Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 1

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 1

BEACON CENTRE TRUST (CARDIFF)

Operation and development of The Beacon Centre, a multi-purpose community centre in St Mellons, Cardiff. We provide activities and services to all community members, aiming to improve the physical, mental, social, spiritual and emotional wellbeing of our community.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

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 and on several occasions in recent years 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		£75	£94	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22		£68	£90	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£82	£106	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/20?		£161	£200	£-39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
30/11/18		£137	£163	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	10
30/11/17		£140	£177	£-37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/16		£190	£207	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/15		£161	£175	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/14		£119	£152	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/13		£128	£163	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/12		£156	£169	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/11		£139	£169	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/10		£137	£158	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/09		£158	£165	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/08		£100	£146	£-46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/07		£92	£124	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/06		£309	£127	£181	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/05	*	£633	£73	£560	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/04	*	£621	£47	£573	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 24 years

www.beaconcentre.org.uk

info@beaconcentre.org.uk

02920362888

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Cardiff,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

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 - Beacon Community Family Project
£10,000	09/09/2019 12	Beacon Community Family Project
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Beacon Centre Trust
£14,000	29/07/2013	The charity aims to address issues of exclusion and disadvantage in 7-16 year olds living across St Mellons, Cardiff. The work will develop young peoples' confidence and skill set and ultimately ....more The charity aims to address issues of exclusion and disadvantage in 7-16 year olds living across St Mellons, Cardiff. The work will develop young peoples' confidence and skill set and ultimately their opportunities in and quality of adult life.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-65

LIESA HELEN NOTTLE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Administrator

CHRISTOPHER LEIGH ATHERTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeships: CHARITY FOR MINISTER AND POORER MEMBERS OF CONGREGATION OF CANTON UNITING CHURCH, THE PICTON CASTLE TRUST,

DR KATHERINE BROWNE (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: General Practitioner

SIMON BROWN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Charity Worker, Other trusteeship: HERE FOR GOOD COLLECTIVE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/11/1999, number: 1078396
Registered at Companies House on 02/11/1999, number: 03869839

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR05: 313 days late, AR04: 4 days late,

Main office

THE BEACON CENTRE
HARRISON DRIVE
ST. MELLONS
CARDIFF
CF3 0PJ

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ST MELLONS, CARDIFF AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS2) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION4) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED

Defined Area of Benefit:

ST MELLONS, CARDIFF AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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