Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 7
Support Score: 5
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

MELIN COMMUNITY TRUST

Volunteer supportTechnology advice/supportWalking groupSupport local groupsMental Health and WellbeingDIY WorkshopMusic workshopEnvironment enhancement & community clean-upsAdvice services & training provided through Melin advice centreSupport Initiatives set by Government Agencies
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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
31/10/23£70£63£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/22£90£82£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/21*£42£91£-49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/20£120£114£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/19*£76£66£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/18£136£123£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/17£95£94£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/16£92£108£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/15*£92£108£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/14£64£21£43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/13£36£40£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/11£112£105£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/10£46£41£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/09£19£25£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/08£23£35£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/07*£90£21£69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/06£27£10£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 19 years
(22 years as a company)

http://neatheast.co.uk/

admin@neatheast.co.uk

01639683259

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Neath Port Talbot,
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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£28,997
Garfield Weston Foundation£24,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund£10,000
The Foyle Foundation£6,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£6,000 18/09/2023
towards core costs over the next 12 months
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£10,000 09/12/2022
24
Melin Community Trust
National Lottery Community Fund - DIY Project
£9,048 12/09/2022
Melin Community Trust in Neath Port Talbot will run DIY workshops for men and women in the area. The workshops will teach practical skills including for example tiling and replacing skirting boards. Participants will have the opportunity to meet ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Back2Life
£10,000 01/07/2021
Melin Community Trust in Neath Port Talbot will use £10000 to continue to support people with mental health issues brought about by Covid-19 unemployment financial difficulties and domestic abuse through counselling services.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Melin Community Trust
£10,000 19/03/2021
NL20: Past, Present & Future: Mental Health in Neath Port Talbot
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - Community Connect Companions
£9,949 07/07/2020
12
Melin Community Trust in Neath Port Talbot has received £9949 to provide ‘Connect Companions’ for members of the community who are experiencing anxiety as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak to enable them to redevelop their independence. Mae ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£14,000 29/11/2019
Moving Forward Together
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Friendship Project
£9,980 21/09/2018
12
Community Friendship Project
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Melincryddan Community Conference
£11,400 28/01/2013
The costs of running the IT/technology programme at the Melin Technology Centre for the benefit of the residents and inhabitants of Melincryddan in Neath.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-58
  • GEMMA COX Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Principal Public Health Practitioner
  • JAMES LEONARD Appointed: 2024
  • JANINE WALES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Wedding Planner
  • JOANNA REES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Receptionist
  • MARTIN-SEAN HORRIGAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Volunteer
  • RICHARD MILNER (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Lighting Events
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/09/2005, number: 1111450
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/10/2002, number: 04572382
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR21: 12 days late, AR19: 30 days late, AR15: 24 days late, AR07: 243 days late,
Main office

Melin Community Trust
Melin Advice Centre
80 Briton Ferry Road
NEATH
West Glamorgan
SA11 1AP

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MELINCRYDDAN / NEATH EAST AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS TOGETHER DEFINED BY THE BOUNDARIES OF THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF NEATH PORT TALBOT (HEREINAFTER CALLED AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, RACE, ABILITY SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE THE AREA OF BENEFIT ECONOMICALLY, SOCIALLY, ENVIRONMENTALLY, CULTURALLY AND THROUGH THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF THE LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.(2) TO PROMOTE URBAN REGENERATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID INHABITANTS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT (AN AREA OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP:(B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT:(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE:(D) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES:(E) THE PROVISION OF OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES:(F) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT:(G) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME:(3) TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN THE REGENERATION OF THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MELINCRYDDAN / NEATH EAST AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS TOGETHER DEFINED BY THE BOUNDARIES OF THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF NEATH PORT TALBOT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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