Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

SOUTH DENBIGHSHIRE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP 

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of South Denbighshire 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 leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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£532£449£83£0£332£2215.9960
31/03/22?£398£380£18n/an/an/an/an/a56
28/02/21£325£298£28n/an/an/an/an/a30
29/02/20£280£219£61n/an/an/an/an/a22
28/02/19£194£210£-15n/an/an/an/an/a30
28/02/18£97£122£-25£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/17£64£103£-40£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/16*£52£87£-35£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/15£55£140£-85£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/14£394£125£269£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 67%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 5.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 12 years
(14 years as a company)

www.canolfan-ni.org

office@sdcp.org

01490266004

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Denbighshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 9 employees
  • 60 volunteers

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 12/06/2020
Core Costs/Unrestricted Grant
National Lottery Community Fund - RUR: Your Place our Ours (Lle Chi Neu Ni)
£349,847 30/08/2017
48
Project Summary : South Denbighshire Community Partnership supported by Citizen’s Advice Denbighshire will reduce isolation, improve wellbeing and increase resilience primarily for older people ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Corwen & Edeyrnion Friends, Fun & Food Club
£3,200 02/03/2017
12
South Denbighshire Community Partnership will use the grant to provide an accessible lunch club with support services for up to 20 people who are isolated, have disabilities, or require additional ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 63-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/06/2012, number: 1147767
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/02/2010, number: 07147619
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
  • 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
10 returns made; AR16: 37 days late,
Main office

Canolfan Ni
London Road
Corwen
Denbighshire
LL21 0DP

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTH DENBIGHSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS(RECOGNISING THE BILINGUAL NATURE OF THE AREA) BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIESIN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.(B) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TOMAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS. (C) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OFENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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