COLLEGES WALES / COLEGAU CYMRU LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-09 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-9.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+2.2% vs 2024
Employees
16
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£212K
+26.3% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- COLLEGES WALES / COLEGAU CYMRU LIMITED 2009-07-01 → present
- FFORWM 1993-07-01 → 2009-07-01
Profit before tax
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,022,136 | £2,308,671 | |
| Operating profit | £199,527 | £146,111 | |
| Profit before tax | £168,099 | £212,354 | |
| Net profit | £165,787 | £212,354 | |
| Cash | £1,807,706 | £1,638,345 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,008,063 | £2,052,417 | |
| Net assets | — | — | |
| Equity | £2,008,063 | £2,052,417 | |
| Average employees | 16 | 16 | |
| Wages | £484,582 | £469,082 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 9.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.9% | 7.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.37x | 5.40x | |
| Interest cover | 3.17x | 24.35x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bevan Buckland LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. There are no material uncertainties in respect of the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future, based on latest strategic plans and financial budgets.”
Group structure
- COLLEGES WALES / COLEGAU CYMRU LIMITED · parent
- Fforwm Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “ColegauCymru continued to champion the advancement of further education across Wales.”
- “Strengthened work in the Senedd looking ahead to the 2026 Senedd Election.”
- “Proactively engaged with parties across the political spectrum to ensure the sector's views are understood for the May 2026 Senedd election.”
- “Hosted an 'Apprenticeships Fayre at the Senedd' to mark Apprenticeships Week 2025, with over 150 people attending.”
- “Secured the 2026 International Conference to be hosted in Wales at Coleg Cambria.”
- “Published a joint letter with Association of Colleges, Colleges Scotland and colleges in Northern Ireland, calling on the Prime Minister to prioritise investment in FE and skills.”
- “Delivered its annual conference in Cardiff in October 2025, bringing together nearly 200 senior sector leaders.”
- “Secured several externally funded projects aimed at enhancing educational opportunities and supporting colleges.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 74 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALI, Donna Marie | Director | 2024-08-01 | Aug 1973 | Welsh |
| EVANS, Rhiannon, Dr | Director | 2021-11-24 | Aug 1984 | British |
| JONES, Victoria Menna | Director | 2024-08-01 | Jul 1976 | Welsh |
| MORGAN, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2025-12-01 | Jul 1970 | Welsh |
| SMART, Paul | Director | 2021-01-04 | Jun 1951 | British |
| THOMAS, Iwan Giles Llewelyn | Director | 2024-08-01 | Apr 1973 | Welsh |
| THOMAS, Lisa Michelle | Director | 2023-01-04 | Mar 1971 | British |
Show 74 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, David Michael Davies | Secretary | 1993-07-01 | 2008-08-31 |
| OSMAN, Julie Anne | Secretary | 2008-09-05 | 2020-04-30 |
| BALL, Anthony Keith | Director | 1993-07-09 | 1995-05-24 |
| BELLIS, John Benjamin | Director | 2008-05-20 | 2012-04-02 |
| BENNETT, Jim | Director | 2011-05-25 | 2015-07-31 |
| BENNETT, Nicholas William | Director | 2007-05-23 | 2013-05-31 |
| BRAY, Gareth | Director | 1998-05-19 | 1999-05-24 |
| BRYON, Paterick Dominic | Director | 1993-07-09 | 1994-03-24 |
| BURTON, Howard Louis William | Director | 2005-05-24 | 2010-06-09 |
| CASELLA, Louise Caroline | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2024-05-31 |
| CHARNLEY, Malcolm | Director | 2003-10-03 | 2008-01-31 |
| CLUTTON, John Ross | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| COCKS, Jeffrey Reginald | Director | 1993-07-09 | 1999-05-24 |
| COPE, Peter | Director | 2006-06-07 | 2011-08-31 |
| CORNISH, Andrew Edward, Dr | Director | 2024-08-01 | 2025-12-01 |
| CROKE, Paul | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2021-10-31 |
| CROKE, Paul | Director | 2009-07-02 | 2011-08-31 |
| CROKE, Paul | Director | 2001-05-24 | 2007-05-23 |
| DACEY, Mark | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2017-07-31 |
