Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru-the Books Council of Wales

Registered charity 1192269 CIO Registered since 2020

Operates: Throughout Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

3y median 3y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

4.6y

average years in governance

10 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 10General Charitable Purposes 10

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 1

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Contact

Website	www.llyfrau.cymru
Email	castellbrychan@llyfrau.cymru
Phone	01970624151
Address	CYNGOR LLYFRAU CYMRU, CASTELL BRYCHAN, ABERYSTWYTH, SY23 2JB

Finances

£7,497,168 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2022	£13,428,548	£12,349,929
2023	£10,412,945	£10,016,088
2024	£8,287,606	£8,667,084
2025	£7,497,168	£8,222,294

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND INCREASE THE APPRECIATION AND INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC IN BOOKS, LITERATURE AND READING IN WALES WITHOUT DEROGATING FROM THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BUT IN FURTHERANCE OF THOSE OBJECTS AND NOT OTHERWISE: (A) TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE BOOK INDUSTRY IN WALES BY AWARDING GRANTS AND OTHERWISE; (B) TO ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS AND OTHER RECORDED LITERARY AND ARTISTIC MATERIAL HOWSOEVER RECORDED (WHETHER BY KNOWN MEANS OR BY MEANS AS YET UNKNOWN) IN THE TWO OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF WALES, WELSH AND ENGLISH, OR WHICH ARE OF WELSH INTEREST;(C) TO ORGANISE EVENTS TO SUPPORT THE PROMOTION OF BOOKS, READING AND BOOK SECTOR AS A WHOLE;(D) TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE PUBLICATION OF SUCH BOOKS AND OTHER MATERIAL IN WALES.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 11 Nov 2020

Trustees (10)

10trustees

60median age

0aged 70+

Linda Tomos Chair since 2022
Bethan Mair Hughesage 60 since 2026
Catrin Alwena Hughes Moakes since 2021
Dr Andrew Webb since 2025
Dr Caroline Owen Wintersgill since 2021
Eurona Aldrich since 2021
Meinir Ebbsworth since 2024
Ruth Thomas since 2024
Yr Arglwydd Carwyn Jones since 2021
Yr Athro Angharad Price since 2025

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