and operational matters to the Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team. The Chief Executive has been authorised by Council to undertake the day-to-day administration and management of the business and staff of the organisation and is responsible to Council for those matters.

As the Arts Council of Wales’ Accounting Officer, the Chief Executive is responsible for its overall efficiency and effectiveness and has responsibility for reviewing the effectiveness of the system of internal control. This review is informed by the internal auditors, the Directors, the Audit & Risk Assurance Committee, and comments from the external auditors in their management letter and other reports.

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During the year, the Senior Leadership Team comprised the Chief Executive and four Directors.

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Director Director
Finance & Business Services Operations
Director Director
Arts Development Arts Engagement
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The Senior Leadership Team meets formally throughout the year to consider key policy, strategic and operational matters, and provide advice to Council. It also oversees financial performance and risk management. Appropriate management structures have been created throughout the organisation to assist Senior Leadership Team members to oversee their respective departments and areas of responsibility.

The Senior Leadership Team is supported by a Management Board whose membership includes Heads of Department and Portfolio Managers.

There are written terms of reference for Council and its committees, and for the Senior Leadership Team and Management Board.

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Council

Council is responsible for the strategic direction and management of our organisation. It is also responsible for ensuring, through the Chief Executive, that we operate within the various accountabilities required of us.

Council members are responsible for key decisions on corporate policy: the formulation of our Strategic and Annual Plans, and any major alterations to the terms and conditions of service for staff.

Council sets the annual budget, decides on the annual allocation of grants to multiyear funded organisations, and approves all grants over £50,000 or, in the case of Lottery funded capital projects, over £250,000. Decisions below these thresholds are delegated to authorised staff and to the Capital Committee.

Members assist with Council Committees. They may also attend arts events across Wales as representatives of Council.

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International Womens Day,
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Council activities undertaken during 2023/24 included:

  1. as part of its ongoing scrutiny of Governance, preparing and monitoring the Annual Plan for the year, and the annual review and approval of the Terms of Reference for each of its Committees. Council also received and noted the Committees’ year-end reports to inform its Governance Statement as part of this Annual Report and approved the Annual Financial Statements 2022/23 and allocations for the Budget 2023/24

  2. receiving regular updates on our Corporate Assurance Framework, Risk Register, and the performance of our Arts Portfolio Wales organisations

  3. approving decisions relating to the Investment Review

  4. receiving updates and presentations on key programmes of work including Arts and Health, Climate Justice and the Arts and our work on Widening Engagement

Council meetings are held approximately every 6 weeks. Copies of agendas and minutes of our Council meetings can be found on our website.

Council met 10 times during 2023/24 to discharge its responsibilities. Members in total attended on 123 out of a possible 155 occasions.

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Our governance response to working arrangements during 2023/24

Throughout 2023/24 we continued to operate a hybrid working model. As part of cost savings measures, we reduced our floor space at the Cardiff Office.

Most of our internal processes are now electronic and we continue to work well remotely. Once again, our internal audit plan was conducted remotely with no significant impact on performance or outcomes.

We use hybrid meetings for our Council and Committees, offering members and attending staff the option to meet in person at the Cardiff office or to join the meeting remotely. Duties of each Committee have remained the same and Council’s ability to make decisions has not been compromised by these arrangements.

It is our view that effective governance has not been compromised by these working arrangements.

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Audit & Risk Assurance Committee

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“The Audit & Risk Assurance Committee is a crucial element of the Council’s governance arrangements. Operating under our Terms of Reference, we scrutinise the adequacy and effectiveness of our systems of internal control and test our risk management arrangements.

Our role is to support the organisation to be as efficient as it can, ensuring that Council’s delivery of activity is effective and embraces strategic, governance, financial and operational aspects.” Lhosa Daly

Chair, Audit & Risk Assurance Committee

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As stewards of public funds we must operate in an efficient and accountable manner. Our priorities and funding decisions are agreed by Council in accordance with the policies and procedures that apply to our use of public funds. The Audit & Risk Assurance Committee’s role is to ensure that we deliver on these commitments, doing so in ways that are transparent, accountable and resilient.

An extensive programme of internal audit assists us in this work, assessing the quality of our delivery against the standards that we have set.

Following the appointment of Maggie Russell as Chair of Council in April 2023, Kate Eden returned to her role as Chair of the Committee until her resignation from Council in September 2023 to take up her new role as Chair of Amgueddfa Cymru. She was replaced as Committee Chair by Council member Ceri Davies from 1 October to 31 December 2023 and then by Council member Lhosa Daly from 1 January 2024.

Audit outcomes

The findings of the Audit Wales annual audits are reported to our Audit & Risk Assurance Committee which considers the findings and monitors them to ensure appropriate action is taken on a timely basis. The annual programme for internal audit activity is approved by the Committee.

TIAA, our internal auditor, gave the following opinion in their annual report:

“TIAA is satisfied that, for the areas reviewed during the year, Arts Council of Wales has reasonable and effecitve risk management, control and governance processes in place.”

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Committee activities undertaken during 2023/24 included:

  1. regular scrutiny of our Corporate Assurance Framework and Corporate Risk Register and consideration and re-approval of the Council’s risk management arrangements

  2. consideration of internal delegation arrangements and the ICT Annual Assurance Report

  3. oversight of progress of the Investment Review, including scrutiny of the project risk register and a special meeting in August to consider the internal audit opinion on the assessment and recommendationmaking process undertaken by Officers, ahead of Council’s funding decisions in September

  4. scrutinising the organisational and financial health of Council’s Arts Portfolio Wales organisations through enhanced reporting arrangements to assess the scale of impact of the cost-of-living crisis. The Committee also considered the revised monitoring arrangements prepared for the organisations who would be receiving new multiyear finding agreements following the Investment Review

  5. reporting to Council on the outcome of internal audit reviews undertaken by our appointed internal audit service providers, TIAA, and monitoring progress in the implementation of the auditor’s recommendations for action

  6. understanding key aspects of Council’s operations, such as the Memorandum of Understanding with Creative Wales and Partnership Agreement for delivery of the National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales

  7. reviewing our Annual Report and Financial Statements and recommending their approval to Council

  8. reviewing the Committee’s own Terms of Reference, ahead of its annual approval by Council, considering feedback from the Committee Chair after attendance at the Audit & Risk Assurance Committee Chairs and Heads of Resources event hosted by Audit Wales

The Committee met 7 times during 2023/24 to discharge its responsibilities. Members in total attended on 30 out of a possible 33 occasions.

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Capital Committee

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“During the past year, the Capital Committee has supported a range of organisations to progress or complete a number of exciting projects. Uncertainty over the levels of future Welsh Government capital funding and revenue from the National Lottery under its new operator, Allwyn, has delayed finalisation of our Capital Strategy for 2024-34 and commitment to the funding of new projects. However, we were able to provide additional funding for ongoing projects facing rising costs through the Welsh Government’s Capital Support Programme. This provides £2.6 million over two years and is helping several important projects to successful completion.”

Victoria Provis Chair, Capital Committee

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For almost three decades Council has been investing funds from the National Lottery into capital projects. Across Wales we’re helping organisations to enhance and extend their activities by funding the creation of exemplary buildings, transforming the places in Wales where people enjoy and take part in the arts. We’ve also worked with Welsh Government during that period to fund strategic capital projects and programmes.

We continue to oversee several projects that have been in development for a number of years as well as considering new applications for targeted investment to improve access, sustainable energy initiatives and minor adaptations.

The Committee scrutinises ongoing projects and accepts applications for those earlier entries into the programme that are progressing to later stages of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Plan of Work. These later-stage projects require more intense monitoring and assessment despite being fewer in number. For some organisations this can include a significant amount of support and advice from Arts Council of Wales’ staff, particularly for smaller organisations undertaking their first capital project.

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Projects currently on site include: Theatr Clwyd, Oriel Myrddin, Canolfan Ucheldre, and Pontardawe Arts Centre. Major capital projects completed in the last year and now open to the public include Pontypridd YMCA and Cwmni’r Fran Wen.

We have two major projects that are currently in development: Theatr Bara Caws, near Caernarfon, and Impelo at Llandrindod Wells.

This year, the Committee has been able to distribute significant Welsh Government funding towards inflationary costs for existing projects, including Pontypridd YMCA, Canolfan Ucheldre and Pontardawe Arts Centre. In addition, the Welsh Government funding supported some discrete projects: Maesteg Town Hall; The Met, Abertillery; The Riverfront, Newport; and Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. The impact of all these projects was to reduce the organisations’ carbon footprint and increase energy efficiencies.

Small Lottery capital grants were awarded to a range of organisations to make adaptations to their buildings. These included: Awen Cultural Trust, Bridgend; NoFit State Circus; Elysium Gallery, Swansea; and Small World Theatre.

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Committee activities undertaken during 2023/24 included:

  1. providing support and assistance to the largest capital investment in the arts in Wales, the ambitious refurbishment of Theatr Clwyd in Mold. The Committee is monitoring our own National Lottery support and Welsh Government support for the project, which totals £28.5m. During the year we have seen excellent progress with the works now well underway

  2. ensuring all capital projects in which Council invests meet Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) sustainability standards

  3. monitoring the capital elements of the National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales programme. Capital funding was awarded to the following galleries to bring the buildings up to the required standard to host the collections from Amgueddfa Cymru and the National Library Wales:

  4. Aberystwyth Arts Centre

  5. Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

  6. Mostyn

  7. Newport Museum and Art Gallery

  8. Oriel Davies Gallery

  9. Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw

  10. Ruthin Craft Centre

  11. Storiel

The Committee met 4 times during 2023/24 to discharge its responsibilities. This included on site visits to projects: Pontypridd YMCA, Pontypridd; and The Met, Abertillery. Members in total attended on 18 out of a possible 20 occasions.

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H R & Remuneration Committee

Waltz by Marcos Morau, NDCWales (Image: Kirsten McTernan)

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The HR & Remuneration Committee supports Council in discharging its responsibilities for the oversight of HR activities.

This includes:

Specific Committee activities undertaken during 2023/24 included:

  1. publication of a Pay Policy Statement. This includes a detailed breakdown of the make up of our staff. It also addresses Gender Equality and Equal Pay reporting.

  2. advising on the Pay Remit situation

  3. setting levels of remuneration and monitoring the performance of the Chief Executive

  4. reviewing HR management information and relevant internal audit reports to monitor the performance, health and wellbeing of staff

  5. promoting staff learning and development to deliver corporate objectives through health and safety and general compliance courses

  6. arranging and facilitating workshops with staff to promote respect in the workplace

  7. advising on management of the voluntary redundancy process

The Committee met 3 times during 2023/24 to discharge its responsibilities. Members in total attended on 18 out of a possible 20 occasions.

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Health & Safety

Rebecca Nelson Chair, Health and Safety Advisory Group

Group activities undertaken during 2023/24 included:

  1. reviewing arrangements at our offices, including consolidating to one floor in the Cardiff Office

  2. ongoing development of our Lone Worker policy and the Hybrid Working Policy

  3. managing incident reporting and monitoring

  4. reviewing and updating our Health and Safety Policy Statement

  5. reviewing and updating documents and instructions such as the Health & Safety Management System and Fire Instructions

The Group met twice during 2023/24 to discharge its responsibilities.

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Overall assessment of governance and internal control

In my opinion, the Arts Council of Wales’ systems of governance and internal control are sufficient to enable me to discharge my responsibilities as Accounting Officer. In signing off these accounts, I have gained assurance in the following ways:

Dafydd Rhys

Accounting Officer

18 October 2024

Endorsed on behalf of Council:

Maggie Russell

Chair

18 October 2024

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Equalities

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“Our Equalities work has progressed this year with Committee continuing to receive update reports. As Chair, and on behalf of the Committee, I have continued to monitor, question and challenge our progress and our plans. In this final year of our current Plan, I remain confident about our path towards change.”

Devinda De Silva Chair, Strategic Equality Committee

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In 2023/24 the primary focus of our work in the arts has been our Investment Review and ensuring that all organisations awarded multiyear funding demonstrated a clear and realistic commitment to advancing our equalities and widening engagement agenda. Increasing the number of organisations led by disabled artists and artists from culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds was also a key priority, and our resulting portfolio including several such organisations.

We continued to see progress with our equalities strategy and through our Widening Engagement action plan that will improve and increase opportunities for artists, arts organisations and communities to engage with the arts more often and in ways that are important and relevant to them and their lives.

In partnership with Amgueddfa Cymru, we have continued to meet with the Widening Engagement Task Force tasked with monitoring and overseeing the delivery of the joint Action Plan. The Task Force received and reviewed progress reports, continued to support our work on developing an appropriate evaluation framework, and initiated a discussion around communication and engagement with communities.

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Our revised Creative Steps programme has seen significant progress throughout the year with 63 individual artists and 8 organisations receiving funding through the scheme. The scheme, which includes an increased flexibility of approach together with mentoring and enhanced support for organisations and individuals, is seen to be clearly achieving its aims of reducing barriers and so encouraging new artists with protected characteristics to apply to us for support. Supporting their personal and business development through Creative Steps has resulted in many of these artists subsequently receiving funds to create work through our other Lottery funding schemes.

The commissioned work looking at creating best practice accessibility standards was completed. Further work will now be progressed through conversations with venues and disabled users.

There has been further progress working with the UK Arts Councils on the development of a UK-wide access card scheme, building on the success of the Hynt scheme in Wales. We published an evaluation of the Hynt scheme which received UK-wide applause and recognition. The evaluation is playing a key role now in informing the development of the wider scheme, All In.

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Our Agent for Change drove forward our work, questioning and challenging our approach, our strategy development, and our decision making. This included our Investment Review work, the development and implementation of Creative Steps, our approach to recruitment and staff development and a focus on improving opportunities within the music industry for people from ethnically and culturally diverse backgrounds, through our partnership with Focus Wales.

In partnership with Amgueddfa Cymru we continued delivery of the Perspective(s) programme, which seeks to bring about a step change in how the visual arts and heritage sector reflects the cultural and ethnic diversity of our society. This unique programme has brought together 7 galleries with 7 national museums and 7 creative practitioners to co-create/commission exhibitions and performances.

This was the final year of our current Strategic Equality Action Plan so, towards the end of the year, focus turned towards identifying the key objectives for the next four years.

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Welsh language

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“Everyone should have the same chance to access, take part, enjoy, and create art through the medium of Welsh. During the last year we have seen Cymru and Cymraeg increasingly celebrated on a global stage, with the arts and culture playing an important role in how the world sees us, and how we see ourselves.

Part of the Council’s work is to create opportunities for artists from all backgrounds to be creative through the medium of Welsh and to give people from all over Wales and the world the opportunity to enjoy the creativity of the Welsh language.”

Tudur Hallam Chair, Welsh Language Committee

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Our purpose, as outlined in our 1994 Royal Charter, is to develop the arts and make them more accessible to the public, working with others to achieve that purpose and operating through the Welsh and English languages. As a bilingual organisation, therefore, our commitment to the Welsh language is integral to our work and during the last year this commitment has been demonstrated on many levels. Our current work and future strategy are closely linked with the seven goals of the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act, particularly “A Wales of vibrant culture and thriving Welsh language”.

In its strategy, Cymraeg 2050, the Welsh Government notes its long term target is to achieve one million Welsh Language speakers by 2050. We believe that in working through the arts, we can support Welsh Government to deliver on its strategic themes within this, particularly around:

The Welsh language is one of the six principles of the Council’s Strategic Framework. Our aim is for the Welsh language and culture to be at the centre of creativity; for it to belong to everyone, a reason for creative celebration and an empowering connection between communities.

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Every organisation applying to our Investment Review for multiyear funding needed to demonstrate their commitment to the Welsh language as part of their longer-term mission, vision and aims.

A new Welsh language plan was developed in consultation with the Committee and members of Consortiwm Cymraeg. The strategic objectives identified are: encourage, create, and share creative opportunities that will contribute to growth in the use and ownership of the Welsh Language. We will support the arts sector to place the Welsh language at the centre of creativity by asking what is needed, listening to and learning from each other. We will work together to increase the availability of Welsh language products and services for all.

Activities undertaken by the Committee during 2023/24 included:

  1. monitoring progress against Council’s Welsh Language priorities, identifying for Council where more progress is required

  2. ensuring successful implementation and maintenance of the Welsh Language Standards and acting when Standards are not met

  3. supporting and encouraging the innovative work developed by our Welsh Language Enabler, including launching the second year of Llais y Lle, launching a new toolkit for arts practitioners called Synhwyro’r Iaith and developing creative translation methodologies for the sector

  4. providing relevant advice in relation to the Investment Review

  5. further developing the partnership with the National Centre for Learning Welsh to improve or refine the language skills of staff and creative

freelancers within the arts sector

  1. progressing implementation of recommendations outlined in the Welsh Language Mapping Report, including responding to commissioned research to identify the needs and opportunities for Welsh language development pathways within the arts for creative workers and implementing developments with the Welsh Arts Consortium

The Committee met 3 times during 2023/24 to discharge its responsibilities. Members in total attended on 7 out of a possible 9 occasions.

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Future generations

FRANK by The Jones Collective & Plastique Fantastique (Image: Plastique Fantastique)

“We’ve continued to ensure the Council actively supports the Well-being of Future Generations Act and for the principles and ethos of the Act to be integral in all the work we do. As well as all seven well-being goals, we are committed to working according to the principles outlined in the five ways of working: long-term; integration; involvement; collaboration; prevention.

Crucially, the Act provides us with a clear direction to work with partners across all sectors and to recognise the important contribution the arts make in tackling economic, social and environmental issues.

During 2023/24, the Well-being of Future Generations Act underpinned the six principles which guided our Investment Review. The principle of long-term thinking has been central to the creation of our new multiyear funding model. This work has also provided the basis for the creation of Council’s new 10-year Strategic Framework.

The Creative Nature Memorandum of Understanding between the Council and Natural Resources Wales builds on this commitment to develop cross-sector approaches and forms the foundation of our commitment to take a justice-centred approach to tackling the climate and nature emergencies through the arts.”

Prue Thimbleby

Chair, Future Generations Committee

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The Well-being of Future Generation (Wales) Act 2015 (WFGA) is landmark legislation that aims to improve the economic, social, environmental, and cultural well-being of Wales. The Arts Council of Wales is one of the public bodies named in the Act that must comply with the legislation.

This year we’ve contributed to the delivery of our Investment Review which has culminated in the selection of 81 organisations who will receive multiyear funding. We’ve also monitored the development of the Strategic Framework, which sets out the six principles which will guide Council’s work for the next 10 years, and Wales Arts International’s Impact Framework which measures the impact of our international work against the 7 Well-being Goals.

In addition, we have contributed to the development of the Plan for Climate Justice and the Arts, which is framed by the WFGA. The Plan champions the important role of the arts in transforming our society and economy to tackle the climate and nature emergencies. At the heart of our approach is a recognition that climate change is about more than the environmental repercussions – it is about social justice and inequality. The plan outlines how we will support the arts sector to develop creativity that inspires people to act for climate justice, and work towards an environmentally sustainable and globally responsible arts sector grounded in social justice.

The Plan has been developed as part of our partnership with Natural Resources Wales and the Centre for Alternative Technology’s Zero Carbon Britain Innovation Lab, using elements of co-design with the arts sector.

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Biodiversity Carnival , Catrin Doyle and Lucie
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Arts & Minds
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As well as Climate Justice, our work in Arts & Health, the Welsh Language, Creative Learning, and Children and Young People is integral to our commitment to the WFGA. Through our partnership with the Welsh NHS Confederation, we continue to make significant progress in Arts and Health, and our work with Health Boards continues to grow and embed both internally within the Health Boards and reaching out into their communities.

We have continued to deliver our Arts, Health and Wellbeing Lottery programme, including a new nature strand which interlinks with our Creative Nature Partnership with Natural Resources Wales, have completed the first 3 year phase of our Arts & Minds programme, and have partnered with Public Health Wales to transfer to them the assets of the Cultural Cwtsh, as part of their Hapus online resources.

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Activities undertaken by the Future Generations Committee during 2023/24 included:

  1. continuing to embed the Future Generations Five Ways of Working in our policies, strategies and in the delivery of our work

  2. contributing to the delivery of the Investment Review and to the development of the Plan for Climate Justice and the Arts

  3. developing plans to give young people a greater voice within the Arts Council, including exploring the possibility of developing a group of Young Associates

  4. sponsoring 2 places for artists on the Future Generations Leadership Academy

  5. monitoring staff training and awareness of the WFGA, including offering training opportunities led by the WFG Office

  6. learning from the work of other organisations, such as attending the Nordic, Baltic UK-Ireland Arts Councils meeting in Glasgow to discuss themes on arts and health, current conditions of artists and creative practitioners, climate crisis and international working, artists rights, freedoms and safety, and arts and technology such as AI

  7. ensuring retention of our Green Dragon Level 5 Accreditation for environmental sustainability and reviewing ACW carbon emissions data

  8. sharing the Council’s experiences of embedding the WGFA at meetings, networks and events including Sustainable Development Coordinators Cymru + (SDCC+), the Future of Culture in Wales and a panel arranged by the Future Generations Commissioner at the National Eisteddfod

The Committee met 4 times during 2023/24 to discharge its responsibilities. Members in total attended on 11 out of a possible 12 occasions.

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Environmental performance

We promote the minimisation of waste amongst our staff by encouraging reduction, reuse and recycling and waste separation, reducing the amount sent to landfill.

WASTE
Non-fnancial(tonnes)		 2023/24 2022/24
Landfll1 0 0
Reused/recycled1 0 0

1 The Council recorded less than one tonne

We reuse or recycle our surplus and redundant I T and office equipment. We use licensed and appropriate organisations to dispose of our waste.

All our major suppliers of office equipment and supplies have environmental policies and reporting mechanisms in place, and we consider environmental performance and awareness when selecting contractors and suppliers.

Managers and staff are provided with monthly reports analysing printing and copying activity, to encourage lower overall usage. Our internal reporting systems enable us to capture and measure details of our use of consumables, waste, energy, and staff travel, and thus our carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions so that staff can manage their consumption of resources.

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ENERGY1 2023/24 2022/23
Greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e tonnes)
Gross emissions,scope 2&3(indirect)		 16 17
Energyconsumption(kWh)
Electricity (renewable) 60,439 72,854
Gas 10,461 8,285
Financial indicators(£)
Expenditure – energy 18,022 15,482
Water supply costs (office estate) – currently
unable to assess,included in service charge		 N/A N/A

1 Offices only. The impact of home working is not captured.

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Our Cardiff and Colwyn Bay offices are leased on a shared occupancy basis, with certain costs included within our service charges. These arrangements restrict our ability to accurately assess our total environmental impact from energy usage. Our major use of electricity is in our Cardiff office where the landlord has confirmed that 100% of the supply is from verifiable Natural Renewable sources (wind, water and hydro).

We promote the use of environmentally friendly means of transport and encourage staff to make journeys by the most efficient means possible, taking account of both environmental and financial considerations. We balance this against the delivery of our strategic priorities to develop the arts in Wales, and to promote Welsh arts and artists internationally. This presents a significant practical challenge. There are inevitable fluctuations in the level of CO2e emissions attributable to travel when we are actively involved in international projects.

STAFF TRAVEL
2023/24		 2022/23
Travel emissions(CO2e tonnes)
Rail
3		 3
Air1
23		 24
Car/vans
15		 10
Travel cost(£)
Rail
17,909		 15,372
Air
18,703		 19,317
Car/vans
24,510		 16,943
Travel(miles)
Rail
51,705		 45,407
Air
75,724		 97,664
Car/vans
53,821		 36,083

1 Includes the influence of radiative forcing in air travel emissions to capture the maximum climate impact. Radiative forcing is a measure of the environmental impact of emissions of NOx (nitrous oxides) and water vapour when emitted at high altitude.

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Principal risks and uncertainties

Managing our affairs effectively

As stewards of public funds we must operate in an efficient and accountable manner. Our priorities and funding decisions are agreed by Council in accordance with the policies and procedures that apply to our use of public funds. The Audit & Risk Assurance Committee’s (ARAC’s) role is to ensure that we deliver on these commitments, doing so in ways that are transparent, accountable and that represent value for money. An extensive programme of internal audit assists us in this work

Protecting the public’s money

An important part of A R A C’s work is reviewing our defences against Fraud and Cyber-crime. Attempts to illegally gain access to our funds and I C T systems occur regularly. Council takes these issues very seriously and A R A C looks carefully at our policies and processes to ensure they are robust and secure. There were no successful attacks during the year.

