Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

THRESHOLD DAS LIMITED

The object of the charity is the relief of poverty, mental and physical distress among individuals and children who have been, or are being maltreated by their partner with whom they live providing appropriate support including where required temporary accommodation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • Why is the Board composition very static?

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£2,035£1,900£135£0£1,334£1,0516.6535
31/03/22£1,573£1,453£119£0£1,127£7896.54310
31/03/21£1,238£1,193£46£0£1,007£7377.43810
31/03/20£1,065£1,106£-41£1£961£7177.8380
31/03/19£991£842£149£0£1,002£73810.53110
31/03/18£816£753£63£2£853£72411.5280
31/03/17£582£579£3£3£791£69414.4170
31/03/16£682£566£116£1£788£51110.9170
31/03/15£461£462£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£566£544£22£16£672£53811.9120
31/03/13£542£510£32£21£650£50912120
31/03/12£527£492£35£10£619£46311.3120
31/03/11£426£371£55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£501£372£129£52£528£37712.2100
31/03/09£836£437£399£51£399£2817.7110

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
Reserves/Spending: 6.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 8.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 17 years

www.threshold-das.org.uk

enquiries@threshold-das.org.uk

01554752422

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Carmarthenshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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£509,799
Home Office£155,693
The Clothworkers Foundation£64,000
BBC Children in Need£62,608
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Threshold Domestic Abuse Services
£2,295 21/10/2023
We are seeking support in helping feed and clothe people affected by domestic abuse in Llanelli.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Threshold DAS Limited
£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’
National Lottery Community Fund - PROJECT Y - Young People Matter
£499,799 29/09/2022
36
Threshold DAS Limited will deliver holistic bespoke specialist support in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. The support is for children and young people aged 8-25 who are affected by domestic abuse or caught up in unhealthy relationships abuse and ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Threshold DAS Limited
£62,108 03/02/2022
This project will support children and young people affected by domestic abuse and will increase their ability to make positive decisions, build confidence, and improve social skills.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Threshold DAS Limited
£64,000 30/11/2021
refurbishment of building for a charity supporting those experiencing domestic abuse in Wales
Home Office - Covid-19 Support for Domestic Abuse Charities
£62,426 07/08/2020
Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - 'THE LIFE YOU WANT'
£10,000 15/04/2020
0
Threshold DAS Limited in Carmarthenshire will bring together professionals who deal with domestic abuse to share good practice and to further develop service delivery. £10000 will fund a project manager guest speakers IT equipment marketing room ....more
Home Office - THRESHOLD DAS LIMITED
£30,841 01/04/2020
The purpose of this funding is to provide additional funds for DA charities to help them cope with the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic/lockdown; to enable them to continue to meet their usual levels of demand, to keep pace with rising levels ....more
Home Office - THRESHOLD DAS LIMITED
£62,426 01/04/2020
This grant is intended to provide funding to organisations whose primary purpose is to improve the response to DA, either through providing support to victims who have experienced DA, or through providing support to front-line services, including ....more
DCMS - Women Side by Side
£25,000 04/02/2019
The peer support that Threshold DAS offers, will be social, emotional/practical support but importantly this support is mutually offered and reciprocal, allowing peers to benefit from the support whether they are giving or receiving it.Key elements ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Threshold DAS Limited
£121,462 23/10/2018
36
This project will support children and young people affected by domestic abuse. They will be increase their ability to keep themselves safe, be better able to talk about their feelings, and have increased self-worth.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Threshold DAS Limited
£50,000 18/06/2018
24
Improving the lives of women, men and their children who are or have experienced domestic abuse/violence. The grant will contribute towards core costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - PROJECT Y - Young People Matter
£498,513 22/03/2017
36
PROJECT Y - Young People Matter
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Llanelli Womens Aid
£50,000 20/07/2016
24
Improving the lives of women, men and their children who are or have experienced domestic abuse/violence. The grant will contribute towards core costs.
Comic Relief - The Cocoon Programme for young people
£113,565 30/09/2015
36
Around two thirds of young people accessing domestic abuse services in Llanelli have mental health issues. The majority of these are severe. The grant will enable Llanelli Women's Aid to appoint a specialist mental health worker to support young ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - E-FIP Early Family Intervention Programme
£377,389 30/07/2014
35
Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Llanelli Womens Aid
£14,600 28/03/2013
Funding of an Educational Worker to support women in the Llanelli catchment area who access the Family Intervention Programme. Women and their children will benefit using clear and proactive approaches to breaking the cyclic process of domestic ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Recession 2 - Community Connection Project
£49,917 18/10/2010
24
The project will allow the organisation to support women and children living in rural communities that are increasingly affected by domestic abuse due to the recession by means of outreach surgeries and support groups. The grant, over two years, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-72
  • CHRISTOPHER PHILLIP BEER Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
  • JULIET PHILLIPS - JAMES (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor
  • MALCOLM TOPPING Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Caerphilly Supporting People Manager
  • ZOE WEAVER Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/05/2008, number: 1124149
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/10/2007, number: 06388297
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

32 Station Road
LLANELLI
SA15 1AN

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISTRESS AMONGST INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN MALTREATED BY THEIR PARTNERS OR BY THE PARTNER WITH WHOM THEY ARE OR HAVE BEEN LIVING AND AMONGST THE CHILDREN OF SUCH INDIVIDUALS, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION, AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS SHALL FURTHER THE SAID OBJECTS. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND THE PREVENTION THEREOF, AND TO UNDERTAKE OR CONTRIBUTE TO RESEARCH INTO SUCH MATTERS AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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