Efa Gruffudd Jones

Tudur Dylan Jones

Dafydd Vaughan

Beca Jones

Sioned Llewelyn

• A memorable festival was held in Pembrokeshire on the beautiful site of Cilwendeg near Boncath
• The Eisteddfod attracted competitors and visitors from across Wales, with over 40,000 Urdd members competing in the local and regional Eisteddfodau.
• Exciting developments with over 250,000 visiting the Eisteddfod website during the Eisteddfod week.
• A spectacular concert was held to open the Eisteddfod with excellent performances by local children and young people in the two musicals.
• Cwmni Theatr Genedlaethol yr Urdd starting on a new two year project

Aled Siôn

Director

 01678 541 014

eisteddfod@urdd.org

McKenzie Morris

• Over 200 community clubs for children and young people to socialise through the medium of Welsh across Wales
• Bwrdd Syr IfanC was established, a national forum for young people, with a representative from every region. The forum contributed to ‘Y Gynhadledd Fawr' – a discussion with the First Minister about the Welsh language
• Visits were organised to France, Catalonia, Italy, Austria and Patagonia
• Over 90 local and regional Eisteddfodau organised, with over 40,000 competing
• Local and Regional sport competitions organised in 9 different disciplines, with over 20,000 competing

All of this was possible by working with hundreds of volunteers. Many thanks to them all.

Sian Rogers

Director

01678 541 030

sianrogers@urdd.org

Dai Bryer

Director

 01267 676 642

daibryer@urdd.org

McKenzie Morris

• Nearly 12,000 stayed at the Gwersyll over the year
• The new accommodation block, Llys Aran 2, was opened offering 28 additional beds
• An Outdoor outreach service was established, which enables the Gwersyll to offer courses and activities off site, with many resulting in accreditations.
• Work continues on Llwybr Tegid, the walking / cycling path from the Gwersyll to Llanuwchllyn.
• Plans are currently in place for extensive renovation work within Plas Glan-llyn (the old mansion).

Huw Antur Edwards

Director

01678 541 000

glan-llyn@urdd.org

Connie Fisher interviews Mathew Rhys

• Popular app created for the Urdd Eisteddfod, which was downloaded by nearly 15,000 people
• Clwb Cip launched, a digital club for Cip magazine readers
• 49,376 members joined the Urdd
• Lively presence at the Urdd Eisteddfod, National Eisteddfod and Royal Welsh, with decorating t-shirts proving to be a popular activity
• A digital version of the Peace and Goodwill Message was created for the first time by young people from Pembrokeshire

Mali Thomas

Director

029 2063 5695

mali@urdd.org

Owen Pedr Edwards

• 16,348 stayed in the Gwersyll over the year
• A new sleeping block, Cilborth 2, has been built to replace the old Hendre block – bringing the total of beds in the centre to 520
• It is estimated that the Gwersyll brings over £5 million to the local economy
• The Pentre Ifan Centre continues to be busy, with a number of weddings held there over the year
• A new full time position has been created, thanks to the support of Natural Resources Wales and Ceredigion Social Enterprise fund. The Sustainability Officer will be promoting sustainability in the centre.

Steffan Jenkins

Director

01239 652 140

llangrannog@urdd.org

Molly Williams

• 100,000 have participated in the department's events over the year
• 81 new community clubs have been established
• 40,000 have participated in sport competitions
• 1,002 young people received sport training
• 19 members of staff
• 1,100 participated in family activities

Gary Lewis

Director

029 2063 5686

gary@urdd.org

The Routes to the Summit project came to an end at the end of March 2013 and during the four years it operated, the 16 members of staff:

Two documents have been published detailing the work accomplished over the four years – a full copy can be seen here urdd.org/cms/en/llwybrau/reports-and-evaluations 

A new project called Gweithio'n Gymraeg started in June 2013, thanks to funding from the Welsh Government. Six officers have been appointed to work within specific areas in Wales.

2012 / 2013 was an extremely busy year for the Urdd with further growth in our activities which is reflected in the increase in revenue expenditure to just over £9m. This increase is as a result of our officers' success in securing substantial grants, and generous donations by the movement's supporters. I would like to thank everyone for their willingness to invest in and support our activities, and especially to the staff for their commitment and professionalism. As a result, it is satisfying that our accounts have a healthy surplus again this year.