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Taking risks: a balanced approach

Unauthorised access to our systems is just one of a range of potential risks that could compromise our performance and reputation. We expect the organisations that we fund to be well managed and to represent good value for money. Our ongoing monitoring assesses the extent to which this is the case. But we are not so risk averse that we ignore important opportunities for innovation and growth. We aim to take appropriate but informed risks, as circumstances dictate. However, we do not behave recklessly; neither would we wilfully squander public money nor endanger our reputation for prudent and effective delivery.

Our systems of internal control identify and prioritise the risks that could prevent us achieving Council’s policies, aims and objectives. They evaluate the likelihood of the risks being realised, consider the impact should they occur, and seek to manage them efficiently, effectively and economically. We continually seek to improve our internal control systems.

A R A C reviews the robustness and suitability of this aspect of Council’s work. The Corporate Assurance Framework (C A F) and separate Corporate Risk Register were scrutinised at regular intervals throughout the year. This provided members with greater clarity on the levels of assurance in operation across all of the Council’s activities and the corresponding risks identified. A R A C reviewed the Horizon Scanning section of the C A F at each of its meetings.

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Financial risk and capital management

The Council holds financial instruments mainly to finance its operations, for example trade debtors and trade creditors, and cash balances arising directly from its operations. The financial risk management of exposures arising from trading financial instruments, primarily trade debtors and trade creditors, is through a series of policies and procedures.

Risks are managed as follows:

The Council does not consider that its activities are exposed to significant interest rate risks.

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The risks to our performance: What they are and how we deal with them

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Principal risks Key mitigating actions
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meetings of Council
Additional awareness and training in producing accessible documents rolled
and Committees are
out for staff.
accessible through its
papers and the way Meeting arrangements ensure equity for attendees, both in person and
participants attend (e.g. online, regarding accessibility.
in person or remotely),
resulting in disparity
in information shared
with Members and
contributions Members
can make at meetings.
Planning, strategy and Investment Review consultation feedback and final published guidance
delivery reflect our longer-term strategies and key messages in our new Strategic
Plan which has been developed alongside Investment Review activity.
New Corporate Plan/
Strategy not in place The Strategy page on our website has been updated with key information
at time when we on our 6 principles, to align with information published in the Investment
are negotiating new Review Guidance.
funding agreements Draft Strategic Plan will undergo further development leading to final
with organisations
approval by Council in May 2024, together with the Annual Plan 2024-25.
receiving multiyear
funding offers post-
Investment Review
assessment and
decisions, resulting
in risk of lack of
information/direction
for applicants to agree
their proposals.
Financial and resource In response to the Welsh Government’s announcement of a 10.5%
management reduction in our grant-in-aid for 2024-25 we reprofiled our expenditure,
undertook a programme of voluntary redundancies, and restructured the
The cost of living crisis,
Senior Leadership Team. We limited to 2.5% the cut to multiyear funding
and its impact over
offers to organisations successful in the Investment Review. We continue to
the longer term, has a
advocate to Government the case for the arts and ensure efficient and strict
significant, detrimental
budgeting. We will monitor the situation closely.
effect on the sector and
on our own available
resources, including
staffing.
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Principal risks Key mitigating actions
Funding New Lottery licence holder, Allwyn, has indicated there will be no reduction
in the funds available to good causes. We will monitor the situation closely.
Change in Lottery
licence holder may
impact negatively on
lottery income levels
and/or disruption
in business services
including receipt of
lottery income.
Grants management We delivered the Investment Review. Final decisions were advised in
February 2024 and multiyear funding agreement negotiations with
Investment Review
successful organisations are underway.
does not complete
successfully and fails to One major capital project has secured additional investment. We undertook
deliver target outcomes. a survey of our capital projects to assess impact.
Currently funded capital
projects fail to secure
additional funds to
cover escalating costs
so fail to complete.
IT A full Disaster Recovery Plan is in place and tested annually. If an incident
arises, alternative offsite IT facilities are available. Staff are equipped to
Unforeseen or
work remotely and do so with no significant IT issues.
unexpected outages
compromise business Cyber security and IT penetration tests are conducted annually. We comply
continuity. with IASME security standards.
There is a breach in our We have robust reporting and investigation arrangements in the event of a
IT security. security or data breach.
Personal Data The Council has controls and policies in place to ensure data security and
integrity. Encrypted IT systems ensure the physical security of data is tightly
Personal data is lost,
controlled. Staff undertake regular training and awareness sessions.
compromised or stolen.
Staffing Delivering an expanding programme of activity with fewer staff is a
continuing concern for Council. Work is underway to deliver projects that
Recurrent pressure
support new ways of working. Progress against plans is carefully monitored
to cut costs reduces
and reviewed on a quarterly basis, and every effort is made to implement
staff capacity to an
efficient business practices. Voluntary redundancies and restructuring were
unacceptable level.
managed on a phased basis to ensure sufficient resources were available to
complete key areas of work.
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Principal risks Key mitigating actions
Risk management Council’s suite of risk management policies is reviewed regularly. We share
good practice with other Welsh Government Sponsored Bodies.
Our current polices and
controls fail to protect Robust assessment and monitoring procedures are in place across all areas
us from potentially of activity to ensure grant monies are used for the specified purpose.
fraudulent activity.
Environment Projects and activity we fund, in response to grant applications and through
procurement, must demonstrate an understanding or development of
Our published strategy
environmental considerations.
to develop and promote
the arts in Wales and We hold Green Dragon level 5 accreditation and adopt Future Generations
internationally has a resilience considerations across our offices, including Fair trade, printing/
detrimental impact consumables, energy usage and recycling. Our Travel and Subsistence Policy
on the Council’s is based on HM Revenue & Customs and other government practices and
environmental targets. rates.
The current Hybrid working arrangements are in place.
environmental crisis has
We use virtual meetings, where appropriate, to save on travel and time.
a longer term impact
Staff guidance is in place regarding attending external meetings and events.
for future generation.
A Portfolio Manager leads our Well-being of Future Generations
considerations, including climate justice. We are developing our own climate
justice action plan. Climate Justice is one of the 6 key principles of our
Investment Review and new Strategy.
Our Future Generations Committee maintains oversight of this area.
Equalities Led by our Agent for Change, we continue to drive forward our agenda
through the joint action plan with other Welsh public bodies and our own
We make little or no
Strategic Equality Plan and the joint Widening Engagement Action Plan with
progress regarding our
Amgueddfa Cymru.
equalities agenda.
Equalities and Widening Engagement is one of the 6 key principles
underpinning our Investment Review and new Strategy.
We continue with our support for the Hynt scheme to promote a consistent
offer for disabled visitors and their personal assistants/carers at venues
throughout Wales.
We continue to deliver the Creative Steps programme, providing targeted
support for underrepresented individuals and organisations led by and/
or working with underrepresented communities to promote business,
organisational and career development.
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Financial and business review

The Council has two principal funding sources: grant-inaid from the Welsh Government; and, as one of the bodies responsible for the distribution of funds for good causes, a share of the proceeds raised by the National Lottery. The Council is required to account separately for its grant in aid and lottery distribution activities.

Grant making policies

The Council invites applications for recurrent and one-off grants from organisations and individuals and monitors the proper and effective use of those grants. As well as meeting the Council’s strategic aims, applications must demonstrate benefit to the people of Wales across all regional, cultural and economic sectors. Recurrent grants are funded from grant-in-aid only but one-off grants may be funded from grant-in-aid or Lottery income. Under the terms of its Lottery Policy Directions the Council makes grants in support of capital and other projects under revenue schemes relating to the arts in Wales.

Recurrent, or annual revenue, grants are made to a portfolio of organisations to deliver high quality artistic services – our Arts Portfolio Wales. Consideration of revenue status for any organisation is dependent on the availability of funding, the sustainability of the organisation, and demonstration of strong fit with the Council’s strategic priorities. Currently, each revenue-funded organisation enters into a funding agreement for a term of one to three years which sets out the anticipated level of funding, the programme of activity to be delivered, requirements for monitoring and annual review, standard conditions of grant, and any additional conditions.

Lottery capital grants, to organisations only, support the purchase, improvement, restoration, building or creation of an asset that will be used for the benefit of the public to develop the organisation’s work.

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Council delegates Lottery grant-making in a number of strategic areas to Ffilm Cymru Wales, Nesta, B B C Cymru Wales, Literature Wales, and Tŷ Cerdd. The terms of the external delegation are set out in formal agreements and satisfy the conditions of the Council’s Statement of Financial Requirements.

The obligations of the Council’s Accounting Officer are unchanged by the delegation. But he has satisfied himself that the organisations and their systems are suitable to undertake the delegated functions, including: the assessment of applications for funding; holding, accounting for and distributing Lottery money allocated to them by the Council for that purpose; and monitoring funded projects.

The delegation agreements allow for appropriate access to the delegatees by the Council’s internal auditors and by the Comptroller and Auditor General for the review of the operation of the delegated functions.

One-off grants are available to help fund time-limited artistic projects of high quality which best meet the Council’s funding priorities. Ongoing monitoring of our grant programmes alerts us to any specific risk issues. Identified risks lead to an escalation of the level of monitoring and, if necessary, can result in the payment of funding being withheld and/or deferred.

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Cash reserves – General Activities

The Council’s policy on restricted funds is to record separately grants, donations and other sources of income which are received for a specific purpose or project, or where restrictions are imposed that are narrower than the Council’s overall objectives. All of these incoming resources have been utilised in the year for their intended purpose. Most of the Council’s unrestricted funds are committed during the year, in accordance with the conditions of grant-in-aid issued by the Welsh Government. Any surplus funds are carried forward and used in furtherance of the Council’s chartered objectives in the following year. There were no designated funds at 31 March 2024.

Our holding of cash reserves is restricted by the Welsh Government’s directions on month-end and year-end flexibility. Within those parameters, our policy is to manage cash flow by drawing down funds each month to meet planned expenditure with a modest allowance for unforeseen short-term cash requirements. We review this policy and our reserves position annually.

At 31 March 2024 the unrestricted cash funds were £0.384m (2023: £0.279m).

The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis and there are no material uncertainties about our ability to continue in operation.

Investment

Investment powers are governed by the Trustee Act 2000, the Framework Document issued by Welsh Ministers and the Financial Directions issued by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The Council’s policy is to achieve the maximum return within these terms. Interest at a negotiated rate linked to bank base rate is received on all credit balances in the Council’s current accounts. From time to time, higher rates may be available for restricted funds on long term deposit.

The Council’s banking service is provided by Santander U K plc.

All interest and other investment income earned on cash and bank balances which arise as a result of funding from the Welsh Government is surrendered to HM Treasury via the Welsh Consolidated Fund.

Balances held in the National Lottery Distribution Fund remain under the stewardship of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport so, although the Council receives investment income on its share of such balances, the Council has no investment powers over the Fund.

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Payment of creditors

Council follows the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998, and the U K Government's Better Payment Practice Code. Council is required to pay suppliers' invoices not in dispute within 30 days of receipt of goods or services or valid invoice, whichever is the later.

We aim to pay all invoices, including disputed invoices once the dispute has been settled, in line with these terms. During the year ended 31 March 2024, the Council paid 99% (2022/23: 99%) of all invoices within the terms of its payment policy.

The Council has a further aim to pay invoices within 10 days. For 2023/24, 79% (2022/23: 99%) of invoices have been paid within 10 days.

It is not anticipated that our policy will alter in future years and we will continue to adopt challenging performance targets.

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Financial Results – General Activities

esults –
tivities
2023/24
£’000		 2022/23
£’000
Headlines from the General Activities accounts:
Total income for theyear
43,580		 61,216
Excess of income over expenditure
43		 239
Net current assets
2,605		 2,725
Total fund balances at 31 March
2,701		 2,658
Forward commitments of grants for the
following year
25,123		 27,180
The separate Lottery Distribution accounts
show:
The Council’s share of the proceeds from the
National Lottery
17,234		 17,681
The combined:
Total income for both general and Lottery
activities was
62,343		 79,562
and
Total charitable arts expenditure for both
general and Lotteryactivities was
60,421		 78,113

The Council’s income for 2023/24 was £17.6m (29%) less than the previous year.

Our income in 2022/23 included £23.5m of restricted capital funding from Welsh Government for the redevelopment of Theatr Clwyd. The project is ongoing and we continue to draw down the cash from Welsh Government and release the grant to the local authority to meet the project costs as they fall due. Our balance sheet reflects the cash flows but there is no impact on this year’s Statement of Financial Activities.

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Following initial development and consultation in recent years, another significant Welsh Government-funded project commenced in 2023/24. We are working in partnership with Amgueddfa Cymru and the National Library of Wales in the delivery of a National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales. The project will run from 202325 and the distributive model will see 9 Welsh galleries receive funding to upgrade their buildings and establish suitable operating structures. We recognise £5m from Welsh Government this year and awarded grants of £4m to the galleries.

We began a cross-Council staff restructuring exercise during the year, to address the cut to our grant-in-aid funding for 2024/25 and escalating operating costs. In accordance with our policy for the apportionment of management and administration costs between our General and Lottery Distribution activities, the compensation payments to staff who will leave the Council have been shared. The Welsh Government has covered these costs in full, so the income has been similarly apportioned.

Overall, the General Activities Account shows a net increase in funds for the year of £43,000: restricted funds reduced by £787,000 whilst unrestricted funds increased by £830,000.

The reduction in restricted funds reflects our use of reserves from the previous year for the Creative Learning through the Arts programme. There had been an unavoidable reduction in activity during the pandemic when schools faced much disruption.

The increase in unrestricted funds relates primarily to delays in delivering some elements of our strategic programmes. The funds have been rolled forward into next year’s budget.

At 31 March 2024 we had unrestricted reserves of £1.9m (2023: £1.1m) and restricted reserves of £0.8m (2023: £1.6m). The level of our unrestricted reserves is directly affected by the Welsh Government’s policy on year-end cash balances, as outlined in the Cash reserves section above. The Council is permitted to carry over from one financial year to the next no more than 2% of its total non-Lottery income. We were within this cap on 31 March 2024.

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Financial Results – Lottery Distribution

esults –
tribution
2023/24
£’000		 2022/23
£’000
Headlines from the LotteryDistribution accounts:
Share ofproceeds from the National Lottery
17,234		 17,681
Netgrants made
14,661		 15,170
Net expenditure for theyear
(832)		 (855)
Balance held in the National Lottery
Distribution Fund at 31 March
18,715		 24,399
Reserves at 31 March
4,493		 5,325

Grants processed

Grants processed
2023/24 2022/23
Number of applications received:
Capital schemes 11 4
Revenue schemes 1,367 955
1,378 959
Number ofgrants made: 674 502
Value ofgrants made: £’000 £’000
Capital schemes 444 330
Revenue schemes 15,544 15,003
14,988 15,333
Grantspayable at 31 March:
Capital schemes 7,696 7,471
Revenue schemes 10,551 12,252
18,247 19,723

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National Lottery income remained steady this year. Our share of proceeds was £0.4m less than in 2022/23 but investment income on balances in the National Lottery Distribution Fund increased by £0.5m.

Allwyn became the new operator of the National Lottery Licence on 1 February 2024, the first change in the Lottery’s 30-year history. Allwyn’s commitment is to invest significantly over the coming 10 years and gradually introduce changes that will lead to more money for the good causes. Early indications are that income is holding up compared with historic trends. Council continues to monitor the proceeds received by the good causes and the potential impact on our future Lottery-funded programmes.

The ring-fencing of funds for our ongoing Capital programme and the progress of development of those key projects continues to impact our annual cash flows. Council allocated a total of £22m for the programme in 2012/13 for a period of five years. However, several priority projects remain at their development stages and Council considers it important to show commitment to them, and other financers, by leaving indicative funding offers in place. So our remaining capital budget allocation of approximately £1.2m has been rolled through to 2024/25.

In addition to our ongoing funding schemes we received partnership income from the Baring Foundation for our Arts, Health and Wellbeing programme and from Natural Resources Wales towards the Future Wales Fellowships.

We began a cross-Council staff restructuring exercise during the year, to address the cut to our grant-in-aid funding for 2024/25 and escalating operating costs. In accordance with our policy for the apportionment of management and administration costs between our General and Lottery Distribution activities, these accounts include a share of the compensation payments to staff who will leave the Council. The Welsh Government has covered these costs in full, so we have also recognised the income apportionment in these accounts.

At year-end grants payable totalled £18.247m (2023: £19.723m). Undrawn funds in the National Lottery Distribution Fund plus cash and cash equivalents totalled £23.348m (2023: £26.819m). Our share of balances held in the National Lottery Distribution Fund fell by approximately 23% compared with last year-end, reflecting the release of grant payments to a number of significant capital projects which are now on site or nearing completion.

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Remuneration and Staff Report

Equal opportunities

The Council is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity in its employment practices. In particular, the Council aims to ensure that no potential or actual employee receives more or less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, ethnic or national origin, gender, marital or parental status, nationality, political belief, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Each year Council publishes a Pay Policy Statement. This includes a detailed breakdown of the make-up of our staff. It also addresses Gender Equality and Equal Pay reporting.

Council ensures that appropriate facilities are available for disabled employees. Public signage also promotes the Council as a bilingual organisation.

Our H R policies

Council’s aim is to be a progressive, family friendly employer. We operate HR policies that reflect our legal obligations as an employer. Policies are reviewed on a regular basis and updated to reflect any relevant changes in legislation. The management of Council’s HR policies is monitored by the HR & Remuneration Committee.

Employee communication, consultation and negotiation

Council’s recognised trade union is Unite, with which it has established a procedural agreement; representatives of management and union meet regularly to discuss matters of current concern.

We undertake regular surveys of staff to identity any issues or areas for improvement.

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Remuneration

The terms of appointment of the Chair and Chief Executive are agreed with the Welsh Government.

The Council remunerates its remaining staff in accordance with an agreed pay and grading system.

With the approval of the Charity Commission the Chair is remunerated at a rate determined by the Welsh Government which reflects a minimum time commitment to Council business. Annual increases of the Chair’s salary are also advised by the Welsh Government but he or she receives no bonus payments and is not a member of the Arts Council’s pension scheme.

The Chief Executive’s remuneration consists of a basic salary plus eligibility for an annual bonus. Annual bonuses are recommended to Council by the HR & Remuneration Committee in consideration of the performance of the Chief Executive against a set of predetermined objectives.

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Council members are appointed by the Welsh Ministers for a period of three years and may be re-appointed for a further period. The current Chair, Maggie Russell, took up the position on 1 April 2023.

The Chief Executive and Directors – the Senior Leadership Team – are all employed on permanent contracts on the Council’s standard terms and conditions. They are entitled to thirteen weeks’ notice of termination of employment. The dates of commencement and termination of employment are:

Maggie Russell

Chair 1 April 2023

Dafydd Rhys

Chief Executive 17 October 2022

Richard Nicholls

Director of Operations 28 September 2020 to 6 April 2024

Rebecca Nelson

Director of Finance and Business Services 17 June 2019 to 2 August 2024

Diane Hebb

Director of Arts Engagement from 1 February 2012 13 January 1992

Lleucu Siencyn

Director of Arts Development 9 May 2022 to 8 April 2024 .

Interim arrangements have been in place since the departure of the former directors. The new Director of Arts and the new Director of Finance and Business Services take up their roles in October 2024.

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Sickness absence

Across the whole Council:

Across the whole Council:
2023/24 2022/23
Days lost as a result of sickness
1,030		 715
Average number of employees (headcount)
93.58		 91.92
Average number of days lost per employee
11.01		 7.78

This represented an absence rate of 4.39% (2022/23: 3.12%) based on 250.5 (2022/23: 249.5) working days.

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Staff turnover

Across the whole Council:

Across the whole Council:
2023/24 2022/23
Average number of employees (headcount)
93.58		 91.92
Leavers1
14		 8
Starters
14		 11
Average turnover2
14.96%		 8.70%

1 Includes 3 redundancy volunteers (2022/23: None)

2 Average turnover excluding redundancy volunteers 11.75% (2022/23: 8.70%)

Average turnover is calculated as follows:

total number of leavers over the year

X 100

average total number employed over the year

Consultancy

During 2023/24 the Council paid no consultancy costs (2022/23: £2,000) in relation to expert advice and opinion obtained to assist in strategic decision-making. Nothing (2021/22: £1,000) is charged in these financial statements.

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The Chief Executive and Directors are responsible for directing the Council’s activities. Their actual emoluments and pension benefits were as shown in the following tables.

The amount of pension benefits for the year which contributes to the single total remuneration figures is calculated in a similar way to the method used to derive pension values for tax purposes, and is based on information received from the actuary of the Arts Council Retirement Plan 1994.

The value of pension benefits is calculated as follows:

(real increase in pension* x 20) + (real increase in any lump sum) – (contributions made by member)

*excluding increases due to inflation or any increase or decrease due to a transfer of pension rights

This is not an amount which has been paid to an individual by the Council during the year, it is a calculation which uses information from the pension benefit table. These figures can be influenced by many factors, e.g. changes in a person’s salary, whether or not they choose to make additional contributions to the pension scheme from their pay, and other valuation factors affecting the pension scheme as a whole.

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The single total remuneration figures of the Senior Leadership Team (audited):

2023/24
Name
Position
Emoluments
band
£’000
Pension
benefts
£’000
Single total
remuneration
£’000		 2023/24
Name
Position
Emoluments
band
£’000
Pension
benefts
£’000
Single total
remuneration
£’000		 2023/24
Name
Position
Emoluments
band
£’000
Pension
benefts
£’000
Single total
remuneration
£’000		 2022/23 2022/23 2022/23
Pension
benefts
£’000		 Single total
remuneration
£’000		 Emoluments
band
£’000		 Pension
benefts
£’000		 Single total
remuneration
£’000
Dafydd Rhys
Chief Executive from
17 October 2022
105-110
Full year equivalent		 24 130-135 45-50 11 55-60
100-105
Michael Elliott1
Interim Chief
Executive from 7
March 2022 to 1
November 2022
N/A
Full year equivalent		 N/A N/A 65-70 - 65-70
100-105
Richard Nicholls2
Director of Operations
to 6 April 2024
105-110		 16 120-125 80-85 17 95-100
Diane Hebb
Director of Arts
Engagement
85-90		 (18) 65-70 80-85 (35) 45-50
Rebecca Nelson
Director of Finance
and Business Services
85-90		 13 95-100 80-85 13 90-95
Lleucu Siencyn3
Director of Arts
Development from 9
May 2022 to 8 April
2024
125-130
Full year equivalent		 19 145-150 65-70 14 80-85
70-75

1 The Interim Chief Executive elected not to join a pension scheme and there was no requirement to auto-enrol him.

2 The Director of Operations’ remuneration includes compensation of £21,373 for loss of office in 2023/24. 3 The Director of Arts Development’s remuneration includes compensation of £45,427 for loss of office in 2023/24.

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The pension benefits of the Senior Leadership Team (audited):

Name
Position		 2023/24
£’000		 2023/24
£’000		 2023/24
£’000		 2022/23
£’000		 2023/24
£’000
Real increase
in pension and
related lump sum
at age 65		 Total accrued
pension at age 65
as at 31/03/24,
or date of leaving
if earlier, and
related lumpsum		 Cash
Equivalent1
Transfer Value
at 31/03/24		 Cash Equivalent
Transfer Value
at 31/03/23, or
date of leaving
if earlier		 Real increase
in Cash
Equivalent2
Transfer Value
Dafydd Rhys
Chief Executive from
17 October 2022		 Pension 0-2.5
Lump sum 2.5-5		 Pension 0-5
Lump sum 5-10		 32 9 15
Richard Nicholls
Director of
Operations to 6 April
2024		 Pension 0-2.5
Lump sum 2.5-5		 Pension 0-5
Lump sum 5-10		 30 20 3
Diane Hebb
Director of Arts
Engagement		 Pension (2.5)-0
Lump sum (2.5)-0		 Pension 25-30
Lump sum 75-80		 428 390 (15)
Rebecca Nelson
Director of Finance
and Business
Services to 2 August
2024		 Pension 0-2.5
Lump sum 0-2.5		 Pension 5-10
Lump sum 15-20		 38 28 1
Lleucu Siencyn
Director of Arts
Development to 8
April 2024		 Pension 0-2.5
Lump sum 2.5-5		 Pension 0-5
Lump sum 5-10		 18 7 5

1 Cash Equivalent Transfer Values – A Cash Equivalent Transfer Value (CETV) is the actuarially assessed capitalised value of the pension scheme benefits accrued by a member at a particular point in time. The benefits valued are the member’s accrued benefits and any contingent spouse’s pension payable from the scheme. A CETV is a payment made by a pension scheme or arrangement to secure pension benefits in another pension scheme or arrangement when the member leaves a scheme and chooses to transfer the benefits accrued in their former scheme. The pension figures shown relate to the benefits that the individual has accrued as a consequence of their total membership of the pension scheme, not just their service in a senior capacity to which disclosure applies. The figures include the value of any pension benefit in another scheme or arrangement which the individual has transferred to the Arts Council Retirement Plan 1994. They also include any additional pension benefit accrued to the member as a result of their purchasing additional pension benefits at their own cost. CETVs are calculated within the guidelines and framework prescribed by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and do not take account of any actual or potential reduction to benefits resulting from Lifetime Allowance Tax which may be due when pension benefits are drawn.

