Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 7

BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS OF WALES

Education and training of children and young people.Arts and culture, sport, recreation, community development.Providing and training volunteers.National umbrella body.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£656	£584	£71	£0	£563	£77	1.6	17	2
31/03/22		£828	£462	£366	£0	£491	£53	1.4	19	13
31/03/21		£315	£260	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£305	£329	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£320	£264	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£252	£266	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£320	£339	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£293	£294	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£248	£235	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£242	£212	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£182	£187	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£212	£187	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£305	£346	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£232	£221	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£222	£191	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£249	£250	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07	*	£248	£255	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£231	£237	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£245	£248	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£245	£339	£-94	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 14%
Reserves/Spending: 1.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 8

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 33 years

www.bgc.wales

office@bgc.wales

02920575705

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Other education support

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Throughout Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£58,500
Garfield Weston Foundation	£41,500
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust	£39,920

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - BGC Wales Together
£10,000	09/05/2023	Boys and Girls Clubs of Wales will use £10000 to strengthen their relationship with club leaders and young person members by undertaking outreach visits and delivering a programme of activity throughout the year. The grant will fund activity ....more Boys and Girls Clubs of Wales will use £10000 to strengthen their relationship with club leaders and young person members by undertaking outreach visits and delivering a programme of activity throughout the year. The grant will fund activity resources and sessional workers. Bydd Clybiau Bechgyn a Merched Cymru yn defnyddio £10000 i gryfhau eu perthynas ag arweinwyr clybiau ac aelodau pobl ifanc drwy gynnal ymweliadau allgymorth a chyflwyno rhaglen o weithgarwch drwy gydol y flwyddyn. Bydd y grant yn ariannu adnoddau gweithgareddau a gweithwyr sesiynol.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	24/04/2023	BGC Wales Plan 23
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	21/10/2022	Weston Charity Award Winner 2021 - 2022 Bonus
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500	09/06/2021	Weston Charity Award Winner 2021 - 2022
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - Raise Your Voice / Coda dy Lais
£39,920	02/10/2020 8	to engage newly enfranchised 16 and 17 year olds in Senedd elections in May 2021, through a programme of education built around an e-learning module and youth hustings
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Boys & Girls Clubs of Wales Club Support Programme
£48,500	31/07/2020 13	Boys and Girls Clubs of Wales will directly support 20 boys’ and girls’ clubs in the most deprived areas of across Rhondda Cynon Taf Merthyr Tydfil Bridgend Valleys and Neath Port Talbot to reinstate their services. Staff and volunteers will be ....more Boys and Girls Clubs of Wales will directly support 20 boys’ and girls’ clubs in the most deprived areas of across Rhondda Cynon Taf Merthyr Tydfil Bridgend Valleys and Neath Port Talbot to reinstate their services. Staff and volunteers will be supported to gain skills and knowledge around fundraising through coaching and training opportunities. The project will deliver wellbeing and mindfulness sessions and residential activities to 2000 young people. Staff and volunteers in the facilities will be trained to provide long term mindfulness support. £48500 over six months will cover staff fundraising support training events monitoring and evaluation marketing and translation. Bydd Clybiau Bechgyn a Merched Cymru'n rhoi cefnogaeth uniongyrchol i 20 o glybiau bechgyn a merched yn yr ardaloedd mwyaf difreintiedig ar draws Rhondda Cynon Taf Merthyr Tudful Cymoedd Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr a Chastell-nedd Port Talbot i adfer eu gwasanaethau. Bydd staff a gwirfoddolwyr yn cael eu cefnogi i gaffael sgiliau a gwybodaeth am godi arian trwy gyfleoedd anogaeth a hyfforddi. Bydd y prosiect yn cyflwyno sesiynau lles ac ymwybyddiaeth ofalgar a gweithgareddau preswyl i 2000 o bobl ifanc. Bydd staff a gwirfoddolwyr yn y cyfleusterau'n cael eu hyfforddi i ddarparu cefnogaeth ymwybyddiaeth ofalgar hir dymor. Bydd £48500 dros chwe mis yn talu am staff cefnogaeth codi arian hyfforddiant digwyddiadau monitro a gwerthuso marchnata a chyfieithu.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Boys and Girls Clubs of Wales
£49,700	31/05/2018	Ogmore Valley Heritage Trail and Heritage Hub
National Lottery Community Fund - 90 Years Young!
£9,700	02/05/2018 12	Project Summary :_x000D_ Boys' and Girls' Clubs of Wales in Cardiff will use the grant to celebrate the organisation's 90th anniversary by organising a programme of events to bring together communities across Wales._x000D_ What Money is for ....more Project Summary :_x000D_ Boys' and Girls' Clubs of Wales in Cardiff will use the grant to celebrate the organisation's 90th anniversary by organising a programme of events to bring together communities across Wales._x000D_ What Money is for :_x000D_ This grant for £9,700 will fund staff costs, residential costs, travel, and promotional clothing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	29/06/2017	Girls Together
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Boys and Girls Clubs of Wales
£28,400	29/08/2014	CLUBFOCUS (An act of concentrating interest or activity on something)
National Lottery Community Fund - Get Sussed
£177,173	23/01/2013 36	The project is to employ a Business Development Manager to advise and support member youth clubs to become more sustainable. 40 clubs have been identified across Wales that are currently struggling to secure long term sustainability. This grant for ....more The project is to employ a Business Development Manager to advise and support member youth clubs to become more sustainable. 40 clubs have been identified across Wales that are currently struggling to secure long term sustainability. This grant for Â£177,173 over three years will fund a full time Business Development Manager, staff and volunteer expenses, office costs, recruitment, training and marketing.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Boys' and Girls' Clubs of Wales
£12,000	29/06/2012	the salary of the Project Development Officer

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALAN HOWELLS Appointed: 2016

ANDREW BORSDEN MBE (Chair) Appointed: 2019

ANDREW MORGAN Appointed: 2022

CATHRYN EVANS Appointed: 2020

HUSSEIN ELMI KHAIREH MBE Appointed: 2012

JESSICA LLOYD Appointed: 2019

PHILIP JOHN Appointed: 2016

ROBERT FUSSELL Appointed: 2016

ROBERT WILLIAMS Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/03/1992, number: 1009142

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 50 days late, AR04: 36 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from BAD BIKES YOUTH PROJECT on 07/06/2024

Main office

Room 48
Pencoed Technology Park
Pencoed
Bridgend
South Wales
CF35 5HZ

Objectives

TO HELP AND EDUCATE BOYS AND GIRLS RESIDENT IN THE AREA THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL EDUCATION AND THE IMPROVING OF SUCH BOYS AND GIRLS

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALES

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