It was also an exceptional year with regards to capital expenditure, resulting from our investment in improved facilities at Glan-llyn and Llangrannog. Thanks to the support of local partners assisting with securing grants and a substantial capital grant from the Welsh Government, it was possible to invest over £0.9m in resources. It is also important to note that a substantial donation was received from a benefactor which hugely assisted in funding the project in Llangrannog. Our visitors to both centres are already praising the developments and we are confident that this will be a worthwhile investment to the future for both centres.

It is good to report that the value of our investments has increased nearly £0.25m over the year and that we have received over £50k in income from these investments. Our aim is to keep money aside to support activities should a crisis face us. We have not reached our reserves target yet, but the increase this year is positive, and as a result of the effective financial management within the Urdd, we are hopeful that we can increase our reserves in the future.

As the Urdd Treasurer I would like to thank my fellow trustees, and especially the members of the Urdd Business Board for their support. There have been extensive discussions again this year regarding expenditure, especially capital investment, but the dedication shown by everyone to invest time and energy is a reflection of the confidence we have in what the Urdd is trying to achieve and offer the children and young people of Wales.

Urdd Gobaith Cymru proactively seeks financial support from a variety of sources to support its work. Without this support we wouldn't be able to offer the range of experiences that are described in this report.

We are continually looking for new partners who can support us by means of practical or financial help. The benefits we can offer include publicity in our events and branding on various materials.

We are grateful to the following organisations that supported the work of the Urdd during the year:

Aberystwyth University
Agored Cymru
Antur Teifi
Arts Council of Wales
Bangor University
Barclays
BBC-Radio Cymru
BT
Cardiff Council (Sport Cardiff)
Castell Howell Foods
Dawnus
Deloitte
Doodson
Folly Farm
Gravells
HSBC
Ivor ac Aeres Evans Trust
James Pantyfedwen Foundation
Jane Hodge Foundation
S4C
Jones & Whitehead
Lloyds Motors Aberaeron
Milford Haven Port Authorities
Murco
National Science Academy
Oakwood
Parker Plant Hire
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Pembrokeshire Council
Powerade
Principality
RES
Royal Mail
Sports Wales
Swansea University
Telesgop
The Co-operative
The University of South Wales
UCAC
University of Wales Trinity St David
Valero
Welsh Government
Welsh Local Government Association
West Wales Radio
Western Power

Auditors' Statement
To the Urdd Gobaith Cymru Directorate. We have examined the financial summary on this page.

Appropriate responsibilities for directors and auditors
You, the directors, are responsible for preparing the financial summary. We have agreed to express to you our opinion on the consistency of the financial summary with the full statutory accounts, which were signed on 9 October 2013.

The basis of our opinion
We have done the work which we consider appropriate to establish whether the financial summary is consistent with the financial statements when these were prepared from them. The full financial statements were issued with an unqualified opinion. The full audit opinion including details of the scope of our audit can be found with the annual financial statements which are held in the charity's registered office.

Our opinion
In our opinion the financial summary is consistent with the full financial statements for the year ending 31 March 2013.

D.R Patterson ACA, FCCA
Senior Statutory Auditor, on behalf 
of PJE, Chartered Accountants
Registered Auditors, Lampeter

Directors' Report
The accounts above are a summary of information abstracted from the full financial statements.

The full financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 9 October 2013 and they have been sent to Companies House and the Charities Commission. The accounts were audited by PJE, Chartered Accountants and were given an unconditional report.

It is possible that the financial summary does not provide sufficient information to give a full understanding of the charity's financial affairs. For further information, therefore the full statutory accounts, the Auditors' report on those accounts and the Trustees Annual Report need to be consulted. Copies of these can be obtained from the company.

Signed on Behalf of the Board of Directors

Urdd Gobaith Cymru Group Company Limited

Balance Sheet 31 March 2013

Support costs are distributed over the charitable activities pro rata to income received.

The total income includes £8,377,067 of unrestricted funds, £2,328,501 of restricted funds and £9,745 of endowment funds. The net increase for the year after transfers between reserves is £230,731 including an increase of £695,101 on unrestricted funds and a surplus of £1,006,327 on restricted funds.

Mai Parry Roberts

Director of Business and Personnel
and Deputy Chief Executive

01678 541 010

mai@urdd.org