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Llenyddiaeth Cymru - Literature Wales

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1146560
Status
Registered
Registered
March 23, 2012
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
Llenyddiaeth Cymru / Literature Wales
Canolfan Ysgrifennu Ty Newydd
Llanystumdwy
CRICIETH
Gwynedd
LL52 0LW

Activities

LITERATURE WALES SUPPORTS WELSH WRITERS THROUGHOUT THEIR JOURNEY. WE DO THIS BY OFFERING CREATIVE WRITING COURSES, BURSARIES, MENTORING, AND TRAINING. WE GET WRITERS INTO SCHOOLS, ONTO FESTIVAL STAGES, AND INTO WELSH COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS OR FUND OTHERS TO BRING IDEAS TO LIFE, AND STRIVE TO MAKE SURE WALES' LITERARY SCENE REFLECTS THE RICH DIVERSITY OF THE NATION.

Objects: The Objects of the charity are, for the public benefit, in Wales and world-wide, the promotion of arts, heritage and culture in particular the literature of Wales in all its forms and languages, and the advancement of education on the subject of literature in Wales in all its forms and languages including but not exclusively by: (a) supporting writers and writing of all forms of literature in the languages of Wales; (b) developing the creative, artistic and literary skills of children and young people; (c) facilitating the use of literature as a form of self-expression amongst the general public, including but not limited to vulnerable people and under-represented communities. Nothing in the articles shall authorise an application of the property of the charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with Section 7 of the Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £1,270,458 £1,310,761 £1,573,292 18
March 31, 2024 £1,140,207 £1,242,232 £1,613,595 18
March 31, 2023 £1,168,145 £1,136,797 £1,410,285 18
March 31, 2022 £1,038,151 £964,191 £1,378,937 18
March 31, 2021 £926,924 £848,098 £1,304,977 18

Trustees

Name Appointed
Stephen Dimmick (Chair) May 23, 2023
Casi Dylan Feb. 21, 2023
Dr Asma Shahin Khan Aug. 19, 2024
Glyn Alfred Owen Tansley Aug. 27, 2025
Joanne Doyle May 22, 2025
Margiad Eckstein May 22, 2024
Mohamed Hassan Feb. 20, 2024
Nasir Adam May 22, 2024
Owen Lloyd Hathway May 23, 2023
Professor Charlotte Hold May 22, 2024
Professor Martin Willis Nov. 14, 2024
Richard James Hywel King May 23, 2023
Sioned William May 22, 2025