Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Volatile income: -3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 9

INTERLINK RCT

Interlink is the County Voluntary Council for Rhondda Cynon Taff.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/23	£1,143	£1,160	£-17	£4	£1,195	£1,021	10.6	26	0
31/03/22	£1,770	£1,831	£-62	£4	£1,237	£1,033	6.8	28	0
31/03/21	£2,353	£1,894	£459	£2	£1,278	£257	1.6	24	0
31/03/20	£1,385	£1,239	£146	£3	£807	£706	6.8	22	0
31/03/19	£995	£1,001	£-5	£2	£647	£638	7.6	20	3
31/03/18	£1,086	£1,057	£29	£5	£647	£-4	-0	20	0
31/03/17	£905	£961	£-56	£0	£614	£606	7.6	20	0
31/03/16	£1,003	£998	£4	£4	£641	£614	7.4	18	0
31/03/15	£1,090	£1,071	£19	£22	£647	£629	7.1	18	0
31/03/14	£1,132	£1,104	£28	£16	£607	£576	6.3	23	0
31/03/13	£927	£918	£8	£6	£579	£501	6.5	19	0
31/03/12	£1,110	£1,055	£55	£6	£571	£505	5.7	20	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
Reserves/Spending: 10.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 16.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 13 years

www.interlinkrct.org.uk

info@interlinkrct.org.uk

01443846200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taff,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

26 employees

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Welcome to Our Woods â€˜A Natural Futureâ€™
£742,323	21/03/2017 84	Welcome to Our Woods-A Natural Future
National Lottery Community Fund - Welcome to Our Woods â€˜A Natural Futureâ€™
£14,600	01/06/2016 6	Welcome to Our Woods, A Natural Future in the Upper Rhondda
National Lottery Community Fund - Changing Lives; Changing Communities
£944,826	23/11/2012 60	Interlink RCT will manage a five year portfolio of eight projects across the Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority area. An estimated 5950 beneficiaries will be engaged to increase their participation ....more Interlink RCT will manage a five year portfolio of eight projects across the Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority area. An estimated 5950 beneficiaries will be engaged to increase their participation with service providers. Management costs for the portfolio include the salary of a part-time Participation and Evaluation Officer, recruitment, premises, communication, travel, publicity, translation, consortia training a contribution towards organisational overheads and a laptop.
National Lottery Community Fund - SEE CHANGE - Empowering Active Communities in Rhondda Cynon Taff
£238,929	28/07/2010 36	The project is to empower local people and groups to become active in decision making at a local, regional and national level by increasing their opportunities and capabilities. The grant, over 2 ....more The project is to empower local people and groups to become active in decision making at a local, regional and national level by increasing their opportunities and capabilities. The grant, over 2 years and 6 months, will fund 2 full-time project workers, recruitment, volunteer and staff expenses, monitoring and evaluation, rent heating and lighting costs, marketing and publicity and professional and legal fees and IT equipment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-73

TONY HENDRICKSON Appointed: 2022

ALISON THEAKER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Service

JANET WHITEMAN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director

LISA ANN WILLS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Operations

PAULINE RICHARDS Appointed: 2011, Occupation: None

RICHARD WALTERS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Operational Manager

STEPHEN DAVIES Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Director

DILYS JOUVENAT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: RHONDDA CYNON TAFF CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU,

RICHARD FLOWERDEW Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Head Of Strategy, Other trusteeships: YNYSYBWL REGENERATION PARTNERSHIP, THE NATIONAL RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS SOCIETY,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/04/2011, number: 1141143
Registered at Companies House on 02/03/2011, number: 07549533

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

Glenview House
Courthouse Street
PONTYPRIDD
RCT
CF37 1JY

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF RHONDDA CYNON TAFF, AS DEFINED IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (WALES) ACT 1994, AND SURROUNDING AREAS (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS ‘THE AREA OF BENEFIT’), AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE. (2) TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER INTO MEMBERSHIP OF THE CHARITY PERSONS AND ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE SAID PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

RHONDDA CYNON TAFF AND MERTHYR TYDFIL.

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