| DAVIES, Brynley John | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2011-05-25 |
| DAVIES, Linda Suzanne | Director | 2021-11-24 | 2024-07-31 |
| DAWSON, Maggi | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2015-07-31 |
| EDMUNDS, William Glyndwr | Director | 1999-05-24 | 2002-05-21 |
| EDWARDS, Haydn Ellis, Dr | Director | 1997-09-08 | 2001-05-24 |
| ELLIOTT, Keith | Director | 1997-05-20 | 2002-10-31 |
| EVANS, Dafydd Ifan | Director | 2016-09-20 | 2020-12-31 |
| EVANS, Judith Helen | Director | 2010-05-26 | 2017-07-31 |
| EVANS, William Samuel Huw | Director | 2001-05-24 | 2005-05-24 |
| EVANS, William Samuel Huw | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1999-05-24 |
| GREENIDGE, Jeffrey | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2024-05-31 |
| HALSALL, Anthony | Director | 1996-05-20 | 1997-02-05 |
| HAMPTON, Roger | Director | 1996-05-20 | 2003-06-10 |
| ISHERWOOD, Mark Anthony | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2017-07-31 |
| JACKSON, Christopher Robert | Director | 1999-05-24 | 2001-05-24 |
| JAMES, Mike | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2017-07-31 |
| JONES, Caroline Rowena | Director | 1999-05-31 | 2002-05-21 |
| JONES, David Baden | Director | 2007-05-23 | 2017-07-31 |
| JONES, Glyn Hywel | Director | 2012-05-30 | 2016-08-31 |
| JONES, Glyn Hywel | Director | 2002-11-06 | 2007-05-23 |
| JONES, Herbert Terence | Director | 2001-05-24 | 2003-06-10 |
| JONES, Mair | Director | 2002-05-21 | 2008-05-20 |
| JONES, Mark | Director | 2009-02-01 | 2017-07-31 |
| KNIGHT, Jan | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2008-05-20 |
| LACEY, Guy Owen | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| LACEY, Guy Owen | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2017-07-31 |
| LEIGHFIELD, Mark John | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2017-07-31 |
| LEWIS, Caroline Elisabeth | Director | 2000-05-25 | 2003-06-10 |
| LEWIS, Cyril Mervyn | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1996-05-20 |
| LILES, Barry William James | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2017-07-31 |
| LIMB, Gordon Ashley | Director | 1993-07-09 | 1996-05-20 |
| LLOYD, Derek Hooper | Director | 2007-05-23 | 2014-05-12 |
| LUSHER, Sharron Kim | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2018-06-30 |
| MASON, David Simon | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2013-02-13 |
| MASON, David Simon | Director | 1999-05-24 | 2003-07-19 |
| MORGAN, Ioan Humphrey | Director | 1994-07-25 | 1995-05-24 |
| MORRIS, Iestyn Sion | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| O'SHEA, John | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2017-07-31 |
| PARKER, Sue Margaret | Director | 1996-05-20 | 1997-07-15 |
| PARRY, Jonathan | Director | 2012-07-03 | 2014-01-10 |
| PIROTTE, Simon Keith | Director | 2021-01-04 | 2022-12-31 |
| PIROTTE, Simon Keith | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2017-07-31 |
| POPE, Mair | Director | 1995-05-24 | 1998-05-19 |
| REES, Ian James, Dr | Director | 2008-05-20 | 2010-05-26 |
| REES, Ian James, Dr | Director | 2000-05-25 | 2006-06-07 |
| RICHARDS, David William Hugh | Director | 1997-10-04 | 1999-05-24 |
| ROBERTS, Christine Mary | Director | 1997-05-20 | 2000-05-25 |
| ROBINSON, Brian David | Director | 2002-07-12 | 2009-07-02 |
| SMITH, Stuart Alfred, Cllr | Director | 1994-03-29 | 1997-07-31 |
| STEPHENSON, John Leslie | Director | 1995-05-24 | 2001-05-24 |
| TREBILCOCK, Robin John | Director | 1993-07-09 | 1996-05-20 |
| WEATHERBURN, Jacqueline Maria | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2017-05-31 |
| WEBSTER, Richard Taylor | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2007-05-23 |
| WILLIAMS, Colin Stanley | Director | 1995-05-24 | 2000-05-25 |
| WILMORE, Trevor | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1995-05-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 261 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-08-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
-23.6%
£3,022,136 £2,308,671
-
Cash
-9.4%
£1,807,706 £1,638,345
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
0%
16 16
-
Operating profit
-26.8%
£199,527 £146,111
-
Profit before tax
+26.3%
£168,099 £212,354
-
Wages
-3.2%
£484,582 £469,082
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers