Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

CEREBRAL PALSY CYMRU

Provision of specialist therapy to children resident in Wales who have cerebral palsy.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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£1,671£1,737£-66£520£3,612£1,54510.74050
31/03/22£1,631£1,735£-104£495£3,678£1,85012.84080
31/03/21£1,746£1,384£362£439£3,782£1,955174650
31/03/20£2,902£1,784£1,118£654£3,420£1,58010.649150
31/03/19£1,517£1,542£-25£539£2,302£2,04215.946140
31/03/18£3,069£1,399£1,670£454£2,327£2,05717.6420
31/03/17£1,232£1,324£-92£168£657£4163.8410
31/03/16£1,226£1,352£-125£547£749£4944.4440
31/03/15£1,262£1,258£4£479£875£6165.9370
31/03/14£1,213£1,137£76£381£871£5926.2330
31/03/13£1,045£1,102£-57£295£795£5335.8240
31/03/12£925£908£17£259£852£5857.7210
31/03/11£850£875£-26£209£836£5607.7190
31/03/10£752£784£-32£177£861£5909190
31/03/09£854£729£125£163£893£61110.1190
31/03/08£878£709£169£157£768£4768.1180
31/03/07£622£667£-45£302£599£3045.5220
31/03/06£659£631£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£534£517£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£465£533£-69n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 43.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 30%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 43%
Reserves/Spending: 10.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 4.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 33 years

www.cerebralpalsycymru.org

info@cerebralpalsycymru.org

02920522600

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Specialty hospitals (incl psychiatric)
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
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£609,443
Garfield Weston Foundation£75,000
Masonic Trust£59,400
BBC Children in Need£5,370
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Start Better Future
£499,821 26/05/2023
36
Cerebral Palsy Cymru will use £499821 to enhance and expand the organisation’s early intervention service Better Start Better Future over the next four years. The grant will mean the group can increase the upper age limit of referrals from two to ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Cerebral Palsy Cymru - 09/09/22
£2,500 02/12/2022
Core Funding
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bobath Childrens Therapy Centre Wales
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000 04/02/2022
Build a Better Future
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£59,400 10/11/2021
Grant will fund specialist therapy sessions for children aged 0-2 years in Wales with cerebral palsy.
National Lottery Community Fund - Building a Better Future
£10,000 22/03/2021
12
Cerebral Palsy Cymru in Cardiff will use the grant of £10000 to improve their facilities to enable them to support more children with cerebral palsy and their families. Bydd Cerebral Palsy Cymru yng Nghaerdydd yn defnyddio'r grant o £10000 i wella ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bobath Childrens Therapy Centre Wales
£4,870 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This project will provide initial sessions for babies born with cerebral palsy who have been isolated by Covid-19 to improve their physical development.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 'Online Therapy & Support' project
£99,622 05/06/2020
12
Bobath Children’s Therapy Centre Wales will use £99622 to deliver an Online Therapy Support project to help children with cerebral palsy and their families. The project will pilot the provision of its specialist services around physiotherapy ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,870 29/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£60,000 08/05/2019
24
Bobath Children's Therapy Centre Wales
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bobath Childrens Therapy Centre Wales
£72,601 28/02/2019
36
This project will provide specialist sessions for children and young people living with cerebral palsy. They will have improved quality of life, improved social participation, and have improved physical health.
National Lottery Community Fund - The 'Early Door' Project
£8,997 20/11/2018
12
Project Summary :_x000D_ Bobath Children's Therapy Centre Wales in Cardiff will provide therapy sessions for babies with cerebral palsy and their families._x000D_ What Money is for :_x000D_ This grant for £8,997 will fund therapists and specialist ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bobath Childrens Therapy Centre Wales
£29,768 13/03/2018
36
This project will provide therapy and play activties for children and young people living with hemiplegia. They will have increased strength in the affected hand and arm, be better able to undertake self-care tasks, and increase their confidence.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 13/07/2017
The 'Better Start' Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Digitally Active
£5,000 02/02/2017
12
Bobath Children’s Therapy Centre Wales in Cardiff will use the grant to improve the facilities at their centre for both their staff and the children who attend. This grant for £5,000 will fund Wi-Fi hardware and fitting, projector, ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bobath Children's Therapy Centre Wales
£128,000 09/06/2016
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Senior Physiotherapist at a project providing support and therapy to children and young people with cerebral palsy in Wales
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bobath Children's Therapy Centre Wales
£80,000 12/06/2014
24
towards two years' continuation funding of an organisation that provides services for children with cerebral palsy in Wales, to include the salary of the Clinical Service Development Lead
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bobath Children's Therapy Centre in Wales
£100,300 14/03/2012
24
towards two years' continuation funding of the Clinical Service lead staff members providing services to children with cerebral palsy in Wales
National Lottery Community Fund - Better therapy, better lives
£96,722 27/07/2011
12
The project is to run an 8 week course in Bobath Therapy in Cardiff for 24 physiotherapists. The physiotherapists will be selected from external agencies across Wales so that the practice can be disseminated. This will enable more children with ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • CAROLINE COOKSLEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Development Director
  • CHRISTINE BARBER
  • JASON LLEWELLYN Appointed: 2023
  • LISA TREGALE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • MR JOSEPH FRANCIS HOLMES (Chair), Occupation: Company Director
  • PAUL HARRISON LUBAS Appointed: 1992, Occupation: Ambulance Service Officer
  • STEVE JONES
  • TOBY JONES Appointed: 2023
  • VICKY STEVENSON Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/04/1992, number: 1010183
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/02/1992, number: 02691690
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

1 The Courtyard
Ty Glas Avenue
Llanishen
Cardiff
CF14 5DX

Objectives

TO PROVIDE TREATMENT AND CARE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS AFFLICTED WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AND RELATED NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN WHO, FOR FINANCIAL AND OTHER REASONS, ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT ELSEWHERE IN CONTINUATION OF THE WORK HITHERTO CARRIED ON BY THE WESTERN CEREBRAL PALSY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR SUPPORT THIS OR ANY OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE PURPOSES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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