Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 3

GARNANT FAMILY CENTRE

Garnant Family Centre offers informal family support to families with young children in the area. It is delivered through informal sessions aimed at parents with babies and toddlers, activities for children up to the age of 11 years, outdoor sessions, more structured courses, training and workshops, parenting and family support as well as special events and trips.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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
31/03/24		£74	£72	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/23		£99	£80	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£42	£87	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£51	£47	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20?		£34	£67	£-33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/18		£82	£76	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/17		£69	£69	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/16		£62	£46	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/15		£64	£59	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/14		£52	£54	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/13		£67	£70	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/12		£51	£39	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/11		£26	£27	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/10		£24	£29	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/09	*	£47	£40	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/08	*	£40	£48	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/07		£47	£45	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/06		£46	£40	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/05		£35	£39	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£40	£28	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 24 years

tots.tyni@btconnect.com

01269825941

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Carmarthenshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£29,949
Postcode Community Trust	£25,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£17,500
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000
Woodward Charitable Trust	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£1,000	31/10/2022	Core costs
Postcode Community Trust - Staff salaries and core costs
£25,000	27/09/2022	Funding was spent on salaries for staff to facilitate a variety of weekly sessions for families to prevent isolation and improve resilience.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	20/09/2022	towards core costs over the next 12 months
National Lottery Community Fund - Garnant Family Centre
£9,961	12/09/2022	Garnant Family Centre in Carmarthenshire will provide baby and toddler sessions. The sessions will both develop local parent support networks and encourage child language development. £9961 will fund staff self-care resources and kit for sessions. ....more Garnant Family Centre in Carmarthenshire will provide baby and toddler sessions. The sessions will both develop local parent support networks and encourage child language development. £9961 will fund staff self-care resources and kit for sessions. Bydd Canolfan Deuluol Garnant yn Sir Gaerfyrddin yn darparu sesiynau babanod a phlant bach. Bydd y sesiynau’n datblygu rhwydweithiau rhiant lleol ac yn annog datblygiad iaith plant. Bydd £9961 yn talu am staff adnoddau hunan-ofal ac offer ar gyfer sesiynau.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	22/04/2022	Garnant Family Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - Garnant Family Centre Well Being
£9,988	07/12/2020 15	Garnant Family Centre in Carmarthenshire will adapt their services so that all families can access their support during the COVID-19 pandemic providing activity packs and socially distanced activities in their Community Garden. £9988 will fund ....more Garnant Family Centre in Carmarthenshire will adapt their services so that all families can access their support during the COVID-19 pandemic providing activity packs and socially distanced activities in their Community Garden. £9988 will fund costs such as staff toys and storage and activity packs. Bydd Canolfan Deulu Garnant yn Sir Gaerfyrddin yn addasu eu gwasanaethau fel y gall pob teulu gael eu cefnogaeth yn ystod pandemig COVID-19 gan ddarparu pecynnau gweithgaredd a gweithgareddau o bellter cymdeithasol yn eu Gardd Gymunedol. Bydd £9988 yn ariannu costau fel staff teganau a phecynnau storio a gweithgareddau.
National Lottery Community Fund - Garnant Family Centre
£10,000	27/05/2020 8	Garnant Family Centre in Carmarthenshire will use a £10000 grant to benefit local families by providing social connections and advice with childcare and child development. Bydd Canolfan Deuluoedd Garnant yn Sir Gaerfyrddin yn defnyddio grant o ....more Garnant Family Centre in Carmarthenshire will use a £10000 grant to benefit local families by providing social connections and advice with childcare and child development. Bydd Canolfan Deuluoedd Garnant yn Sir Gaerfyrddin yn defnyddio grant o £10000 er budd teuluoedd lleol trwy ddarparu cysylltiadau cymdeithasol a chyngor gyda gofal plant a datblygiad plant.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£10,000	14/05/2020	Growing Garnant
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Garnant Family Centre
£29,788	10/08/2017 36	This project will provide play sessions for children and young people from a disadvantaged area. They will have increased confidence, better health, and improved social skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Garnant Family Centre
£196,480	25/11/2015 36	Garnant Family Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Garnant Family Centre (Tots Ty Ni) - Life long learning and Well being proj
£113,740	28/11/2011 48	The project will establish a range of new services at this family centre in Garnant, Carmarthenshire. The new services will include a Dad's Group, training sessions and workshops for parents, a sensory and soft play area for children with ....more The project will establish a range of new services at this family centre in Garnant, Carmarthenshire. The new services will include a Dad's Group, training sessions and workshops for parents, a sensory and soft play area for children with disabilities, and a training room which will be used for a homework club. The project will also link in with the organisation's community garden to help families develop new skills.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

COUNCILLOR KEVIN MADGE

GETHIN RICHARDS Appointed: 2023

JOANNE SHACKLEY Appointed: 2023

PAULINE BARKER Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/04/2001, number: 1086340

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
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; AR09: 55 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR04: 72 days late,

Main office

25 MAES Y BEDOL
GARNANT
AMMANFORD
SA18 2EP

Objectives

1. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS WITHIN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS BY THE PROVISION OF A RESOURCE AND ADVICE CENTRE AND BY THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GOOD PARENTING SKILLS.2. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GARNANT AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT

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