Celebrating the impact of our 2026 St David's Day Dinner Community
We asked our guests and partners for their proudest achievements when it came to their contribution to and impact on communities in Wales over the past year.
You can view some of their answers below.
Completing our move to One Central Square has been a stand-out moment for Browne Jacobson, further enhancing our provision of legal services to the Welsh public and private sectors, in Wales, for Wales.
Rathbones has been proud to continue to raise its profile in Wales over the past year.
With our ambition of being the best wealth manager, by far, as we continue to grow in Wales we want to enable more and more clients to; Invest Well. Live Well.
Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh's Awards; working with our Business Groups and Ambassadors in Wales, and importantly, this year, supporting over15,000 young people from all backgrounds in Wales to do their DofE Award!
"At Cardiff and Vale College we are very proud of supporting 30,000 individuals through courses and apprentices contributing over a billion pounds to the economy of Wales, we are developing skills, changing lives and supporting growth!"
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"We’re proud to have backed Welsh businesses with practical support, stronger influence, and meaningful connections that drive long-term growth, as well as profiling their achievements and services both across Wales and the UK, and on the international stage."
"Comercity is proud to have built a supportive, fast growing community that gives Welsh businesses greater visibility, new opportunities and meaningful long term relationships."
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"We here at DW Harris have been hugely proud to have worked on the Cwm Rhondda project saving the chapel where ‘bread of heaven’ originated…you can’t get much more Welsh than that."
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"We are delighted to have opened our Cardiff office 12 months ago, employing local staff and reaching Practical Completion on our first refurbishment project in Newport. We are also expanding our portfolio in Wales with a new contract award in Swansea which will lead to further recruitment hires and reinvestment in the local economy."
"From festive light projections at Cardiff Market to the animated words of Dylan Thomas illuminating Cardiff Central Station, FOR Cardiff transformed two iconic landmarks into a celebration of Welsh storytelling, honouring our literary legacy while championing contemporary Welsh artists."
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"We’re most proud to be growing a majority Welsh workforce — creating skilled jobs while accelerating the delivery of projects that unlock Wales’ energy potential."
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"We're most proud of using financing for good, supporting customers at every life stage, investing in future Welsh talent through partnerships with FinTech Wales, universities and STEM initiatives, and backing our communities through Pride Cymru and She Who to help shape a stronger and more positive future for Wales."
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"We're proud to be celebrating 30 years in Wales this year. For three decades, our people have helped businesses grow and families feel secure, delivering commercially sharp advice with a genuinely personal touch."
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"We are incredibly proud of gaining recognition for the impact and early adoption of our apprenticeship programme in the legal sector in Wales."
"This Saint David's Day, we're most proud that Latch has continued to be here for childhood cancer in Wales, supporting over 200 families with emotional, practical and financial help - providing more than 1,500 nights of accommodation, issuing over 748 grants worth over £210,000, and being there alongside families through both hope and heartbreak."
"Menzies LLP are pleased to announce their full service offering here in Wales after the merger of Haines Watts Wales in June 2025, with additional Tax Partner appointments strengthening our highly recommended team in Wales. Menzies LLP can strategically advise businesses and their owners in Wales, throughout a business life cycle."
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"NatWest recognises that financial confidence and understanding personal finances are essential for employee
wellbeing. To support this, the bank is delivering face-to-face Financial Health Checks directly in workplaces, making it easier for your colleagues to access personalised guidance and build financial resilience."
"We're proud to continue to profile and support clients across Wales, and deliver on our commitment to grow our Cardiff office and our services to businesses, charities and individual clients alike."
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"We are very proud to have been part of the Cardiff and Vale College team which worked to deliver permission for a new college in Barry and an expansion to the existing college in Rhoose, both of which will enhance and improve educational facilities for future generations."
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30 Park Place barristers’ chambers are proud to be at the helm of transformation at the bar. In recent times we became the first UK legal services organisation to acquire the LOCS:23 standard - an ICO-approved GDPR certification standard for the UK legal sector to demonstrate compliant handling of data, reducing risk and boosting client confidence.
We are a proud beacon of excellence for the business of law and legal expertise delivered from Wales.
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"Williams-Wroe is proud to have supported leaders of law firms in Wales to strengthen governance, leadership capability, and strategic clarity, building resilient, future-ready law firms."
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"Having very successfully served as Master of the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales nuturing young Welsh talent, being the recipient of the High Sheriff’s and Lifetime Achievement Awards and elected as a Fellow of Learned Society of Wales for considerable contributions to the community."
(Agnes Xavier-Phillips)
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In the last 12 months, we're proud to have grown our presence in Wales by 38%, employing 68 people, providing a full range of legal services to businesses and individuals. We're also proud to have raised over £4k for our nominated charity Maggies through a number of events - the highlight of which was organising a welly wanging competition on the hallowed pitch at Cardiff Arms Park.
Launching Brand Stand, our strategic video podcast service built specifically for Welsh professional services firms who are ready to grow their reputation and their business. We're proud to be a homegrown Welsh agency reinvesting in this community, because when great Welsh organisations find their voice and grow their influence, that impact doesn't stop with them, it ripples across the whole economy.
Sweetmans & Partners are most proud to have delivered over 500 coaching hours with leaders across the private, public and third sectors this year, creating space to think and find new ways forward - so bringing positive impacts for them, their team, business and wider society.
We are immensely proud to have made the first St David’s Day Dinner a reality!
Thank you all for your support, we hope you enjoy celebrating all that our amazing country has to offer with a packed room full of wonderful people and we can't wait to start planning next year's event.
Diolch yn fawr iawn! 🏴
(Tim Edds & Emma Waddingham)
With thanks to:
Our Entertainment:
Llanishen Fach Primary School Choir
Our Panel: DofE Award Ambassadors
& our Chair: Molly Stephens
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Headline Sponsor:
Production Sponsor:
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Welcome Drinks Sponsor:
Diamond Draw Sponsor:
Our Charity
of the Year:
The Duke of Edinburgh's (DofE) Award is celebrating 70 years of supporting young people and to mark this significant milestone and continue the outstanding impact of the charity, the St David's Day Dinner 2026 will donate proceeds of the event to the DofE's work in Wales, to help further develop the charity’s work to support more disadvantaged young people in Wales.
About the DofE
We’ve learnt one thing: never doubt what young people can do. Time and time again, we’ve seen that when young people are given the chance to prove to themselves what they’re capable of, there’s no limit to what they can achieve.
We’re here to celebrate and champion every young person. To provide a safe environment of support and challenge that grows as they do.
Whatever their ability, interest or background, DofE offers young people the chance to strive for achievement, overcome obstacles, and set their minds to a personal challenge. Because when you prove to yourself that you’re ready for anything, nothing can hold you back.
Our Founder HRH Prince Philip once said: “There is more in you than you might think.” And, here at the DofE, we help you realise that.
Welcome to the DofE. Welcome to Youth Without Limits.
For more information, visit dofe.org