2 Real increase in C E T V – This is the change in CETV net of inflation, employee contributions (including those relating to the purchase of added years) and transfer-in payments.

The Chair is remunerated for his or her services but receives no bonus payments and is not a member of the pension scheme. Other Council and Committee Members receive no payment for their services. An aggregate amount of £7,165 (2022/23: £3,035) was reimbursed to 15 (2022/23: 11) Council members for travel and subsistence costs incurred on Council business. The aggregate amount allocated to Lottery Distribution activities was £2,933 (2022/23: £2,033).

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The total actual emoluments of the Chairs and Chief Executives were made up of (audited):

Chairs1
Chair (from 1 April 2023) – Maggie Russell
Salary
Chair (to 31 March 2023) – Phil George
Salary
Interim Chair (from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023) – Kate Eden
Salary
Chairs’ total
Salary
1 Phil George remained in offce until the end of his term on 31 March 2023. He was
remunerated for his services until October 2022 when, due to his ill-health, Kate Eden
was appointed Interim Chair for the remainder of the last fnancial year.
Chief Executives
Chief Executive (from 17 October 2022) – Dafydd Rhys
Salary
Employer’s pension contribution
Former Interim Chief Executive (from 7 March 2022 to 1 November
2022) – Michael Elliott
Salary
Chief Executives’ total
Salary
Employer’s pension contribution		 2023/24
£		 2022/23
£
43,810 -
- 25,556
- 17,524
43,810 43,080
106,922 46,721
21,277 9,746
128,199 56,485
- 65,643
106,922 112,364
21,277 9,764
128,199 122,128

34% (2022/23: 34%) of the Chairs’ and 28% (2022/23: 28%) of the Chief Executives’ emoluments are charged in these financial statements and the remainder to general activities.

Travel and subsistence expenses incurred and defrayed
whilst on Council business:
2023/24
£
Chairs
1,223
Chief Executives
12,037		 2022/23
£
593
11,050

49% (2022/23: 49%) of the Chairs’ and Chief Executives’ expenses are charged in these financial statements and the remainder to general activities.

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Other than members of the Senior Leadership Team listed above, the number of employees (whole Council) whose remuneration for the year, excluding employer’s pension contributions, exceeded £60,000 was as follows:

2023/24
£60,000 to £69,999
-
£70,000 to £79,000
1
Fair pay(audited)
2024		 2022/23
1
-
2023
The range of annual remuneration (full time equivalents) at 31
March was (whole Council):
£26,277 to
£106,922		 £25,026 to
£101,830
The Chief Executive is the highest paid member of staff.
During the year the Chief Executive received a pay award of 5%
(2022/23: no change). Staff as a whole received a pay award of
5%(2022/23: 4%).
The annual remuneration (full time equivalents) of employees
and the ratios between each of those and the pay of the Chief
Executive at 31 March were (whole Council):
25th percentile
Median (50th) percentile
75th percentile
£32,915
1:3.2
£47,861
1:2.2
£47,861
1:2.2
£31,348
1:3.2
£45,582
1:2.2
£45,582
1:2.2

Annual remuneration comprises salary only. No benefits were paid and there was no performance-related pay.

Staff composition at 31 March
(full time equivalents – whole
Council)		 2024 2023
Male Female Total Male Female Total
Senior LeadershipTeam 2 3 5 2 3 5
Portfolio Managers/Heads of
Department		 7 10 17 8 9 17
Senior Offcers 14 22 36 13 22 35
Offcers 2 9 11 3 9 12
Team Co-ordinators/Personal
Assistants		 3 15 18 2 16 18
28 59 87 28 59 87
32% 68% 32% 68%

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Compensation schemes – exit packages (whole Council)

Exit package cost band
£10,000 to £24,999
£25,000 to £49,999
£50,000 to £99,999
£100,000 to £149,999
Total number of exit
packages
Total cost(£’000)		 Number of compulsory
redundancies		 Number of other departures
agreed		 Number of other departures
agreed		 Total number of exit
packages by cost band		 Total number of exit
packages by cost band
2023/24 2022/23 2023/24 2022/23 2023/24 2022/23
- - 2 - 2 -
1 - 4 - 5 -
- - 4 - 4 -
- - 2 - 2 -
1 - 12 - 13 -
45 - 735 - 780 -

Exit packages include redundancy payments and, where applicable, contractual pay in lieu of notice, accrued holiday pay and accrued pay for excess hours due at the date of termination.

Redundancy payments have been determined in accordance with the provisions of the Council’s redundancy policy. The Council usually pays exit costs when employment ends but provides for the exit costs in full at the point when there is sufficiently detailed information to do so.

All ‘other departures agreed’ related to requests for redundancy where, in accordance with the Council’s redundancy policy, the employees’ posts either disappeared in the new structure or were filled by other employees who would otherwise have been compulsorily redundant. There is no difference in the compensation entitlements of volunteers and those who are compulsorily redundant.

The Welsh Government provided funding to the Council to meet the exit packages in full. This funding and the related costs have been apportioned between the Council's general activities and lottery distribution accounts. 49% is recognised in these financial statements in partnership income and in staff costs.

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Parliamentary Accountability and Audit Report (audited)

Remote contingent liabilities

The Council is an admitted employer of the Arts Council Retirement Plan 1994. The Plan is a funded, defined benefit, multi-employer scheme where the participating employers are unable to identify their shares of the underlying assets and liabilities.

In the event of the withdrawal of an employer, the debt triggered under section 75 of the Pensions Act 1995 would be calculated using the solvency shortfall of the entire Plan, not the employer’s own asset share and liabilities. Also, in the event of Plan wind up, as the Plan is a “last man standing” arrangement all employers would be jointly and severally liable for the total shortfall in the Plan.

It is not practical to estimate the financial impact.

Losses, special payments and gifts

The Council incurred no losses during the year and made no special payments or gifts.

Fees and charges income

The Council has no material income of this kind.

Dafydd Rhys Accounting Officer 18 October 2024

Endorsed on behalf of Council:

Maggie Russell Chair 18 October 2024

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The year ahead: 2024/25

Looking ahead to the 2024/25 financial year, the Council faces both challenges and opportunities as it navigates the ever-evolving landscape of the arts sector.

Alia Farid, Installation view at National Museum Cardiff, Artes Mundi 10 (Image: Stuart Whipps)

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Challenges

Budget cuts

Like many public organisations, the Arts Council of Wales is facing budget constraint, with a cut in core indicative funding of 10.5%. Whilst a balanced budget has been produced, continued reduced funding limits the Council's ability to support existing programs and initiatives, as well as hinder its capacity to invest in new projects.

Economic uncertainty

Economic fluctuations and uncertainties impact both public and private funding sources for the arts. Decreased corporate sponsorships or philanthropic donations may put additional strain on arts organisations which will increase demand for public subsidy so they can survive.

Digital transformation

While the digital realm offers opportunities for reaching wider audiences and innovating artistic practices, it also presents challenges in terms of funding digital initiatives, ensuring digital access for all, and addressing issues of digital inequality.

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Opportunities

Innovation and adaptation

Post-pandemic, the arts sector has demonstrated remarkable creativity in response to challenges. The Council can seize this opportunity to support innovative projects, collaborations, and initiatives that respond to the changing needs and interests of audiences and artists.

Community engagement

Strengthening partnerships with communities across Wales can foster greater inclusivity and diversity in the arts. By prioritising community engagement initiatives, the Council can ensure that the arts are accessible and relevant to people from all backgrounds.

Advocacy and partnerships

Building alliances with other cultural organisations, government agencies, and advocacy groups can amplify the Council’s voice and influence in advocating for increased support and recognition of the arts at both local and national levels.

Digital expansion

Investing in digital infrastructure, including a new website for our Night Out scheme, can enable the Council to harness the potential of digital technologies for artistic creation, distribution, and engagement. Embracing digital platforms can also enhance the Council’s ability to reach new audiences and facilitate cultural exchange.

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In navigating these challenges and capitalising on these opportunities, the Council will continue to play a vital role in nurturing artistic excellence, fostering cultural vitality, and enriching the lives of people throughout Wales.

Agor Drysau , Arad Goch (Image: Helene Goepfert)

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Financial Statements General Activities

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Statement of the Accounting Officer’s responsibilities

Under Article 11 of the Royal Charter dated 30 March 1994 (as amended) the Council is required to prepare for each financial year a statement of accounts in the form and on the basis determined by Welsh Ministers. The accounts are prepared on an accruals basis and must give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Council and of its income and expenditure, Balance Sheet and cash flows for the financial year.

In preparing the accounts, the Accounting Officer is required to comply with the accounting principles and disclosure requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the U K and Republic of Ireland (F R S 102) issued on 16 July 2014 (“the S O R P”) and, to the extent that it clarifies or builds on the requirements of the S O R P, the Government Financial Reporting Manual and in particular to:

The Principal Accounting Officer for the Welsh Government has designated the Chief Executive as the Accounting Officer of the Council. The responsibilities of an Accounting Officer, including responsibility for the propriety and regularity of the public finances for which the Accounting Officer is answerable, for keeping proper records and for safeguarding the Council’s assets, are set out in Managing Welsh Public Money published by the Welsh Government.

As the Accounting Officer, I have taken all the steps that I ought to have taken to make myself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Council’s auditor is aware of that information. So far as I am aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the auditors are unaware.

The Accounting Officer confirms that, as far as he is aware, the annual report and accounts as a whole is fair, balanced and understandable and he takes responsibility for the annual report and accounts and the judgements required for determining that it is fair, balanced and understandable.

Endorsed on behalf of Council:

Dafydd Rhys Accounting Officer 18 October 2024

Maggie Russell Chair 18 October 2024

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The Certificate and Report of the Auditor General for Wales to the Trustees of the Arts Council of Wales

Opinion on financial statements

I certify that I have audited the financial statements of the Arts Council of Wales General Activities Account for the year ended 31 March 2024 under Article 11 of the Arts Council of Wales’ Royal Charter.

The financial statements comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows and related notes, including the material accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In my opinion, in all material aspects the financial statements:

Opinion on regularity

In my opinion, in all material respects, the income and expenditure recorded in the financial statements have been applied to the purposes intended by the Senedd and the financial transactions recorded in the financial statements conform to the authorities which govern them.

Basis for opinions

I conducted my audit in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing in the U K (I S As (U K)) and Practice Note 10 ‘Audit of Financial Statements of Public Sector Entities in the United Kingdom’. My responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of my certificate.

My staff and I are independent of the body in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to my audit of the financial statements in the U K including the Financial Reporting Council’s Ethical Standard, and I have fulfilled my other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my opinions.

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Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, I have concluded that the use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work I have performed, I have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the body’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

My responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Accounting Officer with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this certificate.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report but does not include the financial statements nor my auditor’s report thereon. The Accounting Officer is responsible for the other information. My opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in my report, I do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

My responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If I identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, I am required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work I have performed, I conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, I am required to report that fact.

I have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinion on other matters

The Statement of Recommended Practice sets out the requirements for other information, however neither it nor legislation, nor the directions issued to the Arts Council of Wales set out the content and form of the Governance Statement or Remuneration and Staff Report presented with the financial statements. Therefore, I am not able to confirm that the Governance Statement or Remuneration and Staff Report issued with financial statements have been prepared in accordance with guidance.

In my opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of my audit, the information given in the other information to be issued with financial statements is consistent with the financial statements.

Although there are no legislative requirements for a Remuneration and Staff Report, the Arts Council of Wales has prepared such a report and, in my opinion, that part ordinarily required to be audited has been properly prepared in accordance with HM Treasury guidance.

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In my opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of my audit, the information given in the ‘Performance Report and Operational Review’ and the Accountability Report (excluding the Governance Statement and the Remuneration and Staff Report), for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared, is consistent with the financial statements, and the Performance Report and Operational Review and the Accountability Report have been prepared in accordance with the applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which I report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the body and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, I have not identified material misstatements in the Performance Report and Operational Review, Accountability Report or the Governance Statement.

I have nothing to report in respect of the following matters which I report to you if, in my opinion:

Responsibilities of the Accounting Officer for the financial statements

As explained more fully in the Statement of the Accounting Officer’s Responsibilities, the Accounting Officer is responsible for:

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Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

My responsibility is to audit, certify and report on the financial statements in accordance with the Arts Council of Wales’ Royal Charter.

My objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes my opinion.

Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. I design procedures in line with my responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud.

My procedures included the following:

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In addition to the above, my procedures to respond to identified risks included the following:

I also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all the audit team and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.

The extent to which my procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is affected by the inherent difficulty in detecting irregularities, the effectiveness of the Arts Council of Wales’ controls, and the nature, timing and extent of the audit procedures performed.

A further description of the auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of my auditor’s report.

Other auditor’s responsibilities

I obtain evidence sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the expenditure and income recorded in the financial statements have been applied to the purposes intended by the Senedd and the financial transactions recorded in the financial statements conform to the authorities which govern them.

I communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that I identify during my audit.

Report

I have no observations to make on these financial statements.

Adrian Crompton 1 Capital Quarter
Auditor General for Wales Tyndall Street
24 October 2024 Cardiff
C F10 4BZ

The maintenance and integrity of the Arts Council of Wales website is the responsibility of the Accounting Officer; the work carried out by auditors does not involve consideration of these matters and accordingly auditors accept no responsibility for any changes that may have occurred to the financial statements since they were initially presented on the website.

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The Arts Council of Wales

General Activities Account Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 31 March 2024

INCOME
Note
Donations:
Grant-in-aid from the Welsh Government
Other grants and donations
3
Income from charitable activities:
Services and sponsorship
4
Investment income:
Bank interest
Other income
5
Total income
EXPENDI TURE
Charitable activities
6
Governance costs
8
Bank interest surrendered to Welsh Consolidated
Fund
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure)
Gross transfers between funds
13
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Fund balances brought forward
13
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
£’000		 Restricted
funds
£’000		 2023/24
Total
£’000		 2022/23
Total
£’000
32,891
28,141
33,114 600 33,714
- 9,549 9,549
33,114 10,149 43,263 61,032
151
18
15
177 - 177
80 28 108
32 - 32
33,403 10,177 43,580 61,216
60,891
78
8
31,881 11,492 43,373
84 - 84
80 - 80
32,045 11,492 43,537 60,977
239
-
1,358 (1,315) 43
(528) 528 -
830 (787) 43 239
2,419
1,102 1,556 2,658
1,932 769 2,701 2,658

There are no gains or losses other than those shown above.

There are no discontinued activities and there have been no acquisitions during the year. The notes on pages 128 to 153 form part of these financial statements

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The Arts Council of Wales

General Activities Account Balance Sheet

as at 31 March 2024

31 March 2024 31 March 2024 31 March 2023 31 March 2023
£’000 £’000
Fixed assets Note
Intangible fixed assets 9a 2 4
Tangible fixed assets 9b 199 130
Total fixed assets 201 134
Non-current assets
Debtors 10a - 8,570
Current assets
Grants paid in advance 120 -
Debtors 10b 16,227 16,768
Cash and cash equivalents 1,566 1,491
Total current assets 17,913 18,259
Liabilities:falling due within one year
Creditors 11a (15,308) (15,534)
(15,308) (15,534)
Net current assets 2,605 2,725
Total assets less current liabilities 2,806 11,429
Creditors:falling due after more than one year
Creditors 11b (105) (8,771)
Net assets 2,701 2,658
The funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 13 1,932 1,102
Restricted funds 13 769 1,556
2,701 2,658

The notes on pages 128 to 153 form part of these financial statements.

The financial statements were approved by the Arts Council of Wales and signed on its behalf by

Dafydd Rhys Accounting Officer 18 October 2024

Maggie Russell Chair 18 October 2024

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The Arts Council of Wales

General Activities Account Statement of Cash Flows

for the year ended 31 March 2024

Note
Net cash infow from operating activities
15a
Net cash infow from investing activities
15b
Net cash outfow associated with capital assets
15c
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year
Cash and cash equivalents brought forward
Cash and cash equivalents carried forward		 2023/24
£’000
172
28
(125)
75
1,491
1,566		 2022/23
£’000
55
10
(99)
(34)
1,525
1,491

The notes on pages 128 to 153 form part of these financial statements.

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The Arts Council of Wales

General Activities Account Notes forming part of the financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2024

1. Accounting policies

a. Basis of preparation

These financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis and under the historical cost convention modified to include certain fixed assets at their value to the Council on a current cost basis. They have been prepared in accordance with the Accounts Direction issued by Welsh Ministers and meet the requirements of the Charities Acts 2006, 2011 and 2016, of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their account in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (F R S 102) issued on 16 July 2014 (“the SORP”) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). In addition to compliance with the S O R P regard is given to the requirements of the Government Financial Reporting Manual (F R e M) issued by H M Treasury to the extent that it clarifies or builds on the requirements of the S O R P. A summary of the principal accounting policies which have been applied consistently are set out below.

Impact of standards not yet effective

The application of any new or amended accounting standards is governed by their adoption by the Charity Commission and FReM. The Council applies changes to standards when they become effective. There are no known material impacts from accounting standard changes that have been issued and are not yet effective on the financial statements in the period of initial application.

b. Income

Grant-in-aid from the Welsh Government is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities on a receivable basis.

All other income is recognised when the Council has entitlement to the funds, any associated performance conditions have been met, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably. Capital grants receivable are treated as income.

No income is recorded net of expenditure in the Statement of Financial Activities.

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c. Lottery distribution

These financial statements do not cover the Council’s lottery distribution function for which separate financial statements have been prepared in accordance with directions issued by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport.

The Council incurs costs which support both its general activities and lottery distribution functions. In accordance its Financial Directions the Council apportions indirect costs properly between these two areas of activity with reference to the time spent on, or the consumption of the relevant resources by, the respective activities.

The apportionments are usually reviewed every two years and whenever there is a significant change to the staff structure or the programmes of activity.

d. Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.

e. Grants awarded

Subsidy expenditure is incurred in the form of grants which are formally offered to organisations funded by the Council. Grants are offered in support of a programme of activities planned for, or to commence in, a particular financial year and in most circumstances are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in that year.

Forward commitments made in the year relating to next year’s activity, as disclosed in note 17, are not charged to the Statement of Financial Activities. The grant-inaid to meet these commitments cannot be recognised until it is received so, in this respect, we have been unable to apply all principles of paragraph 7 of the SORP. The Trustees do not believe the inclusion of the forward commitments would provide a true and fair view of the application of the Council’s resources.

Grants unpaid at the year end are shown as creditors in the Balance Sheet. Any advance payments which have been made in respect of approved grants relating to next year’s activities are shown in the Balance Sheet as current assets.

All grants offered are listed in the annex to this Annual Report.

f. Services and sponsorship

Services and sponsorship comprise the direct costs, including staff and depreciation, attributable to charitable activities.

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g. Allocation of operating costs

Operating costs have been allocated first between charitable activities and governance. Operating costs relating to charitable activities have been apportioned to reflect the time spent by staff in delivering direct activities and in support of their delivery. The allocation and analysis of these costs is in notes 6 and 7.

h. Governance costs

Governance costs comprise all costs involving the public accountability of the Council as a charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice. These costs are analysed in note 8.

i. Foreign currency

Revenue received and expenditure incurred in foreign currencies is converted at the exchange rate prevailing at the time of the transaction. Balances held in foreign currencies are converted at the rate prevailing at the Balance Sheet date. Transactions and balances covered by forward contracts are converted at the contract rate.

j. Recognition of liabilities

Liabilities are recognised when an obligation arises to transfer economic benefits as a result of past transactions or events.

k. Fund accounting

Restricted funds are those which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Council for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Unrestricted funds are those which are available for use at the discretion of Council in furtherance of its chartered objectives and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Where support costs are allocated to restricted charitable activities a transfer is made from unrestricted funds to cover these costs.

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l. Fixed assets

The Council owns two freehold properties, the Sherman Theatre and the Rubicon Dance Studio, which are let on long leases at peppercorn rents to tenants which are not controlled by the Council and with no provision for repossession by the Council. Based on the advice of external and independent chartered surveyors, the residual value of these freehold interests is considered to be negligible so these assets are held in the accounts at a nil value.

Website development costs, in accordance with F R S 102, are treated as tangible fixed assets.

Computer software licences are treated as intangible fixed assets if they cover more than one year.

Other than freehold properties all tangible and intangible fixed assets are included at historical cost less an allowance for depreciation and amortisation. The Council considers that there is no significant difference between the book and market values.

m. Amortisation and depreciation

Individual assets costing £1,000 or above are capitalised and a full year’s amortisation or depreciation is provided in the year of acquisition. Amortisation of intangible fixed assets and depreciation on tangible fixed assets is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation of each asset to its residual value on a straight line basis over its expected useful life as follows:

Computer software licences over 3years
Leasehold improvements over the term of the lease
Furniture,fxtures and fttings over 10years
Equipment over 4years
Website development costs over 3years
Computer system over 3years

n.

Leases

The costs of operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the life of the lease.

o. Pensions

The Council is an admitted employer of the Arts Council Retirement Plan 1994 (ACRP) which provides defined benefits to Council employees. The costs of the Council’s contributions are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities so as to spread the cost of pensions over employees’ working lives.

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The Plan is a funded, defined benefit, multi-employer scheme where the participating employers are unable to identify their shares of the underlying assets and liabilities. The scheme has therefore been accounted for as if it were a defined contribution scheme, in accordance with FRS 102. The Council has made payments to fund a deficit relating to past service. If further deficit payments are needed, following future revaluations, the Council will recognise a provision for the present value of contributions payable in accordance with the terms of any relevant funding agreement. All contributions towards the deficit are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities.

The Council also has a defined contribution scheme, The People’s Pension, as an alternative option to meet the needs of Auto Enrolment legislation. The scheme is accounted for in accordance with FRS 102.

p. Taxation

Non-recoverable Value Added Tax arising from expenditure on non-business activities is charged to the Statement of Financial Activities or capitalised as a fixed asset where applicable.

q. Financial instruments

Financial assets: Trade debtors do not carry any interest and are stated at their nominal value as reduced by appropriate allowances for estimated irrecoverable amounts. Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand and cash at bank and on short term deposit on instant access terms.

Financial liabilities: Trade creditors are not interest bearing and are stated at their nominal value.

2. General activities and Lottery distribution: combined income and charitable arts expenditure

The separate Lottery distribution account shows the Council’s 2023/24 share of the proceeds from the National Lottery of £17,234,000 (2022/23: £17,681,000). The combined total income for both general and Lottery activities for 2023/24 was £62,343,000 (2022/23: £79,562,000). The combined total direct charitable arts expenditure for 2023/24 was £60,421,000 (2022/23: £78,113,000).

