Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 6
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

TIM CHWILIO AC ACHUB ABERDYFI/ABERDYFI SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM 

Provide a search and rescue services in support of the police forces of north and mid Wales.This includes on the hill, urban areas plus a swift-water capability
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile 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£22£15£7n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/22£30£56£-26n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/21£18£11£7n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/03/20£18£19£-1n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/19£40£21£20n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/18£41£32£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£39£42£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£15£11£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£11£16£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£19£27£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£19£3£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£3£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£2£5£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£6£4£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£1£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07?*£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£1£0£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 25 years

http://www.aberdyfi-sart.org.uk/

team@aberdyfi-sart.org.uk

01654767251

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Search & rescue & emergency services
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • 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
  • 50 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Aberdyfi Search And Rescue Team - Tîm Chwilio Ac Achub
£6,021 24/10/2020
It will enable us to continue to provide emergency assistance and support to members of the public in mountainous and hostile environments.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to ABERDYFI SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM - TÎM CHWILIO AC ACHUB
£6,388 15/11/2019
To enable us to renew & update essential team equipment plus the training needed to save people in mountainous & inhospitable environments.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Aberdyfi Search And Rescue Team - Tim Chwilio AC Achub Aberdyfi
£7,612 19/11/2018
Funding will help us cover the cost of essential equipment and training, enabling us to deploy on emergency call outs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/01/1999, number: 1073441
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR11: 174 days late, AR10: 58 days late, AR08: 20 days late, AR07: 289 days late, AR05: 15 days late, AR04: 32 days late,
Main office

1 ABER VILLAS
ABERDOVEY
LL35 0HR

Objectives

SEARCH FOR AND RESCUE PEOPLE IN DIFFICULTIES IN ANY LOCATION AND IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF TO DEVELOP SEARCH AND RESCUE TECHNIQUES AND TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE TEAM

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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