Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

MENTER CWM GWENDRAETH ELLI CYFYNGEDIG

Support any existing Welsh community activities and promote projects that regenerate the rural community, working with existing organisations where possible.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£494	£377	£117	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/22		£362	£359	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/21		£586	£419	£167	£0	£-1,380	£-1,443	-41.3	25	60
31/03/20		£260	£334	£-74	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/19		£308	£353	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/18		£315	£338	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£354	£687	£-334	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£301	£342	£-41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£368	£417	£-49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£421	£501	£-80	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£699	£779	£-80	£84	£370	£342	5.3	68	0
31/03/12		£643	£655	£-12	£41	£450	£422	7.7	70	0
31/03/11		£643	£725	£-82	£33	£462	£434	7.2	70	0
31/03/10		£564	£604	£-40	£23	£544	£510	10.1	62	0
31/03/09		£789	£837	£-48	£21	£583	£549	7.9	94	0
31/03/08		£1,357	£1,156	£202	£24	£632	£560	5.8	71	0
31/03/07	*	£760	£685	£75	£41	£430	£343	6	89	0
31/03/06	*	£736	£619	£117	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£548	£524	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£535	£484	£50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 31 years

www.facebook.com/MenterCwmGwendraethElli/

Alaw@mcge.org.uk

01269871600

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
60 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Theatr Berfformio Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli
£10,000	18/09/2023	Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli in Carmarthenshire will use £10000 to hold a Welsh language version of the musical Annie. Primary and secondary school pupils will learn transferable skills increasing ....more Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli in Carmarthenshire will use £10000 to hold a Welsh language version of the musical Annie. Primary and secondary school pupils will learn transferable skills increasing their confidence and wellbeing. They will perform the production to their community. Bydd Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli yn Sir Gaerfyrddin yn defnyddio £10000 i gynnal fersiwn Gymraeg o'r sioe gerdd Annie. Bydd disgyblion ysgolion cynradd ac uwchradd yn dysgu sgiliau trosglwyddadwy gan gynyddu eu hyder a'u lles. Byddant yn perfformio'r cynhyrchiad i'w cymuned.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Hwb Cymunedol Gwendraeth Elli
£10,000	11/01/2022	Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli in Carmarthenshire will spend £10000 to pay for staff equipment training DBS and marketing. They will set up a helpline service and a network of new volunteers to support ....more Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli in Carmarthenshire will spend £10000 to pay for staff equipment training DBS and marketing. They will set up a helpline service and a network of new volunteers to support members of the community suffering from loneliness and isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They will hold a bank of information on support services in the area.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli
£82,400	17/09/2020 12	Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli Cyf temporarily closed their community hub and trading was paused on their social enterprises in March 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions and as such are not receiving any ....more Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli Cyf temporarily closed their community hub and trading was paused on their social enterprises in March 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions and as such are not receiving any income from these avenues. The applicant’s work aims to promote the Welsh language normalise the use of the Welsh language and promote the cultural heritage alongside a range of social enterprises such as a community hub café shop after-school club holiday club a translation and editing service and a monthly community paper. £82400 over one year will fund the loss of income from community activities which would generally be used to meet organisational costs. Caeodd Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli Cyf dros dro eu canolfan gymunedol a chafodd masnachu ei oedi ar eu mentrau cymdeithasol ym mis Mawrth 2020 oherwydd cyfyngiadau Covid-19 ac felly nid ydynt yn cael unrhyw incwm o'r llwybrau hyn. Nod gwaith yr ymgeisydd yw hyrwyddo'r Gymraeg normaleiddio'r defnydd o'r Gymraeg a hyrwyddo'r dreftadaeth ddiwylliannol ochr yn ochr ag amrywiaeth o fentrau cymdeithasol megis canolfan gymunedol caffi siop clwb ar ôl ysgol clwb gwyliau gwasanaeth cyfieithu a golygu a phapur cymunedol misol. Bydd £82400 dros flwyddyn yn ariannu colli incwm o weithgareddau cymunedol a fyddai fel arfer yn cael ei ddefnyddio i dalu costau sefydliadol.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pryd ar Glud y Gwendraeth
£10,000	18/12/2019 12	Menter Cwm Gwendraeth in Carmarthenshire will use the grant to provide freshly made cooked meals to the homes of elderly people and bring people together once a week for a communal meal. £10,000 ....more Menter Cwm Gwendraeth in Carmarthenshire will use the grant to provide freshly made cooked meals to the homes of elderly people and bring people together once a week for a communal meal. £10,000 will fund DBS checks, kitchen equipment, marketing, launch, staff and volunteer costs, and travel expenses.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli
£2,809	29/11/2017	We want to help disadvantaged people to save money on their energy bills and tackle fuel poverty by providing advice and practical support.
National Lottery Community Fund - RUR: Gweithredu Lleol/Local Action
£81,232	25/07/2017 24	Project Summary : The project will raise the resilience of people living in poverty in rural Carmarthenshire, supporting them to gain the skills and confidence to tackle the challenges of rising ....more Project Summary : The project will raise the resilience of people living in poverty in rural Carmarthenshire, supporting them to gain the skills and confidence to tackle the challenges of rising household energy costs. Fuel Clubs and Service Hubs will be established, and through volunteers, fuel oil clubs will be developed and support given to explore and swap energy tariffs and access services online. What Money is for : The grant, over two years, will fund a full time Project Officer, and running costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Gweithredy Ynni Lleol / Local Energy Action
£83,705	18/03/2015 24	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli Cyfyngedig- ABC, 123, TI A FI
£49,961	27/11/2014 12	Not Available

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How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 37-82

EUROS ELIS JONES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

ALANA ENOCH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Darlithydd

ANWEN MAIR EVANS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Dirprwy

CATRIN MAIR REES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Athrawes

ELEN DAVIES Appointed: 1997, Occupation: Athrawes

GARETH WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher

HELEN ANGHARAD HUMPHREYS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Rheolwr Dwyieithrwydd

JENI OLWEN PRICE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Uwch Ddarlithydd

MARGED LOWRI WALTERS THOMAS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Cynhyrchydd Radio

DR IAN WYN REES (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Cyfarwyddwr, Other trusteeship: ANGOR,

LINDA WILLIAMS Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Cynghorydd Sir

DAVID WILLIAM HUGH RICHARDS Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Farmer, Other trusteeships: FELINFOEL FAMILY CENTRE, FELINFOEL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LTD,

GETHIN TOBIAS THOMAS Appointed: 1993, Occupation: Cynhyrchydd Radio, Other trusteeships: UNION OF WELSH INDEPENDENTS INCORPORATED, CLYBIAU FFERMWYR IFANC SIR GAR,

KENNETH DENVER REES Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Cyfarwyddwr, Other trusteeships: LLANELLI AND DISTRICT SHOPMOBILITY, RADIO BGM,

KATHRYN DEVONALD-DAVIES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Partner / Cyfreithiwr, Other trusteeship: ANGOR,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/05/1993, number: 1021901
Registered at Companies House on 06/05/1993, number: 02815717

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 40 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR06: 57 days late, AR05: 137 days late, AR04: 67 days late,

Main office

11-15 COALBROOK ROAD
PONTYBEREM
LLANELLI
DYFED
SA15 5HU

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF CWM GWENDRAETH AND OTHER REGIONS IN WALES IN THE WELSH LANGUAGE AND ITS ASSOCIATED CULTURE. B) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS BEING IN NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, YOUTH, DISABLEMENT, POVERTY AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CWM GWENDRAETH AND OTHER REGIONS IN WALES

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