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3. Income

Donations: Other grants and donations

Unrestricted
funds
£’000		 2022/23
Total
£’000
_Creative Learning through the Arts_Programme
(note 18):
Welsh Government grant
Arts Council of Wales Lottery grant
Other income
Prior year grants no longer required or repaid
Welsh Government for National Contemporary
Art Gallery for Wales
Welsh Government capital grants for theatres
Welsh Government contribution for other
activities
Grants to Wales Arts International
Public Health Wales
National Centre for Learning Welsh
The Eirian Llwyd Trust
Arts Council England (for Hynt)
Natural Resources Wales (for Creative Nature
programme)
1,000
1,000
22
12
-
24,00
1,816
72
9
50
4
83
65
-
9,549
9,549		 28,141

4. Income from charitable activities – Services and sponsorship

me from charitable activities –
ices and sponsorship
Night Out_scheme:
– contributions from venues/promoters
_Collectorplan– gallery fees
Other income		 Unrestricted
funds
£’000
Restricted
funds
£’000
2023/24
Total
£’000
146
-
146
30
-
30
1
-
1		 2022/23
Total
£’000
116
29
6
177
-
177		 151

5. Other income

r income
Proceeds from the disposal of fxed assets
Contribution from the Lottery Distribution
account:
for use of fxed assets		 Unrestricted
funds
£’000
Restricted
funds
£’000
2023/24
Total
£’000
3
-
3
29
-
29		 2022/23
Total
£’000
-
15
32
-
32		 15

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6. Expenditure – Charitable activities

. Expenditure – Charitable activities activities
Direct
activities
£’000
Grant making and arts development
1,348
Creative Learning through the Arts
Programme(note 18)
1,266
Arts strategy
1,516
International
862
Services:Night Out&Collectorplan
594
Advocacy and research
328
5,914
From unrestricted funds
From restricted funds
1Grant funding
From unrestricted funds
Arts Portfolio Wales
Strategic awards
From restricted funds
Arts Portfolio Wales
Creative Learning through the Arts
Programme
Strategic awards – for the
development of the National
Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales
Strategic awards – capital grant for
redevelopment of Theatr Clwyd
Strategic awards – capital grants
for theatres
Strategic awards – other
Memorial awards		 Direct
activities
£’000
1,348
1,266
1,516
862
594
328
5,914


Grant1
funding
£’000
Support2
costs
£’000
2023/24
Total
£’000

33,484
2,248
37,080

1,514
-
2,780

-
98
1,614

-
56
918

-
38
632

-
21
349

34,998
2,461
43,373
31,881
11,492		 2022/23
Total
£’000
56,409
2,214
593
936
506
233
60,891
31,337
29,554
43,373 60,891
To
institutions
£’000
To
individuals
£’000
2023/24
Total
£’000
26,885
-
26,885
10
37
47
300
-
300
1,514
-
1,514

4,067
-
4,067

-
-
-
1,350
-
1,350
816
19
835
-
-
-
34,942
56
34,998
2022/23
Total
£’000
27,184
452
300
1,209
-
23,500
600
1,241
16
54,502

All grants are listed in the annex to this Annual Report.

2Support costs
Staff and related costs
Pensions
Organisational review
Infrastructure
Offce running costs
Professional fees and promotion
Irrecoverable VAT
Amortisation and depreciation		 Gross costs
£’000
Deduct
Recharges
to Lottery
Distribution
£’000
2023/234
Net charge
to General
Activities
£’000
3,870
1,986
1,884
-
-
-
16
8
8
652
319
333
18
9
9
326
224
102
134
70
64
61
-
61		 2022/23
Net charge
to General
Activities
£’000
1,416
59
-
302
7
80
75
31
5,077
2,616
2,461		 1,970

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7. Staff costs

a. Total staff costs consist of:
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs
Redundancy costs
Apprenticeship Levy
Agency costs
Staff costs are incorporated in the
fnancial statements as follows:
Charged to Direct activities(note 6)
Charged to Support costs(note 6)
Charged to Governance(note 8)
The average number of staff
(full time equivalents) employed
during the year was:
On charitable activities:
directly charged
recharged
In support of our charitable
activities		 Permanently
employed
£’000
Other
£’000
3,421
922
412
98
569
141
671
-
7
-
-
9
Gross
costs
£’000
Deduct
Recharges
to Lottery
Distribution
£’000
2023/24
Net charge
to General
Activities
£’000
4,343
1,251
3,092
510
150
360
710
206
504
671
328
343
7
-
7
9
4
5		 2022/23
Net charge
to General
Activities
£’000
2,795
314
499
-
5
2
5,080
1,170		 6,250
1,939
4,311		 3,615
2,466
-
2,466
3,735
1,922
1,813
49
17
32
2,243
1,340
32
6,250
1,939
4,311		 3,615
Permanently
employed
Other
9
11
27
4
28
6		 Across
the whole
Council
On Lottery
Distribution
activities
2023/24
On General
Activities
21
-
21
31
-
31
34
25
9		 2022/223
On General
Activities
20
32
9
65
21		 86
25
61		 61
Staff composition at 31 March
(full time equivalents – whole Council)
Senior Leadership Team
Portfolio Managers/Heads of
Department
Senior Offcers
Offcers
Team Co-ordinators/Personal
Assistants		 2024 2023
Male Female Total Male Female Total
2 3 5 2 3 5
7 10 17 8 9 17
14 22 36 13 22 35
2 9 11 3 9 12
3 15 18 2 16 18
28 59 87 28 59 87
32% 68% 32% 68%

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Emoluments by bands
2023/24
Other than members of the Senior Leadership Team listed at note 7b, the
number of employees (whole Council) whose remuneration for the year,
excluding employer’s pension contributions, exceeded £60,000 was as follows:
£60,000 to £69,000
-
£70,000 to £79,000
1
2024
The range of annual remuneration (full time equivalents) at 31 March was
(whole Council):
£26,227 to
£106,922
The Chief Executive is the highest paid member of staff.
During the year the Chief Executive received a pay award of 5%(2022/23: no
change). Staff as a whole also received a pay award of 5%(2022/23: 4%).
The annual remuneration (full time equivalents) of employees and the ratios
between each of those and the pay of the Chief Executive at 31 March were
(whole Council):
25th percentile
Median (50th) percentile
75th percentile
£32,915
1:3.2
£47,861
1:2.2
£47,861
1:2.2
Annual remuneration comprises salary only. No benefts were paid and there
was no performance-related pay.		 2022/23
1
-
2023
£25,026 to
£101,830
£31,348
1:3.2
£45,582
1:2.2
£45,582
1:2.2

Compensation schemes – exit packages (whole Council)

Exit package cost band
£10,000 to £24,999
£25,000 to £49,999
£50,000 to £99,999
£100,000 to £149,999
Total number of exit
packages
Total cost(£’000)		 Number of compulsory
redundancies		 Number of other departures
agreed		 Number of other departures
agreed		 Total number of exit
packages by cost band		 Total number of exit
packages by cost band
2023/24 2022/23 2023/24 2022/23 2023/24 2022/23
- - 2 - 2 -
1 - 4 - 5 -
- - 4 - 4 -
- - 2 - 2 -
1 - 12 - 13 -
45 - 735 - 780 -

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Exit packages include redundancy payments and, where applicable, contractual pay in lieu of notice, accrued holiday pay and accrued pay for excess hours due at the date of termination.

Redundancy payments have been determined in accordance with the provisions of the Council’s redundancy policy. The Council usually pays exit costs when employment ends but provides for the exit costs in full at the point when there is sufficiently detailed information to do so.

All ‘other departures agreed’ related to requests for redundancy where, in accordance with the Council’s redundancy policy, the employees’ posts either disappeared in the new structure or were filled by other employees who would otherwise have been compulsorily redundant. There is no difference in the compensation entitlements of volunteers and those who are compulsorily redundant.

The Welsh Government provided funding to the Council to meet the exit packages in full. This funding and the related costs have been apportioned between the Council’s general activities and lottery distribution accounts. 51% is recognised in these financial statements in income from other grants and donations and in staff costs

The amount of pension benefits for the year which contributes to the single total remuneration figures is calculated in a similar way to the method used to derive pension values for tax purposes, and is based on information received from the actuary of the Arts Council Retirement Plan 1994.

The value of pension benefits is calculated as follows:

(real increase in pension* x 20) + (real increase in any lump sum) – (contributions made by member)

*excluding increases due to inflation or any increase or decrease due to a transfer of pension rights

This is not an amount which has been paid to an individual by the Council during the year, it is a calculation which uses information from the pension benefit table. These figures can be influenced by many factors, e.g. changes in a person’s salary, whether or not they choose to make additional contributions to the pension scheme from their pay, and other valuation factors affecting the pension scheme as a whole.

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The single total remuneration figures of the Senior Leadership Team:

2023/24
Name
Position
Emoluments
band
£’000
Pension
benefts
£’000
Single total
remuneration
£’000		 2023/24
Name
Position
Emoluments
band
£’000
Pension
benefts
£’000
Single total
remuneration
£’000		 2023/24
Name
Position
Emoluments
band
£’000
Pension
benefts
£’000
Single total
remuneration
£’000		 2022/23 2022/23 2022/23
Pension
benefts
£’000		 Single total
remuneration
£’000		 Emoluments
band
£’000		 Pension
benefts
£’000		 Single total
remuneration
£’000
Dafydd Rhys
Chief Executive from
17 October 2022
105-110
Full year equivalent		 24 130-135 45-50 11 55-60
100-105
Michael Elliott1
Interim Chief
Executive from 7
March 2022 to 1
November 2022
N/A
Full year equivalent		 N/A N/A 65-70 - 65-70
100-105
Richard Nicholls2
Director of Operations
to 6 April 2024
105-110		 16 120-125 80-85 17 95-100
Diane Hebb
Director of Arts
Engagement
85-90		 (18) 65-70 80-85 (35) 45-50
Rebecca Nelson
Director of Finance
and Business Services
85-90		 13 95-100 80-85 13 90-95
Lleucu Siencyn3
Director of Arts
Development from 9
May 2022 to 8 April
2024
125-130
Full year equivalent		 19 145-150 65-70 14 80-85
70-75

1 The Interim Chief Executive elected not to join a pension scheme and there was no requirement to auto-enrol him.

2 The Director of Operations’ remuneration includes compensation of £21,373 for loss of office in 2023/24. 3 The Director of Arts Development’s remuneration includes compensation of £45,427 for loss of office in 2023/24.

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The pension benefits of the Senior Leadership Team:

Name
Position		 2023/24
£’000		 2023/24
£’000		 2023/24
£’000		 2022/23
£’000		 2023/24
£’000
Real increase
in pension and
related lump sum
at age 65		 Total accrued
pension at age 65
as at 31/03/24,
or date of leaving
if earlier, and
related lumpsum		 Cash
Equivalent1
Transfer Value
at 31/03/24		 Cash Equivalent
Transfer Value
at 31/03/23, or
date of leaving
if earlier		 Real increase
in Cash
Equivalent2
Transfer Value
Dafydd Rhys
Chief Executive from
17 October 2022		 Pension 0-2.5
Lump sum 2.5-5		 Pension 0-5
Lump sum 5-10		 32 9 15
Richard Nicholls
Director of
Operations to 6 April
2024		 Pension 0-2.5
Lump sum 2.5-5		 Pension 0-5
Lump sum 5-10		 30 20 3
Diane Hebb
Director of Arts
Engagement		 Pension (2.5)-0
Lump sum (2.5)-0		 Pension 25-30
Lump sum 75-80		 428 390 (15)
Rebecca Nelson
Director of Finance
and Business
Services to 2 August
2024		 Pension 0-2.5
Lump sum 0-2.5		 Pension 5-10
Lump sum 15-20		 38 28 1
Lleucu Siencyn
Director of Arts
Development to 8
April 2024		 Pension 0-2.5
Lump sum 2.5-5		 Pension 0-5
Lump sum 5-10		 18 7 5

1 Cash Equivalent Transfer Values – A Cash Equivalent Transfer Value (CETV) is the actuarially assessed capitalised value of the pension scheme benefits accrued by a member at a particular point in time. The benefits valued are the member’s accrued benefits and any contingent spouse’s pension payable from the scheme. A CETV is a payment made by a pension scheme or arrangement to secure pension benefits in another pension scheme or arrangement when the member leaves a scheme and chooses to transfer the benefits accrued in their former scheme. The pension figures shown relate to the benefits that the individual has accrued as a consequence of their total membership of the pension scheme, not just their service in a senior capacity to which disclosure applies. The figures include the value of any pension benefit in another scheme or arrangement which the individual has transferred to the Arts Council Retirement Plan 1994. They also include any additional pension benefit accrued to the member as a result of their purchasing additional pension benefits at their own cost. CETVs are calculated within the guidelines and framework prescribed by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and do not take account of any actual or potential reduction to benefits resulting from Lifetime Allowance Tax which may be due when pension benefits are drawn.

2 Real increase in C E T V – This is the change in CETV net of inflation, employee contributions (including those relating to the purchase of added years) and transfer-in payments.

The Chair, with the approval of the Charity Commission, is remunerated for his or her services but receives no bonus payments and is not a member of the pension scheme. Other Council and Committee Members receive no payment for their services. Council meeting costs for 2023/24 include an aggregate amount of £7,165 (2022/23: £3,035) reimbursed to 15 (2021/23: 11) Council members for travel and subsistence costs incurred on Council business.

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The total actual emoluments of the Chairs and Chief Executives were made up of:

Chairs1 2023/24
£		 2022/23
£
Chair (from 1 April 2023) – Maggie Russell
Salary 43,810 -
Chair (to 31 March 2023) – Phil George
Salary - 25,556
Interim Chair (from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023) – Kate Eden
Salary - 17,524
Chairs’ total
Salary 43,810 43,080
1 Phil George remained in offce until the end of his term on 31 March 2023. He was
remunerated for his services until October 2022 when, due to his ill-health, Kate Eden
was appointed Interim Chair for the remainder of the last fnancial year.
Salary
Interim Chair (from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023) – Kate Eden
Salary
Chairs’ total
Salary		 -
-
43,810		 25,556
17,524
43,080
1 Phil George remained in offce until the end of his term on 31 March 2023. He was
remunerated for his services until October 2022 when, due to his ill-health, Kate Eden
was appointed Interim Chair for the remainder of the last fnancial year.
Chief Executives
Chief Executive (from 17 October 2022) – Dafydd Rhys
Salary 106,922 46,721
Employer’s pension contribution 21,277 9,746
128,199 56,485
Former Interim Chief Executive (from 7 March 2022 to 1 November
2022) – Michael Elliott
Salary - 65,643
Chief Executives’ total
Salary 106,922 112,364
Employer’s pension contribution 21,277 9,764
128,199 122,128

66% (2022/23: 66%) of the Chairs’ and 72% (2022/23: 72%) of the Chief Executives’ emoluments are charged in these financial statements and the remainder to lottery distribution activities.

Travel and subsistence expenses incurred and defrayed
whilst on Council business:
2023/24
£
Chairs
1,223
Chief Executives
12,037		 2022/23
£
593
11,050

51% (2022/23: 51%) of the Chairs’ and Chief Executives’ expenses are charged in these financial statements and the remainder to lottery distribution activities.

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An independent actuarial valuation of the ACRP normally takes place every three years. The most recent valuation, as at 31 March 2022, came into effect on 1 April 2023. It showed that the ACRP had a funding deficit relative to its statutory funding objective.

The valuation introduced new ordinary contribution rates for the Council in respect of accruing benefits. It also assumes a continuing requirement that a minimum level of payment be made each year towards the deficit, at a rate advised by the scheme actuary, until 31 March 2034. Participating employers may pay contributions at a higher rate or pay additional lump sum contributions at any time before they are due if they so wish.

On the assumption that the recommended amounts would be paid to ACRP, the actuary’s opinion was that the statutory funding objective could have been expected on 31 March 2022 to be met by the end of the period specified in the recovery plan.

The valuation was carried out for the purposes of section 179 of the Pensions Act 2004 and the key financial assumptions (net of price inflation) were:

Net discount rate prior to retirement (pre 2009
compensation)		 -2.39% p.a.
Net discount rate prior to retirement (post
2009 compensation)		 -0.68% p.a.
Net discount rate for pre 1997 benefts in
payment (current pensioners)		 1.95% p.a.
Net discount rate for pre 1997 benefts in
payment (future pensioners)		 1.65% p.a.
Net discount rate for post 1997 benefts in
payment (current pensioners)		 -0.25% p.a.
Net discount rate for post 1997 benefts in
payment (future pensioners)		 -0.65% p.a.
Longevity S3PMA (for males frst life), S3PFA (for females
frst life), S3DMA (for males second life) and
SDFA (for females second life), in each case
with future improvements in line with the CMI
2019 model, with a long term improvement rate
of 1.5%/1.25% for males/females, and a core
smoothing parameter of 7.5
Contingent benefts 85% (males) or 75% (females) assumed married
at retirement
Females are assumed to be 3 years younger

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Contributions by the Council and its employees were:

Council Council Employees Employees
2023/24 2022/23 2023/24 2022/23
For all staff 19.9% 20.9% 6.0% 6.0%

In addition, the Council made a lump sum payment of £115,900 in 2022/23 and it was agreed with the actuaries that no further deficit payments would be needed until the next revaluation. The Council’s Lottery Distribution account contributed £56,550 towards the deficit payment.

There have been no changes to the Council’s and employees’ contribution rates since 31 March 2024.

The Council also paid 0.2% (2022/23: 0.1%) of pensionable salary in respect of each life assurance only member.

Under Auto Enrolment legislation all eligible employees are required to join a qualifying pension scheme, unless they formally opt out. We have a defined contribution scheme, The People’s Pension, as an alternative option for employees who are not members of the ACRP. The Council contributed 5% and the employee 3% during the year. These rates may change in the future, in line with the requirements of the legislation.

8. Resources expended Governance costs

8. Resources expended
Governance costs
Chair’s remuneration
Auditor’s remuneration – Audit
Internal audit
Legal and consultancy fees
Council meetings, including travel and subsistence		 Gross
costs
£’000
Deduct
Recharges
to Lottery
Distribution
£’000
2023/24
Net charge
to General
Activities
£’000
49
17
a32
68
32
36
18
9
9
2
1
1
9
3
6		 2022/23
Net charge
to General
Activities
£’000
32
30
13
1
2
146
62
84		 78

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9. Fixed assets

9. Fixed assets
a. Intangible fxed assets
Cost at 1 April 2023
Additions
Disposals
Cost at 31 March 2024
Amortisation at 1 April 2022
Charge for the year
Disposals
Amortisation at 31 March 2024		 Computer software
licences
£’000
301
-
(73)
228
297
2
(73)
226
2
4
Alterations
to leasehold
properties
£’000
Computer
system,
furniture, etc
£’000
Website
£’000
Total
£’000
107
851
95
1,053
-
29
99
128
-
(336)
-
(336)
Net book value at 31 March 2024
Net book value at 1 April 2023
b. Tangible fxed assets
Cost at 1 April 2023
Additions
Disposals
Cost at 31 March 2024
Depreciation at 1 April 2023
Charge for the year
Disposals
Depreciation at 31 March 2024
107
544
194
845
107
721
95
923
-
59
-
59
-
(336)
-
(336)
107
444
95
646
Net book value at 31 March 2024 0
100
99
199
Net book value at 1 April 2023 0
130
0
130

Amortisation and depreciation charged has been allocated to charitable activities within support costs (note 6).

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The Council’s freehold properties in Cardiff, the Sherman Theatre and the Rubicon Dance Studio, are let on long leases at peppercorn rents to tenants which are not controlled by the Council and with no provisions either for reviewing the rents or repossession by the Council.

The Sherman Theatre was acquired by the Welsh Arts Council, a division of the Arts Council of Great Britain, in September 1987 at a cost of £897,000 and immediately let for a term of 125 years. At the dissolution of the Arts Council of Great Britain in March 1994 the freehold interest was transferred to the newly formed Arts Council of Wales.

The Rubicon Dance Studio was acquired by the Welsh Arts Council in February 1988 at a cost of £11,315 and subject to an existing lease for a term of 999 years commencing 1 January 1986. The freehold interest was transferred to the Arts Council of Wales in March 1994.

The most recent external and independent valuation of the Council’s freehold properties was as at 31 March 2004. It was undertaken by Elizabeth Hill, a Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, for and on behalf of Cooke & Arkwright, Chartered Surveyors. Because of the impact of the leases it was the surveyor’s opinion that the freehold interests had a nil or nominal value, so these assets are held in the accounts at nil value.

Council does not consider it necessary to undertake a further valuation until there is a significant reduction in the residual terms of the leases or earlier termination.

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10. Debtors

0. Debtors
a. Debtors:falling due after more than one year
Welsh Government – capital fundingfor redevelopment of Theatr Clwyd
b. Debtors:falling due within one year
Welsh Government – grant-in-aid
Welsh Government – capital fundingfor redevelopment of Theatr Clwyd
Welsh Government – for National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales
Welsh Government – other funds
Collectorplan_loans1
Trade debtors
Other debtors
_Deduct_Specifc provision for doubtful debts
_Sub-total: Debtors
Prepayments
Due from Lottery distribution fund for recharged costs:
Cost apportionments		 2023/24
£’000		 2022/23
£’000
0 8,570
0 8,570
500 583
10,030 13,766
2,664 -
1,026 394
133 119
133 119
829 924
15,606 16,169
- -
15,606 16,169
190 286
15,796 16,455
431 313
16,227 16,768

1 Collectorplan is the Council’s interest-free loan scheme, available to the general public to support the purchase of contemporary works of art and crafts from participating galleries across Wales. Loans from £50 up to £5,000 are repaid by monthly instalments over a maximum period of 1 year.

11. Creditors

11. Creditors
a.
Creditors: falling due within one year
Grants payable – capital fundingfor redevelopment of Theatr Clwyd
Grants payable – for National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales
Grants payable – other
Taxation and social security
Trade creditors
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
b.
Creditors: falling due after more than one year
Grants payable – capital fundingfor redevelopment of Theatr Clwyd
Grants payable – other		 2023/24
£’000		 2022/23
£’000
10,030 13,766
2,656 -
1,369 1,444
138 118
272 148
195 109
648 249
15,308 15,534
- 8,570
105 201
105 8,771

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12. Contingent liability

The Council is an admitted employer of the Arts Council Retirement Plan 1994. The Plan is a funded, defined benefit, multi-employer scheme where the participating employers are unable to identify their shares of the underlying assets and liabilities.

In the event of the withdrawal of an employer, the debt triggered under section 75 of the Pensions Act 1995 would be calculated using the solvency shortfall of the entire Plan, not the employer’s own asset share and liabilities. Also, in the event of Plan wind up, as the Plan is a “last man standing” arrangement all employers would be jointly and severally liable for the total shortfall in the Plan.

13. Statement of funds

13. Statement of funds
Unrestricted income funds
General fund
Total unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Income
Welsh Government for specifc arts activity
CLTA Programme
Arts Council England (for Hynt)
Eirian Llwyd memorial awards
Natural Resources Wales (Other restricted
income)
National Centre for Learning Welsh
Wales Arts International activity
Capital
Alun Llywelyn Williams Memorial Fund(income
to provide bursary for young artist)
Brian Ross Memorial Fund(income to provide
bursary for young visual artist)
Total restricted funds
Total funds		 At 1 April
2023
£’000
Incoming
resources
£’000
Resources
expended
£’000
Transfers
£’000
At 31 March
2024
£’000
1,102
33,403
(32,045)
(528)
1,932
1,102
33,403
(32,045)
(528)
1,932
4
8,037
(8,556)
519
4
1,337
2,048
(2,780)
-
605
41
-
(41)
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
9
(10)
1
0
23
-
(24)
1
0
69
79
(81)
5
72
1,474
10,173
(11,492)
528
683

13
1
-
-
14
69
3
-
-
72
82
4
-
-
82
1,556
10,177
(11,492)
528
769
2,658
43,580
(43,537)
0
2,701

The Alun Llywelyn Williams and Brian Ross Memorial Funds are represented by cash at bank and are within the total of £1,566,000 shown on the Balance Sheet.

