Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

MERTHYR TYDFIL COLLEGE LIMITED 

The College provides education and training, and is committed to equality of opportunity andincreasing access and participation rates.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • There is a pension deficit of £3,121,000

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
31/07/22£17,161£16,383£778£0£8,984£8,9846.62200
31/07/21£16,245£15,284£961£0£754£7540.62130
31/07/20£14,301£14,011£290£0£-778£-778-0.72190
31/07/19£13,603£13,454£149£0£-480£-480-0.42180
31/07/18£13,761£13,514£247£0£545£5450.52190
31/07/17£13,988£13,794£194£0£-955£-955-0.82140
31/07/16£13,816£13,638£178£0£-772£-772-0.72120
31/07/15£14,137£13,842£295£0£30,000£1502350
31/07/14£15,097£14,446£651£0£32,336£3690.32560
31/07/13£10,888£11,545£-657£0£31,500£1080.12370
31/07/12£10,847£10,788£59£0£11,781£7760.92340

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 72%
Liabilities/Income: 177%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years
(15 years as a company)

www.merthyr.ac.uk

william.callaway@southwales.ac.uk

01443654171

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Merthyr Tydfil,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 220 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 16-77
  • CHRIS SUTTON (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant
  • IAN MORGAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • SUSAN WALKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Education
  • KATY BURNS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Education Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/02/2011, number: 1140289
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/08/2008, number: 06671721
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES
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PONTYPRIDD
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Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COLLEGE SHALL BE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALILTY THEREOF TO CARRY ON THE INSTITUTION KNOWN AS MERTHYR TYDFIL COLLEGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MERTHYR TYDFIL, WALES

Data Sources

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