Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

DEWIS LIMITED 

Supported Housing for young people aged 16-25.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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£1,002£996£7£0£751£7428.9180
31/03/22£991£941£49£0£745£6948.8210
31/03/21£750£832£-82£0£695£6699.6210
31/03/20£562£701£-139£0£777£76913.2190
31/03/19£839£884£-45£0£916£90512.3210
31/03/18£945£1,005£-61£0£961£95311.4200
31/03/17£824£838£-14£0£1,022£1,01314.5160
31/03/16£835£834£0£0£1,036£1,02614.8160
31/03/15£846£828£18£8£1,040£841.2140
31/03/14£803£747£56£9£1,021£520.8140
31/03/13£754£672£82£10£965£310.6180
31/03/12£775£668£107£7£884£510.9180
31/03/11£793£701£93£4£777£510.9170
31/03/10£800£690£110£3£685£510.9180
31/03/09£685£629£56£11£574£250.5180
31/03/08£668£580£88£3£518£220.5180
31/03/07£639£561£78£4£430£4168.9160
31/03/06£606£513£93£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£518£452£66£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£480£435£45£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 8.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 5.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 27 years

www.dewishousing.org

mail@dewishousing.org

01639882536

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports 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
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Dewis Ltd
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Dewis Ltd
£50,000 07/12/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Dewis Ltd
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to Dewis Ltd
£50,000 03/12/2020
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Dewis Ltd, awarded under the Foundation's Homeless and Vulnerably Housed funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support ....more
Crisis UK - Grant to Dewis
£4,701 19/04/2020
Funding to balance out loss of rent income due to sole occupancy due to COVID & PPE

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-49
  • CERI DUNSTAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Marketing Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/08/1997, number: 1063949
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/07/1997, number: 03407991
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations)
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

47 Station Road
Port Talbot
West Glamorgan
SA13 1NW

Objectives

TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY FOR PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE PORT TALBOT AND AFAN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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