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14. Analysis of net assets between funds

Fund balances at 31 March 2024 are
represented by:
Fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors: falling due within one year
Creditors: falling after more than one year
Total net assets		 Unrestricted
funds
£’000
Restricted
funds
£’000
Total
£’000
201
-
201
5,786
12,127
17,913
(4,037)
(11,271)
(15,308)
(18)
(87)
(105)
1,932
769
2,701

15. Cash flow information

15. Cash fow information
a.
Cash fows from operating activities
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources
Bank interest received (net of surrender)
Amortisation and depreciation(note 9)
(Surplus)/Defcit on disposal of fxed assets
(Increase)/Decrease in grants paid in advance
(Increase)/Decrease in debtors
Increase/(Decrease) in creditors falling due within one year
Increase/(Decrease) in creditors falling due after more than
one year
Net cash infow/(outfow) from operating activities
b.
Cash fows from investing activities
Bank interest received
Bank interest surrendered to Welsh Consolidated Fund
Net cash infow from operating activities
c.
Cash fows associated with capital assets
Payments to acquire intangible fxed assets(note 9a)
Payments to acquire tangible fxed assets (note 9b)
(Surplus)/Defcit on disposal of fxed assets
Net cash infow/(outfow) associated with capital assets		 2023/24
£’000		 2022/23
£’000
43 239
(28) (10)
61 32
(3) -
(120) -
9,111 (22,576)
(226) 13,629
(8,666) 8,741
172 55
108 18
(80) (8)
28 10
0 (4)
(128) (95)
3 -
(125) (99)

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16. Commitments on operating leases

At 31 March 2024 the Council had the following commitments for future payments under non-cancellable operating leases:

Total due
within one year
later than one year and not later than fve years
later than fve years		 Land and buildings Land and buildings Equipment Equipment
2024
£’000		 2023
£’000		 2024
£’000		 2023
£’000
56 144 2 2
264 516 - 2
- 106 - -
320 766 2 4

Lease payments of £130,000 have been recognised as an expense during the year (2022/23: £155,000). 51% (2022/23: 51%) of the costs are charged in these financial statements and the remainder to lottery distribution activities.

17. Forward commitments

7. Forward commitments
2024
£’000
Grants
Forward funding – grants formally offered
25,123		 2023
£’000
27,180

Forward funding at 31 March 2024 represents allocations to Multi-year funded organisations for 2024/25.

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18. Creative Learning through the Arts Programme

The Creative Learning through the Arts Programme is designed to:

The first phase, from 2015 to 2020, was funded by a joint investment of £20 million pounds from the Welsh Government in partnership with the Arts Council of Wales, working with the regional education consortia, schools, local authorities and the wider arts and cultural sector. The Programme requires the active involvement of artists, creative professionals and arts, culture and heritage organisations working in partnership with teachers and schools.

The programme was extended for two years from 2020 to 2022 and the Welsh Government has announced a further extension for another three years to 2025.

The Council’s investment comes from Lottery funds. This, together with the Welsh Government’s contribution and all Programme expenditure, is accounted for in these financial statements. This approach has been agreed with the Council’s external auditors and the Department for Culture, Media & Sport.

Income
Welsh Government grant
Arts Council of Wales Lottery grant
Prior year grants repaid
Partnership income
Bank interest
Expenditure
Lead Creative Schools
Arts and education programme
Arts and creative learning cross-programme
Central management costs		 2023/24
£’000		 2022/23
£’000
1,000 1,000
1,000 1,000
1 0
23 22
24 10
2,048 2,032
1,639 1,642
8 3
512 14
621 555
2,780 2,214

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19. Financial instruments

Financial Reporting Standard 102 requires disclosure of the role which financial instruments have had during the period in creating or changing the risks the Council faces in undertaking its functions.

Liquidity risks – In 2023/24 £48,151,000 or 97% of the Council’s income was derived from the Welsh Government (2022/23: £59,807,000 or 98%). Of the remaining income £1,000,000 or 2% was derived from the Arts Council of Wales’ Lottery Distribution account for the Creative Learning through the Arts Programme (2022/23: £1,000,000 or 1%) and £429,000 or 1% was derived from investment income and sundry income (2022/23: £409,000 or 1%). The Council does not consider that its general activities are exposed to any significant liquidity risk and is satisfied that future income is sufficient to meet its commitments.

Interest rate risks – Cash balances which are drawn down from the Welsh Government to pay grant commitments and operating costs are held in instant access, variable rate bank accounts which on average carried an interest rate of 3.18% in the year (2022/23: 0.88%). The effective unrestricted cash balance at the year end was £384,000 (2023: £279,000). The Council does not consider that its general activities are exposed to significant interest rate risks.

Foreign currency risk – The general activities of the Council are not exposed to any significant foreign exchange risks.

Cash flow risk – The Council is not exposed to any significant cash flow risks.

Credit risk – The Council is not exposed to any significant credit risk as the majority of debtors relate to Welsh Government income.

20. Corporation Tax

The Council is a charitable Welsh Government sponsored body and as such is exempt from Corporation Tax under Section 505 I C TA 1988.

21. Events after the reporting period

Authorisation of these financial statements for issue

The financial statements were authorised for issue by the Accounting Officer on the same date as the Auditor General for Wales certified them.

There were no material post balance sheet events up to the date on which the accounting statements were authorised by the Accounting Officer which would have meant that the accounts had to be adjusted.

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22. Related party transactions

Public bodies

The Council is a Welsh Government sponsored body.

The Welsh Parliament/Welsh Government is regarded as a related party. During the year the Council had no material transactions with the Welsh Parliament/Welsh Government apart from the grant-in-aid disclosed in the Statement of Financial Activities and the restricted grants disclosed in note 3.

Individuals

Members of Council, Committees, staff or other related parties (being close family members) undertook financial transactions (listed below) with the Council during the year.

Where the individuals and/or their close family were members of the Boards of Management (or equivalent) or were senior employees of organisations offered grants or other payments by the Council in 2023/24 in all such cases, in accordance with the Council’s Code of Best Practice, the individual concerned withdrew from any meeting where there was a discussion or decision regarding funding.

Under the Council’s Code of Best Practice an interest is deemed to persist for a minimum period of one year after the individual has left the position which created the interest. This policy is reflected in the disclosures which follow.

Transactions with the Council as a Lottery distributor are recorded in the equivalent note to the separate Lottery Distribution Account.

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Payable Total balance
Council members Transaction
Organisation Total Value outstanding at
Role 2023/24
2023/24 31 March 2024 [1]
(number) £ £
Elen ap Robert
Chair National Eisteddfod of Wales Grant (0) Nil 1,500
Board member Welsh National Opera Grants (2) 4,652,609 Nil
Devinda De Silva
Board member Disability Arts Cymru Grant (1) 169,746 Nil
Board member Dirty Protest Grant (0) Nil 617
Kate Eden (to September 2023)
Grant (5) 1,432,574 453,266
Council member Aberystwyth University
Invoice (3) 4,787 720
Ruth Fabby
Board member Arts Marketing Association Invoice (6) 6,043 Nil
Emily Hutchings
Grant (6) 698,093 24,602
Employment Chapter
Invoice (3) 999 Nil
Grant (3) 1,162,359 Nil
Employment Sherman Theatre
Invoice (5) 2,610 Nil
Gwennan Mair Jones
Drama board member National Eisteddfod of Wales Grant (0) Nil 1,500
Grant (3) 1,857,044 10,031,055
Employment Theatr Clwyd
Invoice (1) 780 Nil
Tafsila Khan
Board member Taking Flight Theatre Invoice (2) 1,200 Nil
Board member Fio Grant (0) Nil 500
Grant (2) 1,648,436 Nil
Board member National Theatre Wales
Invoice (6) 6,480 Nil
Grant (4) 3,937,387 Nil
Employment Wales Millennium Centre
Invoice (2) 3,720 Nil
Keith Murrell
Council member The Successors of the Mandique Invoice (1) 1,200 Nil
Victoria Provis
Council member University of Wales Trinity Saint David Invoice (10) 3,881 Nil
Prue Thimbleby
Employment Swansea Bay Health Board Grant (0) Nil 25,000
Dr Sarah Younan
Volunteer Watch Africa Cymru Grant (0) Nil 1,000
Employment National Museum of Wales Invoice (1) 812 Nil
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Independent
Committee members
Role		 Organisation Transaction
2023/24
(number)		 Total Value
2023/24
£		 Total balance
outstanding at
31 March 20241
£
Ruth Cayford
Council member Cardiff Council Invoice (1) 300 Nil
Jayne Woods
Council member University of Wales Trinity Saint David Invoice (10) 3,881 Nil
Senior Leadership Team
members
Role		 Organisation Payable
Transaction
2023/24
(number)		 Total Value
2023/24
£		 Total balance
outstanding at
31 March 20241
£
Dafydd Rhys
Former employment
(until August 2022)		 Aberystwyth University Grant (5)
Invoice (3)		 1,432,574
4,787		 453,266
720
Lleucu Siencyn
Former employment
(until April 2022)		 Literature Wales Grant (2) 761,685 31,407

1 The total balance outstanding at the year-end may include amounts in respect of grants awarded in previous years but not yet paid.

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Financial Statements Lottery Distribution

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Statement of Accounting Officer’s responsibilities

Under Section 35 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (as amended) the Council is required to prepare for each financial year a statement of accounts for its Lottery distribution activities in the form and on the basis determined by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport. The accounts are prepared on an accruals basis and must give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Council and of its income and expenditure, Statement of Financial Position and cash flows for the financial year.

In preparing the accounts, the Accounting Officer is required to comply with the requirements of the Government Financial Reporting Manual and in particular to:

The Principal Accounting Officer for the Welsh Government has designated the Chief Executive as the Accounting Officer of the Council. The responsibilities of an Accounting Officer, including responsibility for the propriety and regularity of the public finances for which the Accounting Officer is answerable, for keeping proper records and for safeguarding the Council’s assets, are set out in Managing Welsh Public Money published by the Welsh Government and Managing Public Money published by H M Treasury.

As the Accounting Officer, I have taken all the steps that I ought to have taken to make myself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Council’s auditor is aware of that information. So far as I am aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the auditors are unaware.

The Accounting Officer confirms that, as far as he is aware, the annual report and accounts as a whole is fair, balanced and understandable and he takes responsibility for the annual report and accounts and the judgements required for determining that it is fair, balanced and understandable.

Endorsed on behalf of Council:

Dafydd Rhys Accounting Officer 18 October 2024

Maggie Russell Chair 18 October 2024

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The Certificate and Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General to the Houses of Parliament and the Senedd

Opinion on financial statements

I certify that I have audited the financial statements of the Arts Council of Wales Lottery Distribution Account for the year ended 31 March 2024 under the National Lottery etc Act 1993.

The financial statements comprise the Arts Council of Wales Lottery Distribution Account’s

The financial reporting framework that has been applied in the preparation of the financial statements is applicable law and U K adopted international accounting standards.

In my opinion the financial statements:

Opinion on regularity

In my opinion, in all material respects, the income and expenditure recorded in the financial statements have been applied to the purposes intended by Parliament and the financial transactions recorded in the financial statements conform to the authorities which govern them.

Basis for opinions

I conducted my audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs UK), applicable law and Practice Note 10 Audit of Financial Statements and Regularity of Public Sector Bodies in the United Kingdom (2022). My responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of my certificate.

Those standards require me and my staff to comply with the Financial Reporting Council’s Revised Ethical Standard 2019 . I am independent of the Arts Council of Wales Lottery Distribution Account in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to my audit of the financial statements in the UK. My staff and I have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.

I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my opinion.

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Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, I have concluded that the Arts Council of Wales Lottery Distribution Account’s use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work I have performed, I have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Arts Council of Wales Lottery Distribution Account's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

My responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Accounting Officer with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this certificate.

The going concern basis of accounting for the Arts Council of Wales Lottery Distribution Account is adopted in consideration of the requirements set out in H M Treasury’s Government Financial Reporting Manual, which require entities to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements where it is anticipated that the services which they provide will continue into the future.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report but does not include the financial statements nor my auditor’s certificate and report thereon. The Accounting Officer is responsible for the other information.

My opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in my certificate, I do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

My responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements, or my knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

If I identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, I am required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work I have performed, I conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, I am required to report that fact.

I have nothing to report in this regard.

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Opinion on other matters

In my opinion the part of the Remuneration and Staff Report to be audited has been properly prepared in accordance with Secretary of State directions issued under the National Lottery etc Act 1993.

In my opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which I report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Arts Council of Wales Lottery Distribution Account and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, I have not identified material misstatements in the Performance Report and Operational Review and Accountability Report.

I have nothing to report in respect of the following matters which I report to you if, in my opinion:

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Responsibilities of the Accounting Officer for the financial statements

As explained more fully in the Statement of Accounting Officer’s Responsibilities, the Accounting Officer is responsible for:

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Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

My responsibility is to audit, certify and report on the financial statements in accordance with the National Lottery etc Act 1993.

My objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a certificate that includes my opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting non-compliance with laws and regulations including fraud

I design procedures in line with my responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of non-compliance with laws and regulations, including fraud. The extent to which my procedures are capable of detecting non-compliance with laws and regulations, including fraud, is detailed below.

Identifying and assessing potential risks related to non-compliance with laws and regulations, including fraud

In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of noncompliance with laws and regulations, including fraud, I:

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As a result of these procedures, I considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the Arts Council of Wales Lottery Distribution Account for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in the following areas: revenue recognition, posting of unusual journals, complex transactions, and bias in management estimates. In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), I am also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override.

I obtained an understanding of the Arts Council of Wales Lottery Distribution Account’s framework of authority and other legal and regulatory frameworks in which the Arts Council of Wales Lottery Distribution Account operates. I focused on those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements or that had a fundamental effect on the operations of the Arts Council of Wales Lottery Distribution Account. The key laws and regulations I considered in this context included the National Lottery etc Act 1993, Managing Public Money, Managing Welsh Public Money, employment law, pensions legislation and tax legislation.

Audit response to identified risk

To respond to the identified risks resulting from the above procedures:

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A further description of my responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/ auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of my certificate.

Other auditor’s responsibilities

I am required to obtain evidence sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the expenditure and income recorded in the financial statements have been applied to the purposes intended by Parliament and the financial transactions recorded in the financial statements conform to the authorities which govern them.

I communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control I identify during my audit.

Report

I have no observations to make on these financial statements.

Gareth Davies National Audit Office Comptroller and Auditor General 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road 24 October 2024 Victoria London S W1W 9S P

The maintenance and integrity of the Arts Council of Wales website is the responsibility of the Accounting Officer; the work carried out by auditors does not involve consideration of these matters and accordingly auditors accept no responsibility for any changes that may have occurred to the financial statements since they were initially presented on the website.

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The Arts Council of Wales

Lottery Distribution Account Statement of Comprehensive Net Expenditure

for the year ended 31 March 2024

Notes
Income
Share of proceeds from the National Lottery
2
Investment income on balances in the
National Lottery Distribution Fund
2
Partnership income
Interest receivable
Grants recoverable
Total income
Expenditure
Management and administration:
Staff costs
3a
Other operating costs
3b
Expenditure on the arts:
Grants made
Less: Lapsed and revoked grants
Net grants made
4
Delegated distributors
5
Strategic partnerhips and other arts
awards
6
Direct costs of grant making
3c
Total expenditure
Comprehensive net expenditure for the year		 2023/24
£’000
£’000
17,234
839
579
72
39
18,763
1,779
768
1,979
14,988
(327)
14,661
1,690
520
177
17,048
19,595
(832)		 2023/24
£’000
£’000
17,234
839
579
72
39
18,763
1,779
768
1,979
14,988
(327)
14,661
1,690
520
177
17,048
19,595
(832)		 2022/23
£’000
£’000
17,681
355
260
27
26
18,346
1,362
617
1,979
15,333
(163)
15,170
1,864
60
128
17,222
19,201
(855)		 2022/23
£’000
£’000
17,681
355
260
27
26
18,346
1,362
617
1,979
15,333
(163)
15,170
1,864
60
128
17,222
19,201
(855)
18,763 18,346
14,988
(327)		 1,979 15,333
(163)		 1,979
14,661
1,690
520
177		 15,170
1,864
60
128
17,048 17,222
19,595 19,201
(832) (855)

There are no discontinued activities and there have been no acquisitions during the year. There are no gains or losses other than those shown above. The notes on pages 166 to 177 form part of these financial statements.

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The Arts Council of Wales

Lottery Distribution Account Statement of Financial Position

as at 31 March 2024

31 March 2024 31 March 2024 31 March 2023 31 March 2023
Notes £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Current assets:
Financial assets:
Investments – balance held in the
National Lottery Distribution Fund 2 18,715 24,399
Trade and other receivables 7 431 6
Cash and cash equivalents 8 4,633 2,420
Total current assets 23,779 26,825
Total assets 23,779 26,825
Trade payables and other current liabilities –
amounts falling due within one year:
Trade and other payables 9 (915) (333)
Other liabilities:
Grants 4, 9 (17,062) (16,875)
Delegated distributors 5, 7 (124) (1,444)
Total payables and other current liabilities (18,101) (18,652)
Non-current assets plus net current assets 5,678 8,173
Trade payables and other non-current
liabilities – amounts due after more than
one year:
Grants 4 (1,185) (2,848)
Assets less liabilities 4,493 5,325
Reserves:
General fund 4,493 5,325

The notes on pages 166 to 177 form part of these financial statements.

The financial statements were approved by the Arts Council of Wales and signed on its behalf by

Dafydd Rhys Accounting Officer 18 October 2024

Maggie Russell Chair 18 October 2024

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The Arts Council of Wales

Lottery Distribution Account Statement of Cash Flows

for the year ended 31 March 2024

Cash fows from operating activities
Net expenditure
Bank interest
Decrease/(Increase) in the balance held in the National Lottery Distribution Fund
Decrease/(Increase) in trade and other receivables
Increase/(Decrease) in trade and other payables and other liabilities
Increase/(Decrease) in grants payable
Net cash infow/(outfow) from operating activities
Cash fows from investing activities
Bank interest
Net cash infow from investing activities
Cash and cash equivalents
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalent balances
Balance at 1 April
Balance at 31 March		 2023/24
£’000
(832)
(72)
5,684
(425)
(738)
(1,476)		 2021/23
£’000
(855)
(27)
1,766
145
333
(770)
2,141 592
72 27
72 27
2,213
2,420		 619
1,801
2,420 1,801

Statement of Changes in Reserves

for the year ended 31 March 2024

Statement of Changes in Reserves
or the year ended 31 March 2024
Balance at beginning of year
Net expenditure for the year
Balance at end of year		 2023/24
£’000
5,325
(832)		 2022/23
£’000
6,180
(855)
4,493 5,325

The notes on pages 166 to 177 form part of these financial statements.

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The Arts Council of Wales

Lottery Distribution Account Notes forming part of the financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2024

1. Accounting policies

a. Basis of preparation

These financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis and under the historical cost convention. They have been prepared in a form directed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport with the consent of HM Treasury, in accordance with Section 35(3) of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993, and with the consent of Welsh Ministers.

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as interpreted for the public sector context within the Government Financial Reporting Manual issued by HM Treasury.

Impact of standards not yet effective

The application of any new or amended IFRS is governed by their adoption by the Government Financial Reporting Manual. The Council applies changes to standards when they become effective. There are no known material impacts from IFRS changes that have been issued and are not yet effective on the financial statements in the period of initial application.

b. Recognition of income and expenditure

All income is accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.

c. General activities

These financial statements do not cover the Council's general activities, funded mainly by grant-in-aid, for which separate financial statements have been prepared.

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d. Grants

Grants are accounted for as expenditure in the Statement of Comprehensive Net Income/Expenditure and, until paid, as liabilities in the Statement of Financial Position if:

i. they have been formally approved by Council, or under delegated authority; and

iii. the offers are free from any conditions under the Council’s control.

Grants payable within one year of the year-end are recognised in the Statement of Financial Position as current liabilities. Those payable more than one year after the Statement of Financial Position date are shown as such.

Grants which have been formally approved by Council, or under delegated authority, which do not meet the definition of liabilities are not included in expenditure in the Statement of Comprehensive Net Income/ Expenditure or as liabilities in the Statement of Financial Position but are disclosed in note 4.

e. Delegation to external partners

The Council has fully operational delegation agreements in place with a number of bodies to act as lead organisations in the delivery of grant schemes. The statutory grant decision-making function is delegated to the bodies. The terms of the external delegation are set out in formal agreements and satisfy the conditions of the Council’s Financial Directions. The obligations of the Council’s Accounting Officer are unchanged by the delegation.

Annual sums delegated by the Council to the partners are recognised as expenditure in the Statement of Comprehensive Net Income/Expenditure. Funds are drawn down by the partners to meet grant commitments as they fall due. Undrawn funds at the year-end are included in the Statement of Financial Position as liabilities. Further details are disclosed in note 9.

f. National Lottery Distribution Fund

Balances held in the National Lottery Distribution Fund remain under the stewardship of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport. However, the share of these balances attributable to the Council is as shown in the accounts at amortised cost and, at the Statement of Financial Position date, has been certified by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport as being available for distribution by the Council in respect of current and future commitments.

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g. Pensions

The Council is an admitted employer of the Arts Council Retirement Plan 1994. The pension scheme provides defined benefits to Council employees. The costs of the Council’s contributions are charged to the Statement of Comprehensive Net Income/ Expenditure so as to spread the cost of pensions over employees’ working lives.

The Plan is a funded, defined benefit, multi-employer scheme where the participating employers are unable to identify their shares of the underlying assets and liabilities. The scheme has therefore been accounted for as if it were a defined contribution scheme, in accordance with IAS 19. The Council has made payments to fund a deficit relating to past service. If further deficit payments are needed, following future revaluations, the Council will recognise a provision for the present value of contributions payable in accordance with the terms of any relevant funding agreement. A share of all contributions towards the deficit is charged to the Statement of Comprehensive Net Income/Expenditure.

The Council also has a defined contribution scheme, The People’s Pension, as an alternative option to meet the needs of Auto Enrolment legislation. The scheme is accounted for in accordance with IAS 19.

h. Taxation

Non-recoverable Value Added Tax arising from expenditure is charged to the Statement of Comprehensive Net Income/Expenditure or capitalised as a fixed asset where applicable.

i. Apportionment of management and administration costs from the General Activities Account

The Council incurs costs which support both its general activities and lottery distribution functions. In accordance with its Financial Directions the Council apportions indirect costs properly between these two areas of activity with reference to the time spent on, or the consumption of the relevant resources by, the respective activities.

The apportionments are usually reviewed every two years and whenever there is a significant change to the staff structure or the programmes of activity.

j. Financial instruments

Financial assets: Trade receivables and other current assets do not carry any interest and are stated at their nominal value as reduced by appropriate allowances for estimated irrecoverable amounts. Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand and cash at bank and on short term deposit on instant access terms.

Financial liabilities: Trade payables and other current liabilities are not interest bearing and are stated at their nominal value.

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2. National Lottery Distribution Fund

Distributing activities are funded by allotted proceeds from the National Lottery which are held in the National Lottery Distribution Fund (NLDF). The NLDF is administered by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The National Lottery operator calculates the proceeds on an annual basis as set out in the National Lottery Licence. Payments are made to the NLDF each week based on actual sales and prizes. The percentages of proceeds receivable into the NLDF then payable to each lottery distributing body are set out in National Lottery etc. Act 1993 sections 22 and 23 as amended by Statutory Instrument 2010 No. 2863 ‘The Apportionment of Money in the National Lottery Distribution Fund Order 2010’. The Council receives 1% of total annual proceeds receivable into the NLDF and draws down the proceeds when needed.

Balance held in the National Lottery Distribution Fund at 1 April
Allocation of Lottery proceeds
Investment income receivable
Drawn down in the year
Balance held in the National Lottery Distribution Fund at 31 March		 2023/24
£’000		 2022/23
£’000
24,399 26,165
17,234 17,681
839 355
(24,757) (19,802)
18,175 24,399

The balance in the National Lottery Distribution Fund at 31 March 2024 is in accordance with the Interim Certificate issued by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport.

