Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • All female board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

GELLIDEG FOUNDATION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

To provide education, training and community activities within the borough of Merthyr Tydfil
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • Why is the Board completely female?
  • Why is the Board composition very static?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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£409£497£-88n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£480£463£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£342£442£-100n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£559£351£208£33£3,846£322111380
31/03/20?*£262£255£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£824£577£247£7£3,524£3357200
31/03/17£3,675£714£2,961£0£3,277£3155.3250
31/03/16£932£931£1£0£324£2262.9270
31/03/15£1,257£1,124£133£59£323£2662.8270
31/03/14*£972£934£38£934£190£1682.2220
31/03/13*£301£149£152n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 19 years
(21 years as a company)

gellideg.net

mandy@gellideg.net

01685383929

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Merthyr Tydfil,
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old 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£119,875
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
Postcode Community Trust£50,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£9,700
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Community Trust - Multi year funding year 2
£25,000 22/11/2023
Multi year funding pilot
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to The Gellideg Foundation Group
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - UKP Cost of Living - Community Support
£99,875 19/10/2022
Gellideg Foundation Community Association will support community members through the cost-of-living crisis. They will provide an open access ‘warm hub’ space extend their pantry scheme and provide access to financial support and practical ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 14/10/2022
The Wellbeing Centre
Postcode Community Trust - Multi year funding
£25,000 03/10/2022
Multi year funding pilot
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - Merthyr Tydfil Covid Community Recovery
£10,000 22/11/2021
Gellideg Foundation Community Association in Merthyr Tydfil will use £10000 to provide activities across all ages that promote well-being to help people recover from the affects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to The Gellideg Foundation Group
£50,000 09/12/2020
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of The Gellideg Foundation Group, awarded under the Foundation's Mental Health funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities to emerge from the pandemic.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Gellideg Foundation Community Association
£9,700 15/09/2020
purchase of garden and safety equipment for a charity that works with disadvantaged people in Merthyr Tydfil
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - Community response in Merthyr Tydfil
£10,000 22/06/2020
11
Gellideg Foundation Community Association in Merthyr Tydfil will use £10000 to support vulnerable people with daily cooked meals and emergency food and toiletry parcels who are in need as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bydd Cymdeithas Gymunedol ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching out for Wellbeing
£9,650 08/07/2019
12
Reaching out for Wellbeing
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 03/07/2018
Gellideg Wellbeing Centre
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Gellideg Foundation Community Association (The GFG)
£60,000 27/03/2018
Landscaping project for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Merthyr Tydfil
National Lottery Community Fund - Gellideg Wellbeing Centre
£500,000 27/01/2016
24
Gellideg Wellbeing Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Gellideg, a self-sustaining community
£487,844 28/11/2012
48
This three year project will increase learning opportunities for people in Gellideg, Merthyr Tydfil. 300 young people and 150 adults will report improved health and wellbeing, skills and learning and will have an increased understanding and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-61
  • ANNE-MARIE HOWE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Call Centre Worker
  • MARIA OWEN Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Director
  • SHARON NORTHALL Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Civil Servant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/07/2005, number: 1110453
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/02/2003, number: 04681301
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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
17 returns made; AR20: 8 days late, AR14: 47 days late, AR13: 82 days late, AR12: 19 days late, AR09: 19 days late, AR07: 355 days late,
Main office

Canol Y Bryn
Heol Tai Mawr
MERTHYR TYDFIL
Mid Glamorgan
CF48 1ND

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:-(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR 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 TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;(B) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED “THE CENTRE”) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN COOPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS; AND (C) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.AND IT SHALL BE NOTED THAT THE CHARITY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GELLIDEG ESTATE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, THE WIDER BOROUGH OF MERTHYR TYDFIL GENERALLY AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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