Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Overall weighted support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

    CARDIFF THIRD SECTOR COUNCIL (C3SC)

    Provision of advice and support to voluntary organisations in the Cardiff area.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
    • This charity only provides its support via other charities

    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£1,150£1,271£-121£0£740£7216.81723
    31/03/22£933£870£62£0£861£75710.4138
    31/03/21£1,007£705£302£0£799£1031.7108
    31/03/20£778£702£76£0£558£5198.9141
    31/03/19£610£557£53£0£482£4549.8132
    31/03/18£1,280£1,252£28£0£428£4214280
    31/03/17£1,589£1,585£4£0£401£3812.9380
    31/03/16*£1,732£1,718£14£0£397£3502.4390
    31/03/15£1,441£1,362£80£19£382£3633.2310
    31/03/14£1,483£1,474£9£12£303£270.2280
    31/03/13£823£746£77£21£294£2944.7170
    31/03/12£774£741£33£19£217£2173.5170
    31/03/11£797£855£-58£29£184£1832.6210
    31/03/10*£814£814£0£24£242£2403.5230
    31/03/09£870£886£-16£25£242£2353.2220
    31/03/08£1,076£1,162£-86£8£258£2392.5200
    31/03/07£726£703£23£11£344£2324180
    31/03/06£642£627£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05£780£711£69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04£635£585£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 33%
    Liabilities/Income: 32%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
    Reserves/Spending: 6.8 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.4
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 27 years

    www.c3sc.org.uk

    sheila.h@c3sc.org.uk

    02920485722

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    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    GiG Classification
    • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    Where it operates
    • Cardiff,
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

    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
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Infrastructure grant to Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC)
    £30,000 08/12/2020
    12
    Unrestricted grant over one year to Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC) under the Infrastructure funding programme
    National Lottery Community Fund - Co-creating Healthy Change
    £1,457,107 23/11/2012
    60
    Cardiff Third Sector Council in partnership with Vale Centre for Voluntary Services will manage a four year portfolio of ten projects in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. An estimated 2350 ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Community Voice
    £24,975 18/01/2012
    11
    Voluntary Action Cardiff in partnership with Vale Centre for Voluntary Services will manage a portfolio of nine projects in the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan local authority areas. Target groups ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (9)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 42-72
    • CATHERINE LLINOS MOULOGO Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Development Officer
    • DR CHRISTOPHER JOHN KIIZA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Civil Servant
    • DR RADHA NAIR-ROBERTS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director
    • JAMES ANTHONY THOMAS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
    • MARIA MESA Appointed: 2023
    • NEIL ANTHONY BINNELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director
    • PAUL JOHN W KEEPING Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
    • SARAH MARGARET DUNCAN-JONES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Charity Manager
    • TERENCE PRICE Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Consultant Project Manager
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/03/1998, number: 1068623
    • Registered at Companies House on 19/03/1997, number: 03336421
    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
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds 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
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR10: 18 days late,
    Main office

    Butetown Community Centre
    40 Loudoun Square
    Cardiff
    CF10 5JA

    Objectives

    (1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CARDIFF CITY AND COUNTY AND ITS ENVIRONS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND, IN PARTICULAR, BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE. (2) TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    CARDIFF

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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