About Antur Cymru
Our Story
Supporting Rural Welsh Businesses Since 1979
Antur Cymru Enterprise is a social enterprise delivering business support across Mid and West Wales. Helping over 1,500 businesses start, grow, and thrive between 2024 and 2025, through tailored advice, funded programmes, and practical resources.
Antur Cymru started life as Antur Teifi and was founded in 1979 to assist the development of the local economy of the Teifi Valley.
Antur Cymru worked to support local, often small-scale businesses to start and grow, encouraging innovative approaches with the aim of developing opportunities for young people in the region. Many of the businesses we supported during those early days, such as Golwg the Welsh medium journalism and publishing company have gone on to become household names.
In 1997 Telemat, Antur’s IT subdivision was launched to ensure that businesses in the local area could access emerging IT capability and support. Since then, Antur Teifi has been become Antur Cymru Enterprise, to reflect its growth and service delivery area across Wales.
Our Journey
From humble beginnings in the Teifi Valley to supporting businesses across Wales
1979
Antur Teifi is born
Founded in 1979 to assist the development of the local economy within the Teifi Valley.
1997
Telemat Division is Created
In 1997 Telemat, Antur’s IT subdivision was launched to ensure that businesses in the local area could access emerging IT capability.
2021
Antur Teifi rebrands to Antur Cymru
Antur Teifi rebranded as Antur Cymru to reflect its growth and delivery expansion of its services across Wales.
Our Why
Our mission, vision, and values have guided us since 1979 and continue to shape everything we do
Our Mission
To benefit the communities of Wales by fostering, encouraging and promoting the establishment and successful running of businesses in Wales by, amongst other things providing authoritative and impartial information, advice and practical support on a bi-lingual basis.
Our Vision
To consolidate our position as a leading innovative and entrepreneurial social enterprise, fostering and promoting the growth of economic activity throughout Wales, sharing our experience to influence the development of public policy.
Our Values
- Working collaboratively to achieve our aims
- Embracing challenge
- Encouraging and supporting people to be their best
- Delivering quality service with integrity and professionalism
- Role modelling responsible business practice
- Listening to and representing the voice of our community
- Making the culture, language and communities of Wales central to our delivery
Organisation Objectives
1. Fostering, encouraging establishment of business and organisations
2. Information and advice to business and enterprises
3. Commission research surveys and studies
4. Work with or become members of societies or organisations who support our aims
5. Other activities that deliver the objects and well-being of the area we work in
Antur Cymru as a social enterprise
We are a social enterprise owned by shareholders in the community. They do not profit individually from this investment but have agreed that any surpluses should be re-invested in the company to maintain the high standards we offer and in projects to promote prosperity in the area.
Our efforts are geared to meet the needs of businesses and communities to which we deliver our services.
When the company was founded the following core objects were drawn up to direct the work of Antur Cymru:
– To foster and encourage the establishment of businesses and organisations
– To share information and give advice to businesses and enterprises
– To commission research surveys and studies
– To work with or become members of societies or organisations who support our aims
Antur Teifi is a Registered Society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the registering authority. Antur Cymru trades under the brand name Antur Cymru Enterprise.
Any changes to rules and governance of the organisation need to be approved by shareholders at either the AGM or an EGM.
Neither shareholders or board members take a financial dividend from the company’s activities.
Become a Shareholder
Anyone over 16 years who supports the objectives of Antur Cymru and resides in or has resided or worked in the Teifi Valley or its neighbourhood, can apply to become a shareholder. A member on payment of £1, is entitled to one share only within the organisation. The Board of Antur Cymru will consider all applications.
At the AGM in September the company reports on its activities for the previous financial year (April to March). Shareholders attending these meetings can influence the future direction of Antur Cymru.
Becoming a shareholder enables the individual to be nominated as a board member of the organisation.