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3. Costs in support of our operations

3. Costs in support of our operations
a. Staff costs
Permanently
employed
£’000
Other
£’000
Wages and salaries charged to Lottery distribution
activity
1,106
145
Social security costs
136
14
Other pension costs1
187
19
Redundancy costs
328
-
Agency costs
-
4
1,757
182
1Including a lump sum payment of £56,550 towards the pension defcit in 2022/23
Charged to Management and administration
Charged to Expenditure on the arts(note 3c)
More detailed disclosures are contained in the Remuneration and Staff Report.
b. Management and administration: Other operating costs
Staff related costs
Organisational review
Infrastructure
Offce running costs
Professional and consultancy fees
Lottery promotion
Irrecoverable VAT
Charge for use of fxed assets
Auditor's remuneration – Audit1
Internal audit
Council and committee meetings, including travel and subsistence		 Permanently
employed
£’000
Other
£’000
1,106
145
136
14
187
19
328
-
-
4
2023/24
Total
£’000

2022/23
Total
£’000
1,251 1,060
150 119
206 253
328 -
4 2
1,757
182		 1,939 1,434
1,779 ,1362
160 72
1,939 1,434
2023/24
£’000		 2022/23
£’000
63 73
8 -
320 287
9 7
209 99
15 25
70 71
29 15
33 26
9 12
3 2
768 617

1 The audit fee is for audit services and no non-audit services were provided.

Management and administration costs are apportioned between the Council’s general activities and Lottery distribution accounts with reference to the time spent on, or the consumption of, the relevant resources by the respective functions. The rates applied differ according to the expenditure heading but the average charge to Lottery activities was 49% (2022/23: 49%).

c. Expenditure on the arts: Direct costs of grant making
Assessors’ fees
Irrecoverable VAT
Arts and Health
Resilience Fund
Future Wales Fellowships
Climate Justice
Men’s Football World Cup		 2023/24
£’000		 2022/23
£’000
- 13
1 3
154 71
5 -
11 -
6 -
0 40
177 128

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4. Grants

4. Grants
Payable at 1 April
Grants made in the year
Amounts not taken up
Charged to Statement of Comprehensive Net
Income/Expenditure
Grants paid in the year
Payable at 31 March1
Falling due within one year
Falling due after more than one year
1Ageing of grants payable:
2023/24
2024/25
2025/26
2026/27
2027/28
Grants approved but not formally offered at 31 Mar
in the Statement of Comprehensive Net Income/Ex
Financial Position		 £’000
Capital
£’000
Revenue
schemes
7,471
12,252
444
14,544
-
(327)
444
14,217
(219)
(15,918)		 2023/24
£’000
Total
19,723		 2022/23
£’000
Total
20,493
444
14,544
-
(327)		 14,988
(327)		 15,333
(163)
14,661
(16,137)		 15,170
(15,940)
7,696
10,551		 18,247 19,723
6,961
10,065
735
486		 17,026
1,221
16,875
2,848
7,696
10,551		 18,247 19,723
-
-
6,961
10,065
735
463
-
23
-
-		 -
17,026
1,198
23
-
16,875
2,724
119
5
-
7,696
10,551		 19,247 19,723
ch which are not recognised
penditure and Statement of		 3,757 10

5. Delegated Lottery distributors

The Council has fully operational delegation agreements in place with the following bodies for the distribution of Lottery funds:

Undrawn funds at 1 April (restated)1
Delegated for the year2
Drawn down in the year3
Undrawn funds at 31 March
Grants recorded as payable by the
delegated distributors at 31 March		 Fflm Cymru
Wales
for flm
£’000
Literature Wales
for writers’
bursaries
£’000
Tŷ Cerdd
for community
& Welsh music
£’000
2023/24
Total
£’000
1,425
19
-
1,444
1,437
97
156
1,690		 2022/23
Total
£’000
1,189
1,889
2,862
116
156
3,134
(2,774)
(80)
(156)
(3,010)		 3,053
(1,609)
88
36
-
124		 1,444
1,050
61
24
1,135		 856

1 The undrawn funds at 1 April 2022 includes £6,000 due to Nesta

3 The total drawn down in 2022/23 includes £174,000 by BBC Cymru Wales and £6,000 by Nesta

Full lists of the grants administered by the delegated distributors during 2023/24 are included in the annexes to this Annual Report.

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6. Strategic partnerships and other arts awards

6. Strategic partnerships and other arts awards
Strategic partnerships:
BBC Cymru Wales (for Horizons/Gorwelion)
UK Research and Innovation (for digital development)
Nesta (for arts and health innovation projects)
Other arts awards:
_Unlimited_awards in association with Arts Council England
Beyond Borders awards in association with PRS Foundation		 2023/24
£’000		 2022/23
£’000
150 -
150 -
100 -
80 60
40 -
520 60

7. Trade and other receivables

7. Trade and other receivables
Grants recoverable
Support for exit packages from Welsh Government		 2023/24
£’000
2022/23
£’000
21
6
410
-
431
6

8. Cash and cash equivalents

The following balances at 31 March were held at:
Commercial banks		 2023/24
£’000		 2022/23
£’000
4,633 2,420

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  1. Trade payables and other current liabilities – amounts falling due within one year
Trade and other payables:
Trade payables
Due to the Arts Council of Wales General Activities account:
for apportioned costs1
Accruals and deferred income
Sub-total: Trade and other payables
Other liabilities:
Grants(note 4)
Delegated distributors(note 5)2
Sub-total: Other liabilities
Total current liabilities
1The amount due to the Arts Council of Wales General Activities account is
made up of:
Recharges of apportioned costs
– Staff
– Overheads
– Charge for use of assets
– Pension defcit lump sum
2The Council has delegated Lottery funds (note 5) to the following distributors:
Undrawn funds at 31 March
– Fflm Cymru Wales (for flm)
– Literature Wales (for writers’ bursaries)		 2023/24
£’000		 2022/23
£’000
19 2
431 313
465 18
915 333
17,062 16,875
124 1,444
17,186 18,652
18,652 17,522
336 114
66 127
29 15
- 57
431 313
88 1,425
36 19
124 1,444

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10. Contingent asset

Sale of Olympic Park

The National Lottery Distributors are entitled to receive a share of receipts from the sale of land on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in return for their contribution of an additional £675m to the funding of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This was announced in 2007. The arrangements are set out in a legal agreement between the Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport and the Greater London Authority (GLA) dated 29 March 2012 which sets out the distribution of funds between the GLA and the Lottery Distributors via the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS). Land sales are likely to take place over a lengthy period, estimated to be up to 2036/37. The GLA has advised that sales are forecast to return less than £200m with payments to the Lottery Distributors beginning in 2026/27.

11. Events after the reporting period

Authorisation of these financial statements for issue

The financial statements were authorised for issue by the Accounting Officer on the same date as the Comptroller and Auditor General certified them.

There were no material post balance sheet events up to the date on which the accounting statements were authorised by the Accounting Officer which would have meant that the accounts had to be adjusted.

12. Financial instruments

International Financial Reporting Standard 7, Financial Instruments: Disclosures, requires disclosure of the role which financial instruments have had during the period in creating or changing the risks the Council’s function faces in undertaking its role.

Liquidity risk – In 2023/24 £17,234,000 or 91.9% of the Council’s Lottery distribution income was derived from the National Lottery (2022/23: £17,681,000 or 96.4%). Of the remaining income £839,000 or 4.5% was derived from investment returns from the balance held with the National Lottery Distribution Fund (2022/23: £355,000 or 1.9%) and £693,000 or 3.7% from other investment income and sundry income (2022/23: £310,000 or 1.7%). The Council does not consider that its Lottery Distribution function is exposed to any significant liquidity risk, and is satisfied that the balance within the National Lottery Distribution Fund and projected future Lottery proceeds are sufficient to meet its hard commitments.

Interest rate risks – The financial assets of the Lottery are invested in the National Lottery Distribution Fund, which invests in a narrow band of low risk assets such as government bonds and cash. The Council has no control over the investment of funds in the National Lottery Distribution Fund. Cash and cash equivalents which are drawn down from the Fund to pay grant commitments and operating costs are held in instant access, variable rate bank accounts which on average carried an interest rate of 3.18% in the year (2022/23: 0.88%). The cash and cash equivalents balance at the year end was £4,633,000 (2023: £2,420,000). The Council does not consider that its Lottery Distribution function is exposed to significant interest rate risks.

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Foreign currency risk – The lottery distribution function of the Council is not exposed to any significant foreign exchange risks.

Cash flow risk – The Council is not exposed to any significant cash flow risks.

Credit risk – The Council is not exposed to any significant credit risk.

13. Related party transactions

Public bodies

The Council is a Welsh Government sponsored body.

The Welsh Parliament/Welsh Government is regarded as a related party and details of transactions with the Welsh Parliament/Welsh Government are given in the separate accounts covering the Council’s general activities.

The National Lottery Distribution Fund is administered by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport which is regarded as a related party. During the year the Council had no material transactions with the Department for Culture, Media & Sport other than those shown in the Statement of Comprehensive Net Income/Expenditure.

Delegated Lottery distributors

As disclosed in note 5, Ffilm Cymru Wales, Literature Wales and Tŷ Cerdd are delegated distributors of the Council’s Lottery funding. During the year the Council had no material transactions with them other than those shown in the Statement of Comprehensive Net Income/Expenditure.

Individuals

Members of Council, Committees, staff or other related parties (being close family members) undertook financial transactions (listed below) with the Council in its role as Lottery distributor during the year.

Where the individuals and/or their close family were members of the Boards of Management (or equivalent) or were senior employees of organisations offered Lottery grants or other Lottery payments by the Council in 2023/24 in all such cases, in accordance with the Council’s Code of Best Practice, the individual concerned withdrew from any meeting where there was a discussion or decision regarding funding.

Under the Council’s Code of Best Practice an interest is deemed to persist for a minimum period of one year after the individual has left the position which created the interest. This policy is reflected in the disclosures which follow.

Financial transactions with the Council in respect of its general activities are recorded in the separate accounts covering those activities.

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Payable Total balance
Council members Transaction
Organisation Total Value outstanding at
Role 2023/24
2023/24 31 March 2024 [1]
(number) £ £
Elen ap Robert
Chair National Eisteddfod of Wales Grant (1) 99,755 99,755
Board member Welsh National Opera Grant (1) 50,000 52,500
Lhosa Daly
Director National Trust Cymru Invoice (1) 150 Nil
Devinda De Silva
Board member Dirty Protest Grant (1) 37,763 84,105
Board member Disability Arts Cymru Grant (0) Nil 16,372
Kate Eden (to September 2023)
Council member Aberystwyth University Grant (1) 49,800 52,374
Ruth Fabby
Board member Unlimited Invoice (1) 80,000 Nil
Emily Hutchings
Employment Chapter Grant (4) 93,510 44,143
Employment Sherman Theatre Grant (4) 120,995 Nil
Gwennan Mair Jones
Drama board member National Eisteddfod of Wales Grant (1) 99,755 99,755
Arts and Health NW
Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board Grant (4) 82,300 33,996
Group member
Employment Theatr Clwyd Grant (1) 40,00 5,045,849
Tafsila Khan
Board member Fio Grant (1) 9,112 99,017
Employment Wales Millennium Centre Grant (2) 135,000 85,000
Board member Taking Flight Grant (2) 255,694 330,996
Alison Mears Esswood
Membership (Family
The Aloud Charity Grant (1) 10,000 3,344
member)
Keith Murrell
Board member Butetown Art and Culture Association Grant (2) 103,109 10,311
Board member The Successors of the Mandique Grant (4) 163,570 168,505
Prue Thimbleby
Employment Swansea Bay Health Board Grant (4) 116,650 37,170
Dr Sarah Younan
Employment (Family
Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel Grant (1) 15,000 137,080
member)
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Independent
Committee members
Role		 Organisation Transaction
2023/24
(number)		 Total Value
2023/24
£		 Total balance
outstanding at
31 March 20241
£
Ruth Cayford
Employment Cardiff Council (St David’s Hall) Grant (0) Nil 106,171
Senior Leadership Team
members
Role		 Organisation Payable
Transaction
2023/24
(number)		 Total Value
2023/24
£		 Total balance
outstanding at
31 March 20241
£
Dafydd Rhys
Former employment
(until August 2022)		 Aberystwyth University Grant (1) 49,800 52,374

1 The total balance outstanding at the year-end may include amounts in respect of grants awarded in previous years but not yet paid.

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Annexes

not forming part of the financial statements

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General Activities – Grants 2023/24

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Core funding to Arts Portfolio Wales organisations
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Aberystwyth Arts Centre £544,628
Arad Goch £352,048
Artes Mundi Prize Limited £150,164
Artis CommunityCymuned £202,935
Arts Care Gofal Celf £134,893
Arts Connection – Cyswllt Celf £66,174
Ballet Cymru £256,130
BBC National Orchestra of Wales £817,111
Blackwood Miners Institute £131,300
Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias Cyf £81,445
Canolfan Ucheldre Centre £76,355
Chapter Cardiff Ltd. £667,170
CommunityMusic Wales £106,896
Cwmni’r Frân Wen £236,480
Dawns i Bawb £86,535
DisabilityArts Cymru £167,879
Eleni Dance Ltd £76,647
Ffotogallery £202,439
g39 £71,264
Galeri Caernarfon Cyf £320,942
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery £127,257
Hafren £108,606
Head4Arts £152,709
Hijinx Theatre £158,004
Impelo £114,278
Jukebox Collective £170,164
Literature Wales £753,306
Live Music Now Wales £45,812
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre £86,535
Mid Wales Opera £105,878
Mission Gallery £96,715
MOSTYN £395,005
Music Theatre Wales £222,191
National Dance CompanyWales £846,596
National Theatre Wales £1,630,303
NoFit State CommunityCircus Ltd £197,503
Oriel Davies Gallery £227,128
Oriel Myrddin Trust £47,849
Peak Cymru £78,780

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Core funding to Arts Portfolio Wales organisations
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Pontardawe Arts Centre £64,137
Pontio Arts £284,285
Rhondda Cynon Tâf CountyBorough Council £153,065
The Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre – Newport Live £127,257
Rubicon Dance £197,503
Ruthin Craft Centre £395,005
Sherman Theatre £1,142,749
Sinfonia Cymru £221,065
Taliesin Arts Centre £223,178
Tanio £177,753
Theatr Bara Caws £283,966
Theatr Brycheiniog £197,503
Theatr Clwyd Trust Limited £1,829,792
Theatr Felinfach £61,084
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru £1,044,883
Theatr Iolo £260,569
Theatr Mwldan £271,865
Theatr na nÓg £320,795
Torch Theatre CompanyLtd £454,258
trac cymru £81,445
TŷCerdd £207,568
Valleys Kids £124,204
Volcano Theatre CompanyLtd £212,317
Wales Millennium Centre £3,890,552
Welsh National Opera £4,601,430
Ystradgynlais Miners Welfare and CommunityHall Trust Ltd £42,228
Total Arts Portfolio Wales grants £27,184,510

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Cost-of-living support to arts organisations
Aberystwyth Arts Centre (2 awards) £12,958
Arad Goch £3,916
Artes Mundi Prize Limited £1,670
Artis CommunityCymuned (2 awards) £9,157
Arts Care Gofal Celf (2 awards) £8,400
Arts Connection – Cyswllt Celf (2 awards) £7,636
Ballet Cymru £2,849
BBC National Orchestra of Wales £9,088
Blackwood Miners Institute (2 awards) £8,360
Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias Cyf £906
Canolfan Ucheldre Centre (2 awards) £7,749
Chapter Cardiff Ltd. (2 awards) £14,321
CommunityMusic Wales (2 awards) £8,089
Cwmni’r Frân Wen £2,630
Dawns i Bawb (2 awards) £7,862
DisabilityArts Cymru £1,867
Eleni Dance Ltd (2 awards) £7,752
Ffotogallery £2,252
g39 £793
Galeri Caernarfon Cyf (2 awards) £10,470
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery £1,415
Hafren (2 awards) £8,108
Head4Arts £6,900
Hijinx Theatre £1,757
Impelo (2 awards) £8,171
Jukebox Collective (2 awards) £8,793
Literature Wales £8,379
Live Music Now Wales £510
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre £962
Mid Wales Opera £1,178
Mission Gallery £1,076
MOSTYN £4,393
Music Theatre Wales £2,471
National Dance CompanyWales £9,416
National Theatre Wales £18,133
NoFit State CommunityCircus Ltd £2,197
Oriel Davies Gallery £2,526
Oriel Myrddin Trust £532
Peak Cymru (2 awards) £7,776

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Cost-of-living support to arts organisations
Pontardawe Arts Centre (2 awards) £7,613
Pontio Arts (2 awards) £10,062
Rhondda Cynon Tâf CountyBorough Council (2 awards) £8,602
The Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre – Newport Live £8,315
(2 awards)
Rubicon Dance (2 awards) £9,097
Ruthin Craft Centre £4,393
Sherman Theatre (2 awards) £19,610
Sinfonia Cymru £2,459
Taliesin Arts Centre £6,900
Tanio (2 awards) £8,877
Theatr Bara Caws £3,158
Theatr Brycheiniog(2 awards) £9,097
Theatr Clwyd Trust Limited (2 awards) £27,252
Theatr Felinfach (2 awards) £7,579
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru £11,622
Theatr Iolo £2,898
Theatr Mwldan (2 awards) £9,924
Theatr na nÓg £3,568
Torch Theatre CompanyLtd (2 awards) £11,952
trac cymru £906
TŷCerdd £2,309
Valleys Kids (2 awards) £8,281
Volcano Theatre CompanyLtd £2,361
Wales Millennium Centre (2 awards) £46,835
Welsh National Opera £51,179
Ystradgynlais Miners Welfare and Community Hall Trust
Ltd(2 awards) £7,370
Total Cost-of-living grants £515,637

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Creative Learning through the Arts Programme

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Aberbargoed PrimarySchool (2 awards) £10,470
Aberdare CommunitySchool £495
Abermorddu School £10,000
Aberporth Bilingual Playgroup £2,500
AbertilleryLearningCommunity £3,000
AbertillerySecondary3-16 campus £900
Afon Tâf High School £247
AfonyFelin PrimarySchool (2 awards) £10,310
All Saints C/W PrimarySchool £2,000
All Saints School,Gresford £1,000
Archdeacon Griffths CIW VA PrimarySchool (2 awards) £990
Arts Connection – Cyswllt Celf £2,650
Baden Powell PrimarySchool £10,000
BarryIsland PrimarySchool £882
Benllech Preschool £2,500
Beyond the Border StorytellingFestival £2,400
BishopChilds Church in Wales PrimarySchool £225
BishopGore School £300
BishopVaughan Catholic School £1,000
Black Lane CountyPrimary(2 awards) £1,200
Blaenavon Heritage VC PrimarySchool £1,500
Blaenhonddan PrimarySchool £792
Blaenycwm PrimarySchool £360
Blaenymaes PrimarySchool (2 awards) £1,021
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School (4 awards) £3,322
Blessed William Davies School £10,000
Bodringallt PrimarySchool £520
Brecon High School (2 awards) £10,220
Bryn Awel PrimarySchool £761
Bryn Celyn PrimarySchool (5 awards) £13,300
Bryn Deri Primary £675
Bryn Hafod PrimarySchool £2,000
Bryn TegCommunityPrimarySchool £1,000
BryncelynnogComprehensive School £2,000
Bryncoch Church in Wales PrimarySchool £250
Brynllywarch Hall School £455
Brynmill PrimarySchool £1,000
Bryntirion Comprehensive School £750
Bumble Bees Playgroup £2,500
Buttington Trewern CountyPrimarySchool (2 awards) £1,990

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Caban Cae'r Nant £2,500
Cadle PrimarySchool £10,000
Cadoxton PrimarySchool £2,000
Caedraw PrimarySchool £10,000
Caerleon Lodge Hill PrimarySchool £1,000
Camau Cyntaf I Ddysgu & First Steps Nurseries £2,500
Cantonian High School (2 awards) £656
Cantref PrimarySchool £2,000
Capcoch PrimarySchool (2 awards) £1,283
Cardinal Newman Catholic School and Sixth Form £715
Carmarthenshire SecondaryTeachingand LearningCentre £3,000
Carreghofa CountyPrimarySchool (2 awards) £1,675
Cefn Fforest Primary(2 awards) £2,900
Cefn Hengoed CommunitySchool £1,000
Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School £2,000
Central PrimarySchool (2 awards) £2,943
Christ the KingPrimarySchool (2 awards) £3,690
Cilfynydd PrimarySchool £1,000
Clydach PrimarySchool £891
Clyro Church in Wales PrimarySchool (3 awards) £1,880
Coastlands CP School £1,000
Coed Glas PrimarySchool £118
Coedcae School (3 awards) £4,030
Coedffranc PrimarySchool £450
Cogan PrimarySchool (2 awards) £4,970
ColegCymunedolyDderwen £1,000
Corpus Christi Catholic High School £405
Creativity,Culture & Education £50,000
Creunant PrimarySchool £467
Crickhowell PrimarySchool £600
Crindau Primary £1,000
Croeserw PrimarySchool £900
CroesyceiliogComprehensive School £10,000
Crossgates CP School (2 awards) £2,250
Cwm Ifor PrimarySchool £1,000
Cwmaber Infant School £945
Cwmaber Junior School £1,000
Cwmafan PrimarySchool £1,000
Cwmcarn PrimarySchool £126
Cwmffrwdoer PrimarySchool £650

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Cwmnedd PrimarySchool £1,000
Cwmrhydyceirw PrimarySchool £749
Cylch Meithrin Rhostryfan £2,500
Cylch Meithrin Arberth £2,500
Cylch Meithrin Chwilog £2,500
Cylch Meithrin Corris £2,500
Cylch Meithrin Crymych £2,500
Cylch Meithrin Dyffryn Banw £2,500
Cylch Meithrin Felinfach £99
Cylch Meithrin Ffynnonwen £2,500
Cylch Meithrin Llangollen £2,500
Cylch Meithrin Llanrhaeadr £2,500
Cylch Meithrin Machynlleth £2,500
Cylch Meithrin Santes Fair £2,500
Cylch Meithrin Tedi Twt £2,500
Cylch Meithrin Y Tonnau £2,500
Cylchynyr Ysgol £2,500
Cymer Afan PrimarySchool £490
Dafen CountyPrimarySchool £10,000
DanygraigPrimarySchool (2 awards) £1,495
Darran Park PrimarySchool £1,000
Denbigh HighSchool £531
DerwendegPrimarySchool £1,350
Drama Queens £1,485
Dunvant PrimarySchool £1,000
Durand PrimarySchool £1,500
Eleni Dance Ltd £3,000
Enfys Fach Nursery £2,500
Evenlode C.P. School £2,000
Fairwater PrimarySchool (2 awards) £11,000
Fenton CommunityPrimarySchool £1,000
Ffederasiwn Ysgolion Cross Hands a Drefach £900
First Steps/Camau Cyntaf Llanhari £2,500
Forden Church in Wales School (2 awards) £1,175
Franksbridge PrimarySchool (3 awards) £2,042
Gaer PrimarySchool £1,500
George Street PrimarySchool £1,000
Giggles Daycare £2,500
Gilfach Fargoed Primary £990
Gilwern PrimarySchool £810

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Glan Usk PrimarySchool (3 awards) £4,344
Glan Yr Afon PrimarySchool £200
GlanhowyPrimarySchool (2 awards) £1,405
GlyncorrwgPrimarySchool £900
GodrergraigPrimarySchool £749
Goetre PrimarySchool £10,000
Gorseinon PrimarySchool (2 awards) £1,590
Greenhill Special School £1,500
Greenmeadow PrimarySchool £1,485
Gwaunmeisgyn PrimarySchool £1,440
Gwernyfed High School (2 awards) £2,000
Gwersyllt CommunityPrimarySchool (2 awards) £11,000
Hawthorn PrimarySchool (2 awards) £1,143
Hengoed PrimarySchool £990
HeolgerrigCommunitySchool £350
Herbert Thompson Primary £900
High Street PrimarySchool £270
Hook CP School £684
Hywel Dda PrimarySchool £450
John Beddoes Campus Newtown High School £10,000
Kitchener PrimarySchool £1,109
Knelston PrimarySchool £582
Kokoro Arts Ltd £2,300
Kymin View Primaryand NurserySchool £990
Leighton CP School £1,807
Litchard PrimarySchool £1,000
Little Rascals Preschool £2,500
Llanbister CP School £2,700
Llandinam C P School £2,970
Llandogo PrimarySchool £990
Llandrindod Wells Church in Wales PrimarySchool £1,000
Llanfaes CommunityPrimarySchool £477
Llanfechain Church in Wales PrimarySchool £1,000
Llanfoist Fawr Primary £2,700
Llangan PrimarySchool (2 awards) £2,288
Llangattock Church in Wales School £630
LlangatwgCommunitySchool £400
Llangynidr CommunityPrimarySchool (2 awards) £1,278
Llangynwyd PrimarySchool £2,250
Llanilltud Faerdref PrimarySchool £2,250

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Llanishen High School £625
Llansannor and LlanharryChurch in Wales PrimarySchool £405
Llantilio PertholeyPrimarySchool £450
Llanybydder School £371
Machen PrimarySchool £850
Madras VA PrimarySchool (2 awards) £3,870
Maesglas PrimarySchool £810
MaesmarchogPrimarySchool £2,000
MaestegComprehensive School £1,000
Maesyrhandir CP School £615
MaryImmaculate Catholic PrimarySchool (2 awards) £11,350
MaryImmaculate High School £2,700
Meadowlane PrimarySchool £162
Mess upthe Mess Theatre Company £1,500
Milford Haven School (2 awards) £11,000
Milton PrimarySchool £2,970
miri morswyngof dydd llawn £2,500
Miskin PrimarySchool £1,000
Model Church In Wales PrimarySchool £1,000
Monmouth Comprehensive School £10,000
Mount Stuart PrimarySchool £1,000
NantyParc PrimarySchool £2,970
Newbridge on Wye Church in Wales School (2 awards) £2,250
Newport High School (2 awards) £10,400
Newton PrimarySchool £495
North CornellyPlaygroupassociation £2,500
Our Ladys RC Primary £1,000
Overton Playcentre CIO £2,500
Oystermouth PrimarySchool £10,000
Padre Pio School £1,485
Palmerston PrimarySchool (2 awards) £12,611
Parc Lewis PrimarySchool £1,000
Park CommunityPrimarySchool Llay £10,000
Park PrimarySchool £990
Parkland Primary £10,000
PembreyPrimarySchool £900
Pen Afan Primary £431
PenyFro PrimarySchool £10,000
Pencaerau PrimarySchool (2 awards) £11,000
Pencoed Comprehensive (2 awards) £12,000

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Pencoed PrimarySchool £1,000
Penrhys PrimarySchool £2,691
PentipVA CiW PrimarySchool £10,000
Pentrebane PrimarySchool £257
Penybont PrimarySchool £297
Pen-y-Bryn PrimarySchool £792
Penygaer PrimarySchool £10,000
PeopleSpeakUpLTD £3,000
Peter Lea PrimarySchool (2 awards) £1,390
Peterston Super ElyCIW PrimarySchool £1,000
Pil PrimarySchool £872
Pontlliw PrimarySchool £947
Pontprennau PrimarySchool £178
Porthcawl Comprehensive School £540
Prestatyn High School £2,100
Presteigne Little People £2,500
Presteigne PrimarySchool (2 awards) £2,215
PrioryChurch in Wales School £684
Puddleducks All DayCare £2,500
Queen Elizabeth High School £673
Radnor ValleySchool (Powys CountyCouncil) (2 awards) £1,097
Raglan VC Church in Wales PrimarySchool £360
Rhayader Church in Wales PrimarySchool £3,000
Rhosddu PrimarySchool £1,000
Rhws PrimarySchool (3 awards) £2,440
Rhydypenau PrimarySchool £2,000
Ringland Primary £1,350
Risca communitycomprehensive school £10,000
Sandycroft CP School £10,000
Severn PrimarySchool (3 awards) £2,348
Sheba Soul Ensemble C.I.C. £3,600
Shirenewton PrimarySchool £360
South Point PrimarySchool £1,500
Springwood PrimarySchool (2 awards) £10,396
St Bernadettes PrimarySchool £141
St Cenydd CommunitySchool (4 awards) £3,240
St Davids Church in Wales PrimarySchool (2 awards) £10,560
St Davids RC PrimarySchool £1,350
St Francis Catholic PrimarySchool £10,000
St Francis R C PrimarySchool £990

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St Helens PrimarySchool £180
St Illtyds Catholic High School £1,000
St Illtyds PrimarySchool (2 awards) £2,071
St Illtyds RC Primary £315
St Joseph's Catholic & Anglican High School £1,000
St Margarets Catholic PrimarySchool £1,000
St Marks V A School £990
St Marys and St Patricks Catholic Primary £990
St Marys Catholic School £1,000
St Marys Church in Wales VA School £1,000
St Marys Pre School £2,500
St Marys RC PrimaryNewport £1,000
St Monicas Church in Wales PrimarySchool £865
St Padarns Catholic PimarySchool (4 awards) £12,076
St Patrick's R.C. PrimarySchool £10,000
St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School £1,000
St Roberts Catholic PrimarySchool £432
St Thomas CommunityPrimarySchool £534
St. David’s Catholic PrimarySchool £2,000
St. Illtyd PrimarySchool £10,000
St. Josephs RC Cathedral School (2 awards) £1,290
St. Josephs RC PrimarySchool £1,000
St. MaryThe Virgin Church in Wales PrimarySchool (2 awards) £4,470
St. Marys Brymbo (2 awards) £1,450
St. Marys Catholic PrimarySchool (2 awards) £10,445
St. Michaels (Church in Wales) PrimarySchool £441
St. Michaels R.C. PrimarySchool £544
St. Oswalds V A School £10,000
St. Pauls Church in Wales PrimarySchool (2 awards) £4,689
St. Peters PrimarySchool (3 awards) £5,262
Stepaside CP School £742
SullyPrimarySchool (2 awards) £1,444
Sunshines Pre-School £2,500
Tairgwaith Primary £1,500
Talycopa PrimarySchool £297
TenbyChurch In Wales V.C. PrimarySchool £1,000
The Bishopof Llandaff High School £513
The Dell PrimarySchool £255
The Den £2,500
The John Frost School £450

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The Maelor School (3 awards) £4,500
The Rofft School £10,000
Tondu PrimarySchool £750
Tonyrefail CommunitySchool (3 awards) £2,359
Torch Theatre CompanyLtd £1,200
trac cymru £3,000
Tredegar Park PrimarySchool (3 awards) £5,603
Trelewis PrimarySchool (2 awards) £1,725
Treowen C.P. School £1,000
Trerobart PrimarySchool £782
Troedyrhiw CommunityPrimarySchool £1,000
Twynyrodyn CommunitySchool £1,000
TyGwyn School (2 awards) £11,287
TyIsaf Infants £10,000
TynyWern Primary(3 awards) £1,950
Tywyn PrimarySchool £2,000
Usk Church in Wales PrimarySchool £700
Victoria CommunityPrimarySchool £2,000
Victoria PrimarySchool £1,000
Waun Wen PrimarySchool £360
Waunfawr PrimarySchool (2 awards) £950
Whitchurch PrimarySchool £10,000
Whitestone PrimarySchool £10,000
Wick and Marcross Church in Wales PrimarySchool £2,000
Willows High School (5 awards) £1,650
Willowtown PrimarySchool (2 awards) £3,000
Wise Kids £2,970
Woodlands CommunityPrimarySchool £2,385
Y Bont Faen Primary(2 awards) £1,710
Y Pant Comprehensive School £585
YGG Blaendulais £390
YGG Castell-nedd £10,000
YGG Gwaun Cae Gurwen £2,000
YGG Pontybrenin (2 awards) £11,107
Ynysboeth Junior School £1,000
Ynystawe PrimarySchool (3 awards) £1,717
Ysgol Acrefair £900
Ysgol AwelyMynydd £2,500
Ysgol Bassaleg(2 awards) £2,337
Ysgol Beddgelert £297

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Ysgol BetwsyCoed £297
Ysgol Bod Alaw £1,000
Ysgol Bodafon £10,000
Ysgol BorthyGest (2 awards) £1,302
Ysgol Botwnnog(4 awards) £11,892
Ysgol Bro Aled £720
Ysgol Bro Caereinion (2 awards) £1,305
Ysgol Bro Cernyw £10,000
Ysgol Bro Cinmeirch £690
Ysgol Bro Cynllaith £585
Ysgol Bro Elwern £807
Ysgol Bro Gwaun (2 awards) £2,363
Ysgol Bro Gwydir (3 awards) £12,000
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen (4 awards) £3,070
Ysgol Bro Lleu £10,000
Ysgol Bro Pedr £1,500
Ysgol Bro Sion Cwilt £10,000
Ysgol Bro Tawe £10,000
Ysgol Bro Teif £725
Ysgol Bryn Garth PrimarySchool £1,000
Ysgol Brynaerau £693
Ysgol Brynhafren CP School (2 awards) £10,603
Ysgol Cae Top £10,000
Ysgol Caer Nant (2 awards) £10,400
Ysgol Calon Cymru – Llandrindod Wells Campus (2 awards) £2,500
Ysgol Calon Y Dderwen (2 awards) £1,400
Ysgol CarregHir £450
Ysgol Carrog £180
Ysgol Carwe £10,000
Ysgol Ciliau Parc £1,000
Ysgol Comins Coch £1,000
Ysgol Craig yDeryn £10,000
Ysgol Craig yr Wylfa £153
Ysgol CrudyWerin £500
Ysgol Cwm Banwy. Ysgolyr EglwysyngNghymru. £391
Ysgol Cynwyd Sant £1,000
Ysgol Cynwyl Elfed £280
Ysgol David Hughes £1,000
Ysgol David Hughes Inclusion Hwb £2,250
Ysgol Drefach (3 awards) £13,150

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Ysgol Dyffryn Cledlyn £400
Ysgol Dyffryn Aman £459
Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy(2 awards) £3,315
Ysgol Dyffryn Dulas Corris (2 awards) £4,500
Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen £1,000
Ysgol Dyffryn Taf £1,000
Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon £759
Ysgol Edern £540
Ysgol Eglwys Bach £553
Ysgol Eifon Wyn £10,000
Ysgol Emmanuel £683
Ysgol Estyn (2) £10,800
Ysgol Feithrin Glan Conwy £2,500
Ysgol Feithrin Pontypwl £2,500
Ysgol Feithrin Rhydaman £886
Ysgol Friars (5 awards) £6,312
Ysgol Garndolbenmaen £297
Ysgol Gelli Aur Golden Grove CommunitySchool £1,000
Ysgol Gellionnen (2 awards) £1,243
Ysgol Glan Ceubal £630
Ysgol Glan Conwy £10,000
Ysgol GlanyMor School £495
Ysgol Glantwymyn (2 awards) £10,900
Ysgol GolwgY Cwm £1,000
Ysgol Greenhill School £2,000
Ysgol Gwenffrwd £2,000
Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni £630
Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn £1,000
Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed £900
Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw £715
Ysgol Gyfun GymraegLlangynwyd £540
Ysgol Gyfun Tredegar Comprehensive School £800
Ysgol GymraegAberystwyth (2 awards) £2,000
Ysgol GymraegBro Eirwg(3 awards) £11,508
Ysgol GymraegBro Morgannwg(2 awards) £1,247
Ysgol GymraegBryn Y Mor (3 awards) £3,000
Ysgol GymraegCaerffli £454
Ysgol GymraegCasnewydd (2 awards) £1,075
Ysgol GymraegCoedyGof £162
Ysgol GymraegCwmbran £2,000

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Ysgol GymraegDewi Sant £1,000
Ysgol GymraegGlanrafon £1,000
Ysgol GymraegGwenllian £1,000
Ysgol GymraegLôn Las (2) £1,495
Ysgol GymraegMelin Gruffydd £337
Ysgol GymraegNant Caerau £800
Ysgol GymraegPenalltau £911
Ysgol GymraegPwll Coch £138
Ysgol GymraegSant Curig(2 awards) £2,796
Ysgol GymraegTanyLan £1,000
Ysgol GymraegY Fenni (4 awards) £12,450
Ysgol GymraegYstalyfera Bro Dur £630
Ysgol Gymunedol Croesgoch £1,000
Ysgol Gymunedol Penparc (2 awards) £11,000
Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron £364
Ysgol Gynradd Aberteif £1,350
Ysgol Gynradd Beaumaris £750
Ysgol Gynradd Carno £650
Ysgol Gynradd Clydau £630
Ysgol Gynradd Cross Hands (3 awards) £13,757
Ysgol Gynradd Esceifog(3 awards) £2,438
Ysgol Gynradd Gorslas £10,000
Ysgol Gynradd GwaelodyGarth (2 awards) £1,198
Ysgol Gynradd GymraegAbercynon £315
Ysgol Gynradd GymraegAberdare £651
Ysgol Gynradd GymraegLlwyncelyn (3 awards) £5,290
Ysgol Gynradd GymraegPontardawe £649
Ysgol Gynradd GymraegTiredeunaw £1,000
Ysgol Gynradd GymraegTyler Ynn £10,000
Ysgol Gynradd GymraegYnyswen £585
Ysgol Gynradd Gymunedol Llanon £267
Ysgol Gynradd Llanddarog £350
Ysgol Gynradd Rhos Helyg £234
Ysgol Gynradd Wirfoddol Myfenydd £252
Ysgol Gynradd Y Talwrn £445
Ysgol GynraddyTymbl £10,000
Ysgol Hamadryad £1,000
Ysgol Henllan £800
Ysgol Heulfan £900
Ysgol Ifor Bach (2 awards) £2,440

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Ysgol John Bright (2 awards) £4,000
Ysgol Llanbrynmair £766
Ysgol Llandegfan £1,440
Ysgol Llandudoch £481
Ysgol Llanfechell (2 awards) £1,850
Ysgol Llanhari £10,000
Ysgol Llanpumsaint £250
Ysgol Llanystumdwy(2 awards) £605
Ysgol Llechcyfedach £10,000
Ysgol Maes Garmon £1,000
Ysgol Maes Owen (2 awards) £11,197
Ysgol MaesyCoed £10,000
Ysgol MaesyFelin £2,000
Ysgol MaesyMynydd £864
Ysgol Maesydderwen £990
Ysgol Morfa Rhianedd £1,000
Ysgol Morgan Llwyd £990
Ysgol Mynydd Bychan £675
Ysgol Nantgwyn £784
Ysgol Parc Y Bont £10,000
Ysgol Pen Barras (2 awards) £1,495
Ysgol PenyGarth £780
Ysgol PenyPil (3 awards) £11,359
Ysgol Penderyn (2 awards) £1,500
Ysgol Penmachno £10,000
Ysgol Penmorfa £10,000
Ysgol Pennal (2 awards) £4,500
Ysgol Penrhyn Dewi £1,000
Ysgol Penrhyn New Broughton CP (3 awards) £11,990
Ysgol Penrhyncoch (2 awards) £1,932
Ysgol Pentreuchaf £873
Ysgol Penybryn (2 awards) £2,500
Ysgol Penygelli £1,000
Ysgol Penysarn £700
Ysgol Plas Brondyffryn (2 awards) £4,200
Ysgol Pob Oed Caer Elen (2 awards) £2,000
Ysgol Ponthenri (2 awards) £10,945
Ysgol Pontrobert £500
Ysgol Sant Dunawd (2 awards) £1,935
Ysgol Santes Gwenfaen £3,000

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Ysgol Sarn Bach £239
Ysgol T Llew Jones £1,000
Ysgol Tal-y-bont (3 awards) £11,750
Ysgol Tanyfron £10,000
Ysgol Trelawnyd VA School £2,000
Ysgol Tryfan £1,000
Ysgol Tudno £3,000
Ysgol Tudweiliog £450
Ysgol TŷCoch £3,000
Ysgol Uwchradd Aberteif (2 awards) £3,375
Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern £1,000
Ysgol Waunfawr £600
YsgolyBannau £446
YsgolyCastell £297
YsgolyCreuddyn £2,500
YsgolyDderi £261
YsgolyDdraig £2,000
YsgolyDdwylan (2 awards) £2,200
YsgolyFaenol (3 awards) £2,615
YsgolyFelinheli £2,000
YsgolyForyd £774
Ysgol Y Gorlan £603
YsgolyGrango £100
YsgolyGwynfryn £10,000
YsgolyLlan (2 awards) £1,275
YsgolyMoelwyn £369
Ysgol Y Mynydd Du (3 awards) £3,238
YsgolyPreseli £270
YsgolyWern (2 awards) £2,257
Ysgol-y-GraigPrimarySchool £900
Ystrad Mynach PrimarySchool £2,970
Total Creative Learning through the Arts grants £1,526,274

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Strategic awards

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Arts, Health and Wellbeing
Wales Arts Health & Wellbeing Network £13,500
£13,500
Arts Development
Arts Business Cymru £50,000
Ophelia Dos Santos £1,500
Expo r Wal Goch £6,000
Yusuf Ismail £9,000
Visual Arts Group Wales £45,000
Tamunodokubo Whyte £1,500
£113,00
Arts Engagement
Aberystwyth Arts Centre £2,000
Artes Mundi Prize Limited £2,000
Chapter Cardiff Ltd. £2,000
Galerie Simpson Artists £2,000
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre £2,000
£10,000
National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales project
Aberystwyth Arts Centre £872,988
Cyngor Gwynedd (2 awards) £362,484
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery (2 awards) £423,230
Newport City Council £99,249
Oriel Davies Gallery (2 awards) £1,038,774
MOSTYN (2 awards) £282,270
Oriel Myrddin Trust £86,530
Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw Cyfyngedig (2 awards) £437,493
Ruthin Craft Centre (2 awards) £463,811
£4,066,829
Welsh Government capital funding
Awen Cultural Trust £200,000
Canolfan Ucheldre Centre £250,000
Newport City Council £149,816
Pontardawe Arts Centre £300,000
Pontypridd YMCA £250,000
Theatr Brycheiniog £200,000
£1,349,816
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Strategic awards (continued)

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4Pi Productions £3,820
Amanda Wells £6,170
BBC National Orchestra of Wales £7,377
Chapter Cardiff Ltd.(2 awards) £14,602
Chembo Liandisha £4,624
Cheryl Beer £1,550
Fluxus Art Projects(2 awards) £40,000
Focus Wales £20,000
Green Man Trust Ltd £6,298
Imran Khan £3,527
Iola Ynyr £434
JeremyWilliams £6,000
Jones the Dance £4,380
Michael Harvey £4,000
Stephen Gubb £6,390
The Trials of Cato £4,000
TyCerdd(2 awards) £35,792
Universityof Wales TrinitySaint David £5,050
Visual Arts GroupWales £50,000
Welsh Centre for International Affairs £2,000
Zillah Bowes £6,941
Total Strategic awards
Total Grants Offered		 £232,955
£5,786,100
£35,012,521

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General Activities Grants by Type

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National Lottery Policy Directions

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26(1) of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993, and having consulted with the Arts Council of Wales pursuant to Section 26(5) of that Act, have issued the following Directions:

  1. In these Directions any reference to a section is a reference to a section of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 as amended by the National Lottery Act 1998.

  2. The Arts Council of Wales shall take into account the following matters in determining the persons to whom, the purposes for which and the conditions subject to which it distributes money under section 25(1): –

Generic

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Specific

Dated: 1 October 2012

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Lottery Distribution – Grants 2023/24

net of offers not taken up or withdrawn

Grants to organisations

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Capital grants
Awen Cultural Trust (2 awards) £60,000
Chapter Cardiff Ltd. £15,000
Elysium Gallery £50,000
NoFit State Community Circus Ltd £20,000
Small World Theatre Ltd £19,044
The Albert Hall Theatre £30,000
Oriel Myrddin Trust £250,000
£444,044
Business Continuity Fund
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Addo £2,552
Arad Goch £15,000
Articulture £35,120
Artis CommunityCymuned £37,233
Arts Business Cymru £7,500
Betsi Cadwaladr UniversityHealth Board £1,530
Black RAT Productions Ltd £3,900
Butetown Arts and Culture Association £3,109
Celf O Gwmpas £50,000
Citrus Arts (2 awards) £11,479
Clwb Ifor Bach £41,850
Common Wealth (2 awards) £10,192
Cwmnir Frân Wen £5,718
DirtyProtest Theatre £37,763
Familia de la Noche £918
Fio £9,112
Focus Wales £7,500
Galeri Caernarfon Cyf £5,350
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery £3,870
Grand Ambition £49,560
Gravida Collective £5,175
GrittyFilms Limited £4,000
Hummadruz £7,451
Impelo (2 awards) £14,400
Its MyShout Ltd £2,278
Jazz Promotion Network £675
Jones the Dance (3 awards) £59,960
JonyEasterbyProductions £715
Lighthouse Theatre Ltd £4,846

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Live Music Now Wales £37,437
Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod (2 awards) £64,500
Made In Roath (2 awards) £17,999
Makers Guild in Wales £495
Maynard Abercych £6,522
Menter Iaith Maldwyn £12,091
Mewn Cymeriad In Character £513
Mid Powys Youth Theatre £46,571
National Dance CompanyWales £48,046
National Youth Arts Wales £42,278
NoFit State CommunityCircus Ltd £17,663
Opera r Ddraig £56,000
people make it work £3,078
PeopleSpeakUpLTD £500
Pontio Arts £690
PuppetSoupLtd £4,083
PYST CYF £15,165
Race Council Cymru £3,600
Rubicon Dance (2 awards) £50,950
Ruthin Craft Centre £3,700
Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau £1,935
Sherman Theatre £3,445
Sound Progression £490
Span Arts Ltd (2 awards) £15,355
StudioMADE (2 awards) £17,458
Swansea CityOpera £7,354
Swansea Print Workshop £4,400
Taliesin Arts Centre £3,900
Tanio £2,675
Tape CommunityMusic and Film Ltd £20,126
The BodyHotel £234
The Forget-me-Not Chorus Cardiff £1,797
The Other Room £6,662
The Successors of the Mandingue (2 awards) £11,000
Theatr Brycheiniog £35,250
Theatr Cynefn £2,100
Theatr Iolo (2 awards) £14,867
Think CreativelyC.I.C. £49,449
Tin Shed Theatre Co. £5,449
TŷCerdd £6,780
TŷPawb £10,170
Undercurrents £3,894
Urban Circle Newport (2 awards) £19,345
Valleys Kids £5,528
Venue Cymru £7,485
Wyeside Arts Centre Ltd £35,000
Y TŷCelf – The Art House Ltd CIC £1,889
£1,164,684

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Business Development – Open Lottery
Tŷ Cerdd £49,980
£49,980
Commissioning, Making and Presenting – Create
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64 Million Artists £9,600
73 Degree CommunityLimited £10,000
AbergavennyWritingFestival C.I.C. £10,000
Aberjazz £16,000
Aberystwyth Arts Centre £49,800
Aberystwyth Music Fest £30,000
Action For Arts Trust Ltd £32,000
Anthem £10,495
Arcade Campfa £45,750
Articulture £109,535
Artis CommunityCymuned £50,000
Arts Business Cymru(3 awards) £110,000
Aubergine Cafe and Events CIC £70,445
Aurora TrinityCollective £49,622
Avant Cymru £28,877
Awen Cultural Trust £10,000
Bale and Thomas £20,218
Bangor New Music Festival Society £9,950
Bassline Circus £9,775
Beacons Icons and Dykons £10,492
Birds of Paradise Theatre Company £10,000
Black Mountains ComedyFestival £9,743
BoveyTraceyArts & Crafts Festival Limited £40,000
Brecon Jazz Club Brecon Jazz Music Trust £10,800
British Arts Festivals Association £10,000
Butetown Arts and Culture Association £100,000
Cardiff Animation Festival £38,000
Ceredigion Museum £8,960
Change Wrexham For Our Future(2 awards) £29,500
Chapter Cardiff Ltd.(2 awards) £74,010
Chinese In Wales Association £51,612
ChippyLane Productions(2 awards) £42,197
Cimera £9,999
ClwbyBont Cyf £50,000
CommunityMusic Wales £49,161
Cowbridge Music Festival £35,000
Cwmni Mega Cyf Ltd £100,000
Cynhyrchiadau Pam Lai Productions £1,820
Dance Blast(2 awards) £72,633
Daringto Dream £9,840

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EA Productions £32,686
Ein Cegin £10,000
Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru £99,755
Eleni Dance Ltd £50,000
Engage Cymru £48,545
Eternal CommunityMedia £10,548
Familia de la Noche(2 awards) £59,915
Ffamingo CIC £55,309
Ffotogallery £84,669
Fieldwork Studio £12,410
Fishguard and West Wales International Music Festival £50,000
Footloose CommunityArts £9,740
Forte Projects £92,840
g39 £52,275
Galerie Simpson Artists £56,400
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery £53,000
Grand Ambition(2 awards) £100,775
Green Man Trust Ltd £85,401
GrittyFilms Limited £34,800
Groundwork Pro £49,747
Gwyl Beaumaris Festival £19,000
HayCastle Trust Ltd(2 awards) £20,000
HayFestival Foundation Ltd £49,688
Haywire Theatre £50,000
Hijinx Theatre(2 awards) £184,899
Holm Theatre Ltd £30,200
Impelo £37,784
Jazz Promotion Network £4,500
Joon Dance(2 awards) £59,997
Lighthouse Theatre Ltd £50,000
LikelyStoryTheatre £33,760
Liz Clarke and Company £10,000
LlandoverySheepFestival £9,511
Llangollen Fringe Festival £30,000
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre £9,991
Makers Guild in Wales(2 awards) £92,799
Melville Centre For The Arts CIC £45,100
Menter Caerdydd £84,500
Menter Caerffli £10,000
Menter Iaith Abertawe £9,605
Menter Iaith Bro Morgannwg £15,000
Mentrau Creadigol Cymru £100,000
Mentrau Iaith Cymru £10,000
Mercator: Wales Literature Exchange and Literature Across £49,256
Frontiers(Universityof Wales TrinitySaint David)
MercuryTheatre Wales £10,200

