Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

LLANFWROG COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Llanfwrog and the neighbourhood by associating together with the inhabitants, local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for those inhabitants.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£33£29£3n/a
31/03/22£0£0£0n/a
31/03/21£0£0£0n/a
31/03/20£0£0£0n/a
31/03/19£0£0£0n/a
31/03/18£0£0£0n/a
31/03/17£0£0£0n/a
31/03/16£0£0£0n/a
31/03/15£0£0£0n/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

01745530084

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Denbighshire,
Who it helps
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Solar panels
£9,995 24/05/2023
Llanfwrog Community Association Charitable Incorporated Organisation in Denbighshire will install solar panels to help tackle rising energy costs. £9995 will fund solar panels. Bydd Llanfwrog Community Association Charitable Incorporated ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£2,500 28/04/2023
towards core costs over the next 12 months
National Lottery Community Fund - Llanfwrog External Stairs/ Wheelchair Platform Lift
£5,000 02/02/2017
12
Llanfwrog Community Association Charitable Incorporated Organisation in Denbighshire will use the grant to install new external stairs and a wheelchair platform which will improve access for all user groups. This grant for £5,000 will fund stair ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW SEALLEY BROWN Appointed: 2024
  • BENJAMIN DAVID BRIERLEY Appointed: 2023
  • CHRISTIAN PAL BRADFORD Appointed: 2024
  • DENNIS MATISCHOK Appointed: 2023
  • JOHN BLEDDYN JONES Appointed: 2024
  • KATIE EDWARDS Appointed: 2024
  • PAUL EDWARDS Appointed: 2024
  • RODNEY BOWDEN Appointed: 2013
  • SID SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2013
  • WILLIAM IDRIS JONES Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/11/2013, number: 1154758
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from LLANFWROG COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION on 22/02/2023
Main office

Llanfwrog Community Centre
Mwrog Street
Ruthin
LL15 1LE

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LLANFWROG AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, 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 TH INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SAID INHABITANTS;B) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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