Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Multiple returns filed late: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

CANOLFAN FELIN FACH CENTRE LIMITED

Operates as a local resource centre for groups and agencies that are concerned with mental health (in its broadest sense), alcohol and drug abuse. Provides accommodation and resources for a range of participating groups and runs and open door drop-in service for individuals in need of information, support and social opportunities.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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*£331£265£66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£292£216£75n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£169£148£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£118£113£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£95£123£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£117£118£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£145£174£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£158£171£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£129£140£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£132£151£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£169£175£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£171£189£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£130£156£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£115£126£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£351£137£215n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£383£157£226n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£176£160£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£131£111£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£125£125£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£130£121£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years

www.canolfanfelinfach.org.uk

christinefelinfach@gmail.com

01758701611

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gwynedd,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Canolfan Felin Fach Centre Limited
£4,000 30/01/2023
Discretionary grant awarded
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Canolfan Felin Fach Centre Limited
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Canolfan Felin Fach Centre Limited
£62,986 22/09/2021
for the Support Worker position
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Canolfan Felin Fach Centre Limited
£50,000 08/09/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Canolfan Felin Fach Centre Limited
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Canolfan Felin Fach Centre Ltd
£46,904 04/03/2015
24
Through funding additional support workers hours this Pwllheli based mental health charity will be able to support more people in the language of their choice in their journey to recovery.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Canolfan Felin Fach Centre Ltd
£14,000 27/01/2012
10 additional hours per week of an existing support worker and service user activity costs, including training costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Erw Aur Allottment Project
£152,427 28/07/2010
36
The project will allow the organisation to establish a horticultural project on a new allotment site, for the benefit of people with mental health, alcohol and drug related problems. This will provide them with opportunities to take part in healthy ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 49-62
  • GWENANT ROBERTS (Chair), Occupation: Hairdresser
  • JONATHAN FAWCETT Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Company Director
  • STUART ANDREW MORGAN TAYLOR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Part Time Cleaner
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/02/1997, number: 1060770
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/11/1996, number: 03280924
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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; AR23: 29 days late, AR21: 50 days late, AR20: 43 days late, AR18: 265 days late, AR17: 30 days late, AR16: 15 days late, AR12: 23 days late,
Main office

CANOLFAN FELIN FACH
MOUNT PLEASANT
PENLAN STREET
PWLLHELI
LL53 5DE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DWYFOR

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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