Finance Score: -9
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -14 ?

CANOLFAN SEION 

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Upper Denbigh.Canolfan Seion is a Community building that provides a meeting place for local voluntary & community groups
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years

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
05/04/22*£9£8£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/21*£15£6£9n/an/an/an/an/a4
05/04/20£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19*£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18*£5£9£-5£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17*£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16*£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£9£9£0£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13*£9£9£-1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12*£11£9£1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11*£10£11£-1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£15£16£0£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09*£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08*£7£8£-1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07£63£63£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 18 years

01745583971

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Denbighshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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
Department for Work and Pensions - IMPACT AERIAL LIMMITED
£5,221 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - IMPACT AERIAL
£2,441 01/04/2021
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/04/2006, number: 1113858
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR22: 122 days late, AR21: 41 days late, AR19: 170 days late, AR18: 305 days late, AR17: 670 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 367 days late, AR11: 5 days late, AR09: 56 days late, AR08: 6 days late,
Main office

7 Kentigern Court
St. Asaph
LL17 0AX

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF UPPER DENBIGH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, 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 TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.B) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CANOLFAN SEION, AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY STATUTORY OR VOLUNTARY BODY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.THE ASSOCIATION WILL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UPPER DENBIGH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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