Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Strong growth: +2
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SUPPORT CONWY 

    1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THECOMMUNITY IN WALES, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE FOR CONWY COUNTYBOROUGH (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") AND IN PARTICULARTHE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEFOF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS. 2) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISECO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES
    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

    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£2,910£2,810£100£0£2,937£2,1219.1229
    31/03/22£2,723£2,528£195£0£2,167£20412422
    31/03/21£2,486£1,742£744£0£1,611£-158-1.1164
    31/03/20£1,750£1,630£120£673£919£-95-0.71933
    31/03/19£1,429£1,559£-130£641£661£-186-1.42213
    31/03/18£1,300£1,414£-114£677£859£-73-0.6220
    31/03/17*£1,435£1,287£148£559£924£-75-0.7240
    31/03/16£1,707£868£839£534£803£-48-0.7130
    31/03/15*£775£760£15£548£-181£-183-2.9130
    31/03/14£735£759£-23£614£-84£-86-1.4160

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
    Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 45%
    Liabilities/Income: 70%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
    Reserves/Spending: 9.1 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.2
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 11 years
    (24 years as a company)

    www.cvsc.org.uk

    mail@cvsc.org.uk

    01492534091

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • 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
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    Where it operates
    • Throughout Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports 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 - Rural Conwy Community Car Scheme
    £99,000 18/02/2019
    36
    Project Summary :_x000D_ The project will provide a community car to South Conwy rural areas, including Betws y Coed, Uwch Conwy, Uwchaled wards and those wards covered by Cerrigydrudion and Betws y ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Conwy's BIG Community Voice
    £842,999 23/11/2012
    60
    Conwy Voluntary Services Council (CVSC) will manage a portfolio of 5 projects delivered over 4 years. The portfolio aims to facilitate, enable and encourage people in the 'harder to reach' groups to ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Conwy's BIG Community Voice
    £22,999 18/01/2012
    12
    Conwy Voluntary Services Council will manage a portfolio of 7 projects which will be delivered over 6 years to facilitate, enable and encourage people in the 'harder to reach' groups to improve ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (9)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 53-79
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/03/2013, number: 1151397
    • Registered at Companies House on 28/10/1999, number: 03867751
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity 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
    10 returns made; AR17: 2 days late, AR15: 2 days late,
    Main office

    7 Rhiw road
    COLWYN BAY
    CONWY
    LL29 7TG

    Objectives

    1)TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN WALES,WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE FOR CONWY COUNTY BOROUGH(HEREINAFTER CALLEDTHE AREA OF BENEFIT)AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION,THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY,DISTRESS AND SICKNESS.2)TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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