Hysbysodd Coleg Harlech WEA y Gogledd fy swyddogion cyn y Nadolig o anawsterau ariannol sydd wedi arwain at sefyllfa ariannol gyffredinol sydd £900,000 yn waeth nag a ragwelwyd.  Cynhaliwyd trafodaethau i benderfynu ar gamau i’w cymryd i unioni’r sefyllfa ac ar gynllun adfer busnes. Ysgrifennais at Gadeirydd Llywodraethwyr Coleg Harlech ar 11 Ionawr yn ei rybuddio y byddem yn ystyried atal unrhyw gyllid pellach gan Lywodraeth Cymru i’r Sefydliad, o’r 1 Ebrill 2013, pe byddem yn parhau yn anfodlon â’r camau oedd yn cael eu cymeryd i fynd i’r afael â’r problemau ariannol yn y Sefydliad, neu’r trefniadau ariannol a’r trefniadau llywodraethu i ddiogelu cyllid cyhoeddus.
Coleg Harlech WEA North notified my officials before Christmas of financial difficulties that have led to an overall financial position that is £900,000 worse than anticipated. Discussions were held to identify remedial action and a business recovery plan. I wrote to the Chair of Governors of Coleg Harlech on 11th January warning him that if I remain dissatisfied with the action taken to address the financial issues at the Institution or the financial and governance arrangements in place to safeguard public funding, I would consider suspending all further Welsh Government funding to the Institution, with effect from 1 April 2013.