Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

FELINFOEL FAMILY CENTRE

Felinfoel Family Centre offers informal family support to families with young children in the area. This is delivered through informal drop-in sessions, more structured courses, training and workshops, a lunch club and special events and trips.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
31/03/23£89£80£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£99£81£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£77£76£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£83£75£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£74£55£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£64£95£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£99£95£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£100£87£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£85£68£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£41£62£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£77£64£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£50£64£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£50£40£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£34£30£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£21£20£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£30£29£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£34£28£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£30£16£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

ABowness@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

01554742498

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Carmarthenshire,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
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
BBC Children in Need£32,000
National Lottery Community Fund£18,100
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Co-Operative Group£1,479
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Reducing the Impact of the Cost of Living Crisis
£9,600 06/12/2022
Felinfoel Family Centre in Carmarthenshire will develop a range of activities which will provide practical and emotional support for families who are experiencing financial stresses due to the cost-of-living crisis. £9600 will fund staffing ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Felinfoel Family Centre
£1,479 22/10/2022
We would like to run a weekly Take 5 group, using the Five Ways to Wellbeing – Connect, Give, Learn, Notice, Be Active. We will provide activities and support to improve wellbeing.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Felinfoel Family Centre
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£10,000 18/02/2022
24
Core Services
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Felinfoel Family Centre
£1,000 07/10/2021
This project will provide training and mentoring to a project worker who will deliver money management sessions to disadvantaged children. Children will improve their life skills through developing their understanding of financial management.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Felinfoel Family Centre
£30,500 30/07/2021
This project will deliver play sessions for children experiencing poverty and deprivation. They will have increased social confidence, have an improved ability to play, and feel more positive.
National Lottery Community Fund - Together Time and Time Out
£8,500 18/03/2020
11
Felinfoel Family Centre in Carmarthenshire will hold supportive sessions for children and their parents, in order to build relationships, improve their well-being and to help build their confidence. £8,500 will fund sessional workers and activities.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Felinfoel Family Centre
£27,972 30/07/2018
36
This project will provide a playgroup for children in a deprived area. They will have improved relationships with their parents, be more willing to try new things, and have more fun.
National Lottery Community Fund - HWF Working Together Project, Felinfoel
£215,773 26/07/2018
48
HWF Working Together Project, Felinfoel
National Lottery Community Fund - Felinfoel Families' Projects and Plans
£10,000 29/06/2018
12
Felinfoel Families' Projects and Plans
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 18/04/2018
Essential Services
National Lottery Community Fund - Bringing Families Together
£181,761 30/07/2014
48
Not Available
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Gender Split

  • CARL ANTHONY LANDER Appointed: 2020
  • DAVID WILLIAM HUGH RICHARDS, Occupation: Farmer
  • EMELINE LUCY ROSE
  • LINDA BOURNE
  • MAIR BILLINGTON Appointed: 2020
  • TRACY YVONNE JAYNE THOMAS Appointed: 2020
  • WILLIAM VINCENT THOMAS CLLR (Chair) Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/04/2004, number: 1103364
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
19 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR07: 2 days late,
Main office

FELINFOEL CHILDRENS CENTRE
YNYS WEN
FELINFOEL
LLANELLI
CARMARTHENSHIRE
SA14 8BE

Objectives

I. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS WITHIN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS BY THE PROVISION OF A RESOURCES AND ADVICE CENTRE AND BY THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GOOD PARENTING SKILLS;II. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE..ES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE AND IF SUCH PRINCIPALS AND METHODS SHALL IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES BE OR BECOME FOR ANY REASON IMPOSSIBLE OR IMPRACTICABLE OR UNDESIRABLE TO BE APPLIED THEN FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN ACCORDING TO SUCH OTHER PRINCIPALS AND METHODS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN FELINFOEL AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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