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Mewn Cymeriad In Character £40,000
MinistryOf Life Education CIC £10,000
Mission Gallery (2 awards) £41,899
Mr and Mrs Clark £26,346
Music @ Aber £10,000
National Dance CompanyWales £9,950
National Youth Arts Wales £8,525
Natural Resources Wales £51,200
Newport Yemeni CommunityAssociation £10,000
NoFit State CommunityCircus Ltd £50,000
North East Wales Sinfonia C.I.C. £45,000
North Wales International Music Festival £50,000
NOVA £48,557
Oasis One World Choir £26,815
Olga Kaletas Period Drama £39,640
On Your Face Ltd £24,750
OPRA Cymru Cyf £64,000
Os Nad Nawr £18,225
Paallam Arts CIC £8,995
Papertrail Llwybr Papur £47,000
Peak Cymru £51,050
PeopleSpeakUpLTD £50,000
Phoebe Stringer Productions Ltd £26,624
Pontio Arts(2 awards) £100,000
Presteigne Festival of Music and the Arts Ltd £35,000
PRS Foundation(2 awards) £36,000
PuppetSoupLtd £27,220
Purple StringProductions Ltd £16,800
Race Council Cymru £9,700
Red Oak Theatre(2 awards) £77,959
Rubicon Dance £32,885
Samarpan Nrithyalaya £8,000
Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau £41,000
Sherman Theatre(3 awards) £117,550
Sound Progression(2 awards) £60,000
South Riverside CommunityDevelopment Centre £45,000
St. Davids Peninsula Music & Arts CIC £9,375
Studio 40 ltd £10,000
TakingFlight Theatre Company £143,819
Taliesin Arts Centre £49,978
TenbyTown Council £6,750
The Aloud Charity £10,000
The Bohemians Theatre Company £35,924
The Other Room £47,500
The Posh Club £49,931

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The Printhaus £20,795
The Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre – Newport Live(2 awards) £59,490
The Romani Cultural Arts Company £50,000
The Successors of the Mandingue £104,600
The Welsh Chamber Orchestra Ltd. £50,000
Theatr Bara Caws £50,000
Theatr Brycheiniog £42,500
Theatr Clwyd Trust Limited £40,000
Theatr Gwaun CommunityTrust £9,148
Theatr Iolo £50,000
Theatr na nÓg £104,736
Theatrau Sir Gar £48,295
Think CreativelyC.I.C. £27,000
Tin Shed Theatre Co. £47,350
Together for Colwyn Bay £10,000
Tom Bevan Creative Ltd £15,988
Torch Theatre CompanyLtd £50,000
trac cymru £51,256
Tredegar House Folk Festival Society £9,850
TŷCerdd £30,900
UPROAR £50,000
Urban Circle Newport £50,000
Urdd Gobaith Cymru(2 awards) £100,000
Venue Cymru £49,900
Vertical Dance Kate Lawrence £47,577
Vision Fountain CIC £9,994
Wales Millennium Centre(2 awards) £135,000
Wales Tamil Sangam £12,000
Wye ValleyRiver Festival CIC £28,700
YMCA Swansea £43,782
Ystradgynlais Miners Welfare and CommunityHall Trust Ltd £49,200
Zimbabwe Newport VolunteeringAssociation £8,900
£6,706,367

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Transition Funding
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Hafren £30,000
Impelo £48,421
Taliesin Arts Centre £55,794
£134,215

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Equalities – Creative Steps
Ardour Academy £69,662
Laku Neg £50,000
LOYALTY £105,650
Matsena Arts £64,000
Noctown £15,000
Papertrail Llwybr Papur £15,200
Taking Flight Theatre Company £111,875
The Body Hotel £10,000
The Successors of the Mandingue £47,970
Welsh Ballroom Community £67,009
£556,366
International Opportunities Fund
Arad Goch £5,000
Bale and Thomas £7,500
Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias Cyf £6,495
Cardiff University £7,500
Common Wealth £7,500
Elysium Gallery £4,100
Jony Easterby Productions £5,000
National Dance Company Wales £7,470
NoFit State Community Circus Ltd £6,000
Theatr na nÓg £2,575
Tin Shed Theatre Co. £6,552
trac cymru £2,860
Tŷ Cerdd £3,365
Vertical Dance £3,358
£75,275
Wales in Edinburgh
Mr and Mrs Clark £18,272
£18,272
Widening Engagement – Sharing Together
Arts Care Gofal Celf £3,000
Chapter Cardiff Ltd. £4,500
Inside Out Cymru £3,372
Sheba Soul Ensemble C.I.C. £4,200
Urdd Gobaith Cymru £3,000
£18,072
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Creative Pathways – Criw Celf
Ruthin Craft Centre £16,135
£16,135
Arts and Health – Open Lottery
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Arcade Campfa £40,000
Arts Active Trust £29,595
Arts Care Gofal Celf £26,250
Bengal Dragons Foundation £5,000
Breathe Creative(2 awards) £41,850
Cardiff and Vale UniversityHealth Board £14,450
Cathays and Central Youth and CommunityProject £15,000
Coed Lleol – Small Woods £26,250
ConwyCountyBorough Council £28,200
Dance Collective £13,249
Forget-Me-Not-Productions £15,925
Head4Arts £6,949
Inside Out Cymru £12,643
Live Music Now Wales £12,000
Music in Hospitals and Care Cymru £14,300
Outside Lives LTD £15,000
Parkinson's UK £35,750
PeopleSpeakUpLTD(2 awards) £87,601
RealityTheatre CommunityInterest Company £30,000
Rubicon Dance £50,000
Span Arts Ltd £37,579
Sub-Sahara AdvisoryPanel £15,000
Swansea BayUniversityHealth Board(2 awards) £63,050
The BodyHotel £15,000
The Fathom Trust £31,313
The Forget-me-Not Chorus Cardiff £49,500
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru £35,000
WAHWN(3 awards) £144,850
Welsh National Opera £50,000
Y TyCelf – The Art House Ltd CIC £37,922
£999,226

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Arts and Health – Strategic
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Aneurin Bevan UniversityHealth Board £28,600
Betsi Cadwaladr UniversityHealth Board £30,600
Cardiff and Vale UniversityHealth Board £28,600
Cwm Taf UniversityHealth Board £28,600
Hywel Dda UniversityHealth Board £28,600
Powys TeachingHealth Board £28,600
Swansea BayUniversityHealth Board £28,600
£202,200
Arts and Health – NHS Capacity Building
Aneurin Bevan UniversityHealth Board £25,000
Betsi Cadwaladr UniversityHealth Board(2 awards) £50,000
Cardiff and Vale UniversityHealth Board £25,000
Hywel Dda UniversityHealth Board(2 awards) £50,000
Powys TeachingHealth Board £25,000
Swansea BayUniversityHealth Board £25,000
£200,000
Creative Learning through the Arts Programme
Arts Council of Wales(General Activities) £1,000,000
Total Grants to Organisations £1,000,000
£11,584,836

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Grants to Individuals

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Abdi,Ibrahim £32,970
Anderson,Mark £38,925
Arwel,Iestyn £10,000
Bailey,Kieran £19,400
Barratt,Anna £6,498
Brett,Jessie £10,000
Brown,Philippa £9,906
Bunko,Anthony £9,850
Burch,Jamie £13,488
Campbell,Delphine £16,439
Campbell,Rona £9,799
Chapman,Natalie £8,311
Churchill,Gareth £10,700
Clark,Gareth(2 awards) £25,000
Cleary,David £10,000
Cliffe,Justin £10,400
Cysewski,Karol £44,900
Dalgleish,Laura £8,919
Davies,Ellen £6,000
Davies,Leigh(2 awards) £54,650
Duckhouse,Rory £2,550
Durham,Duke £10,272
Edwards,Elinor £26,100
Eklund,Alice £9,995
Evans,Carys £9,975
Evans,Ffon £10,000
Ffur,Mirain £10,600
Flood-Molyneux,Caitlin £12,000
Fowler,Dylan £6,606
Garner,Wanda £10,000
Gomer,Aled £12,000
Gough,Lucy £48,000
Gregory,Jonathan £10,840
Griffths,Owen £11,600
Gwyn,Rhiannon £10,000
Haines,Megan £9,950
Hallis,Duncan £30,896
Hartwig,Johana £7,538
Harvey,Michael £42,057
Hedley,John £24,155
Hereford,Luke(2 awards) £48,200
Higson,Rauni £9,609

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Hubbuck-Melly,Renn £6,390
Hughes,Bethan £8,768
Hughes,Erin(2 awards) £23,472
Hughes,Kamalagita £9,000
Ifans,Mair £9,000
Ingram,Chris £10,345
Iqbal,Jafar(2 awards) £69,358
James,Verity £30,932
Jenkins,Paul £6,530
Jones,Daniel £10,000
Jones,Ella £7,821
Kinchin,Rachel £12,000
Lee,Brad £8,500
Lewis,Noni £8,678
Light,Deborah £50,000
Linnell,Jeremy (2 awards) £46,997
Lis,Claudia £37,710
Lloyd,Ben £17,000
Lloyd,Hannah £10,000
Lowe,Krystal £10,000
Lyons,Victoria £13,390
MACKINNON-DAY,PATRICIA £10,000
Magama,Bevin £9,877
Mair,Rhiannon £21,935
Matsena,Anthony £27,453
McGilvary,Owain £10,000
McKay,Macsen £7,036
McPake,Hannah £11,233
McReynolds,Richard £7,370
Meaton,Laura £16,115
Meilir Ioan,Osian £9,996
Morris,Ffon £2,277
Morton,Kestrel £30,000
Mottram,Amber £10,000
Mumford,Sarah £32,559
Nia Mason,Bethan £8,430
Okwedy,Phil £4,480
O'Neill,Rowan £10,000
Oros,Robert £4,887
Phillips,Steffan £9,850
Philp,Jack(2 awards) £86,145
Prosser,Lewis £10,000
Rea,John £9,550
Renzel,Paula £9,550
Roe,Natalie £10,551

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Rowell,Rosie £3,393
Russell-Thompson,Nye £24,800
Self,Keiron £25,000
Skachill Burke,Amelia £21,000
Smith-Williams,Rebecca £27,761
Taylor,Billy (2 awards) £23,440
Taylor-Beales,William £6,384
Thomas,Elen £8,730
Thomas,Nathan £10,900
Thorne,Aidan £5,261
Verhaegen,Natalie £10,000
Weighton,Sian £44,869
Williams,Tamar £8,950
Williams,Tomos £37,876
Wilmore,Olivia £9,435
Wright,Anthony £44,470
Yamamoto,Yusuke £31,000
Young,Jules £6,636
£1,854,188

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International Opportunities Fund
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Alavezos,Evyenia £3,740
Appleton,Melissa £6,000
Awst,Manon £1,232
Blosse Mason,Efa £3,410
Blythe,Stacey £2,625
Bonada,Marja £4,729
Boyd,Patrick £3,000
Breen,Carol £3,000
Burgess,Cefyn £7,000
Cicolani,Gaia £1,081
Darney,Peter £2,850
De Jesus,Toni £2,650
Dearden,Nathan £1,765
Dickinson,Anthony £3,000
Elfyn,Menna £892
Evans,Thomas £2,500
Fong,Joanne £6,000
Griffths,Michelle £7,111
Herbert,Carolina £7,500
Hopkins,Sarah £5,000
Iqbal,Jafar £4,531
James Creighton Griffths,Benjamin £2,200

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International Opportunities Fund
James, Verity £4,740
Jenkins, Paul £1,960
Jones, Leona £4,939
MACKINNON-DAY, PATRICIA £2,000
Martin-Jones, Timothy £2,159
Morris, Siwan £1,600
Munn, Zoe £3,922
Muse, Elan £2,103
Norris, Linda (2 awards) £3,908
Parnell, Heather £3,869
Pearce, Jennifer £3,613
Philp, Jack £4,175
Plowman, Lynne £6,420
Quick, Felicity £3,501
Rhodes, Gabriella £2,500
Simons, Aled £4,000
Smith, Andrew £3,762
Taylor, Billy £3,000
Tomos, Cai £1,127
Trimble, Rhys £1,651
Upmeyer-Lewis, Julia £3,790
Waite, Tessa £4,450
Wall, Leighton £6,850
Wigdel, Siri £1,000
£162,855
Wales in Edinburgh
Hereford, Luke £25,700
Walker, Frankie £6,717
£32,417
Widening Engagement – Sharing Together
Lowe, Krystal £7,800
Moran, Kiera £2,960
Nickels, Shane £2,950
Owen, Rebecca £2,392
van der Eijk, Michael £3,000
£19,102
Widening Engagement – Open Lottery
Evans, Lisa £2,915
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Widening Engagement – Welsh Language
Alexander,Myfanwy £10,743
Crawford,Eady £7,500
Daimond,Colin £7,900
Davies,Kirsti £14,994
Doyle-Roberts,Bridie £32,150
Eastwood,Paul £28,963
Evans,Ruth £16,750
Fitzgerald,Ciaran £7,500
Higginson,Frances £7,500
Huw Morgan,Richard £7,500
Ioan,Hedydd £7,500
Mair,Rhiannon £11,000
Mannion,Elin £30,000
Owen,Angharad £7,500
Parri,Sian £15,000
Roberts,Marc £30,000
Soleman,Mymuna £7,500
£250,000
Business Continuity Fund
Ahmed,Ameena £390
Anderson,Mark £2,471
Brett,Jessie £1,500
Burrows,Inga £300
Cliffe,Justin £4,918
Cotsen,Jonathan £811
Crockford,Alun £893
Davidson,Emma £678
Davies,Leigh £1,100
De Jesus,Toni £424
Doyle-Roberts,Bridie £297
Edwards,Elinor £1,427
Evans,Thomas £719
Harris,Sean £2,165
Hicks,Jason £390
Hobson,Louise £600
Iaith Abertawe,Menter £3,266
James,Verity £514
Jones,Ann £1,150
Jones,Daniel £887
Kaeda,Natasha £393
Legall,Kyle £1,026
Lesdema,Eric £3,644
Light,Deborah £10,000
Magama,Bevin £1,032

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Business Continuity Fund
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McMaster,Tracey £498
Move,Humans £5,115
Necati,Yasemin £2,276
Nigel Hurlstone,Ian £3,654
Parry,Lisa £940
Pasotra,Tina £208
Raileanu,Ioan £456
Razi,Mehdi £491
Smith,Rachael £2,030
Smith-Williams,Rebecca £375
Taylor,Billy £200
Trow,Kristel £3,333
White,Rhiannon £4,021
Yarnell,Anushiye £2,648
Ynyr,Iola £2,153
£69,393

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Future Wales Fellowships
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Awst,Manon £25,000
Beer,Cheryl £28,950
Bowes,Zillah £25,000
Hughes,Iestyn £25,000
Lesdema,Eric £25,000
Neighbour,Alison £25,000
Singh,Simran £25,000
Thomas,Julia £25,000
£203,950
Equalities – Creative Steps
(Anastacia) Ackers,Stacey £10,000
Abodunrin,Kimberley £7,000
Adam,Neelufur £15,250
Ahmun,Shakeera £9,810
Allibhai,Farah £13,055
Balman,Euan £9,469
Balogun,Ofelia £10,000
Barber,Rhiannon £7,214
Beer,Cheryl £10,200
Begum,Yasmin £9,952
Biggs,Georgina £13,200
Brazier,Donna £5,079
Caemawr,Selena £15,300
Camara,Idrissa £9,900
Campbell,Jane £12,826

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Conteh,Bunja £7,994
Cotsen,Jonathan £10,232
David,Mathew £11,120
Davidson,Emma £5,197
Davies,Colette £8,847
Dear,Bethan £11,455
Dos Santos,Ophelia £8,850
Eaton,Matthew £9,096
Edmonds,Taylor £8,980
Edwards,Elinor £11,025
Elliott,Myles £12,389
Elmi,Asma £10,000
Evans,Thomas £10,000
Fahiya,Danielle £9,554
Gabco,Patrik £11,085
Goulden,Yasmin £9,631
Hampton,Maggie £11,679
Hicks,Jason £5,930
Hussain,Sam £11,200
Ingram,Chris £9,875
Jem,Iza £10,900
John,Kathryn £10,322
Jones,Karina £11,000
Khan,Imran £10,000
Kinchin,Rachel £12,000
Krikciukaite,Inga £8,763
Latkowski,Yasmine £10,000
Legall,Kyle £10,587
Lowe,Krystal £13,000
Mason,Mali £7,924
Matsena,Anthony £8,785
McLeod,Izzy £10,118
McMaster,Tracey £11,650
Mohammad Nejad,Neda £10,000
Moreton,Rosamund £12,220
Morgan,Lianne £10,000
OMOKORE,TAIYE £10,000
Pasotra,Tina £9,882
Patel,Radha £10,660
Piquemal,Catherine £9,567
Raileanu,Ioan £9,000
Razi,Mehdi £10,000
Roberts,Stephanie £11,345
Russell-Thompson,Nye £6,750
Saki,Sahar (2 awards) £20,000
Santima,Plamedi £10,200
Seer,Eres £12,160
Shapland,Jo £12,930

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Equalities – Creative Steps
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Singh,Harchran £10,000
Skelding,Booker £12,850
Smith,Rachael £13,640
Tarafdar,Ibrahim £8,680
Thomas,Nathan £6,540
Wells,Amanda £14,625
Wright,Anthony £13,300
Wynne-Paton,Catherine £12,992
Total Grants to Individuals
Total Grants Offered
net of offers not taken up or withdrawn		 £744,784
£3,339,604
£14,924,440

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Grants Administered by Ffilm Cymru Wales

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Ash & Ashlee £20,625
BeingHijra £12,000
Brides £173,110
Chennai Story £75,000
Chuck Chuck Baby £4,000
Exes for the Apocalypse £12,960
I Who Have Nothing £5,000
Kuji £24,999
Learningto Breathe Underwater £150,000
Man with a Fork in a World of Soup £3,750
Mattan £1,000
MerchyMel £39,500
Mission £220,500
Mr Burton £100,000
MyExtinction £135,000
Nye and Jennue £10,000
On The Record £23,400
Paolozzi – Man Machine £24,900
Peloton £22,800
PigEyes £24,999
Queer as Folk Dancing £24,999
Rabbit £27,002
Retroftted £5,000
Romeo & Julie £20,000
Saint George £20,000
SmokingShores £10,000
The Exotic One £24,999
The ImaginaryFriend £24,000
The Life and Death of Daniel Dee £10,000
The Punch £18,735
The Secret Realm £24,999
The Vegetarian Tigers of Paradise £6,000
Uncle £100,000
£1,399,277

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Exhibition Festivals
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Aberystwyth Arts Centre £16,500
Abertoir Film Festival £10,750
Afan CommunityCinema £4,965
Cardiff Animation Festival £18,065
Chapter Arts Centre – Annual Film Programme £20,000
Galeri Caernarfon £3,000
Iris Prize Film £15,000
Kotatsu Film Festival £3,530
Llanfyllin Films £1,025
Sinema Memo Award £11,528
The Magic Lantern £14,000
Wicked Wales Film Festival £10,550
WOW Wales One World Film Festival £13,120
Total Grants from Fflm Cymru Wales
net of offers not taken up or withdrawn		 £142,033
£1,541,310

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Grants Administered by Literature Wales

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Ali Malik,Azad £3,000
Borton,Natasha £3,000
Camilleri,Tia-zakura £3,000
Drayton,Leo £3,000
Garland,Ed £3,000
Gauthier,Natasha £3,000
Griffths,Simon £3,000
Harries,Rudy £3,000
James,Lesley £3,000
Melangell Puw Williams,Heledd £3,000
Morgan,Janett £3,000
Morgan,Lowri £3,000
Quantock,Grace £3,000
Wiliam,Marged £3,000
Total Grants from Literature Wales
net of offers not taken up or withdrawn		 £42,000
£42,000

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Grants Administered by Tŷ Cerdd

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Bangor Music Festival £2,000
Butetown Artists £1,500
Cantorion Pentalar £475
Cardiff and Vale Music Education £1,750
Cathays Brass £1,190
Cityof Wrexham Brass Band £1,000
CommunityArts Projects £2,000
Côr Cwm Rhondda £1,500
Cwm Taf People First £2,000
Ffamingo CIC £2,000
Hijinx £2,000
Light/Ladd/Emberton £2,000
Lighthouse Theatre CIO(2 awards) £4,000
Ministryof Life Education CIC £2,000
National Youth Arts Wales £1,500
Newcelf £1,800
Oasis One World Choir £2,000
On Your Face Ltd. £2,000
Pontio Arts – Bangor University £1,500
Presbyterian Church of Wales £1,800
Presteigne Festival of Music and the Arts(2 awards) £4,000
Rhyl Music Club £1,695
Sinfonia Cymu £2,000
The Marches Songbook CIC £1,080
The People's Orchestra £2,000
The Siglo Section £2,000
Think CreativelyCIC £1,850
£50,640

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Engage
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Anthem. Music Fund Wales £1,500
Aubergine Café and Events CIC £1,990
Bangor Music Festival £2,000
Bangor University £1,250
Brynmawr Musical Theatre Company £1,000
BurryPort Town Band £1,129
Cetma £1,500
Chromamusic CommunityGroup £2,000
Cityof Cardiff (Melingriffth) Brass Band Organisation £1,000
Clwb Ifor Bach £1,800
CommunityArts Projects £1,000
CommunityMusic Wales £1,350
Côr Bro Ogwr £750
Côr Teif £1,500
Cowbridge Music Festival £1,000
Cymdeithas Eisteddfodau Cymru £1,250
Daringto Dream £1,850
Dunvant Male Choir £500
Fishguard Festival of Music £1,000
Gwrandewch (2 awards) £1,560
Kurdish All Wales Association £2,000
Listen to the Voice of Fire £1,556
LlandoverySheepFestival CIC £2,000
Menter Caerdydd £2,000
Ministryof Life Education CIC £1,500
New Era Talent CIC £1,500
New Sinfonia £2,000
Newcelf £900
Newport Philharmonic Choir £500
North Wales International Music Festival (2 awards) £2,500
Penarth Chamber Music Festival £500
Pontio Arts – Bangor £2,000
Rhondda SymphonyOrchestra £1,000
Sinfonia Cymru £1,500
Swansea YMCA £1,682
TakingFlight Theatre Company £1,650
Tanio £1,932
The Glamorgan Heritage Coast MinistryArea £1,500
The Rockworks Academy £2,000
Wales Millennium Centre £1,750
Wrexham Sounds £1,990
£60,889

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Anthem. Music Fund Wales £2,000
Bangor Music Festival £2,000
Bitesize Youth Theatre / Reactivate Partnership £2,000
Brecon Beacons Music Trust £1,500
BurryPort Town Band £1,300
Cardiff and Vale Music Education £850
Cwmbrân Baroque Singers £693
Friends of the North Powys Youth Band £2,000
Grand Ambition CIC £1,950
Gŵyl Beaumaris Festival £1,000
Hijinx £1,000
Little Live Projects £2,000
Menter Caerdydd £1,000
Menter Iaith Abertawe £1,800
Morriston Orpheus Choir £1,980
National Dance CompanyWales £1,965
North Wales International Music Festival £1,000
Opra Cymru £1,900
Penarth Chamber Music Festival £600
People Speak Up £2,000
Pontarddulais Town Band £650
Swansea Mad £1,233
Urdd Gobaith Cymru £2,000
Welsh National Opera £2,000
YoungMusic Makers of Dyfed £1,500
Total Grants from Tŷ Cerdd
net of offers not taken up or withdrawn		 £37,921
£149,150

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Lottery Grants by Type

Delegated Authority Grants

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General Activities and Lottery Distribution Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024