Registered charity · Caerfyrddin
Y Gymdeithas Gerdd Dafod
- 14 trustees
- Income £130k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Gwenallt Llwyd IfanChair · since 2023
- Aled Maredudd EvansTrustee · since 2023
- Aneirin KaradogTrustee · since 2012
- Dafydd John PritchardTrustee · since 2011
- Dafydd Meirion JonesTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Llion Elis JonesTrustee · since 2011
- Elinor Wyn ReynoldsTrustee · since 2022
- Gruffudd Antur EdwardsTrustee · since 2012
- Joanne Debra HeydeTrustee · since 2022
- Mari GeorgeTrustee · since 2017
- Mererid HopwoodTrustee · since 2017
- Osian Rhys JonesTrustee · since 2017
- Rhys DafisTrustee · since 2017
- Tudur Dylan JonesTrustee · since 2011
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout Wales
- Website
- WWW.BARDDAS.COM (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1981
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£130k£124k
- 2024£117k£173k
- 2023£128k£131k
Earlier years
- 2022£130k£138k
- 2021£116k£117k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 61%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF POETRY THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF CYNGHANEDD (STRICT METER). (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 1 OF THE CONSTITUTION).
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
14 trustees on the board
- Gwenallt Llwyd Ifan Chair since 2023
- Aneirin Karadog since 2012
- Aled Maredudd Evans since 2023
- Dafydd John Pritchard since 2011
- Dafydd Meirion Jones since 2023
- Dr Llion Elis Jones since 2011
- Elinor Wyn Reynolds since 2022
- Gruffudd Antur Edwards since 2012
- Joanne Debra Heyde since 2022
- Mari George since 2017
- Mererid Hopwood since 2017
- Osian Rhys Jones since 2017
- Rhys Dafis since 2017
- Tudur Dylan Jones since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- Aneirin Karadog since 2012
- Dafydd John Pritchard since 2011
- Dr Llion Elis Jones since 2011
- Gruffudd Antur Edwards since 2012
- Mari George since 2017
- Mererid Hopwood since 2017
- Osian Rhys Jones since 2017
- Rhys Dafis since 2017
- Tudur Dylan Jones since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Gwenallt Llwyd Ifan Chair since 2023
- Aneirin Karadog since 2012
- Aled Maredudd Evans since 2023
- Dafydd Meirion Jones since 2023
- Dr Llion Elis Jones since 2011
- Gruffudd Antur Edwards since 2012
- Joanne Debra Heyde since 2022
- Mari George since 2017
- Mererid Hopwood since 2017
- Osian Rhys Jones since 2017
- Rhys Dafis since 2017
- Tudur Dylan Jones since 2011
Portfolio (2)
- Dafydd John Pritchard since 2011
- Elinor Wyn Reynolds since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 511899
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 2 AUGUST 1976 AS AMENDED 3 AUGUST 198 AND 3 OCTOBER 1987
- Contact on the register
- 01267231613 · aledevans@live.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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