Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE REALLY AMAZING CHARITY (TRAC2)

TRAC2 is a crisis intervention charity that provides recycled household items to people facing hardship. TRAC2 Charity is also a Community Outreach Office that host multiple agencies enabling a safe and confidential place to meet. TRAC2 also have a charity shop that enables members of our disadvantaged community to purchase low cost, affordable items.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
28/08/23£237£202£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/08/22£251£231£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/08/21£246£229£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/08/20£172£166£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/08/19*£119£102£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/08/18£87£90£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/08/17*£63£86£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/08/16*£124£113£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/08/15£121£115£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

www.trac2.org.uk

tractwo@ymail.com

01495764078

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Torfaen,
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£30,000
Postcode Community Trust£20,000
Alex Ferry Foundation£20,000
Tudor Trust£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Community Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£20,000 29/09/2023
Funding was used to recruit a Triage Officer, which is required to assess clients and their needs.
National Lottery Community Fund - The New way of Life
£10,000 07/07/2023
TRAC2 in Torfaen recieved £10000 to employ a Community Communication Officer to target underrepresented and hard to reach people in the community. They will raise awareness of the services available and ensure there are pathways to support. ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Marketing and Communications Officer
£10,000 24/01/2022
The Really Amazing Charity (TRAC2) in Torfaen will use £10000 to employ a staff member to improve communications supporting families in crisis who need recycled furniture or low-cost white goods.
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£10,000 17/12/2021
community grant
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£10,000 17/12/2021
community grant
Tudor Trust - Grant to TRAC2
£2,000 20/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - First Contact Officer
£10,000 07/12/2020
2
The Really Amazing Charity (TRAC2) in Torfaen will employ a first contact officer to support and signpost people experiencing financial difficulties as a result of COVID-19. £10000 will fund staff. Bydd The Really Amazing Charity (TRAC2) yn ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for Gypsy Travellers
£10,000 25/07/2019
12
Project Summary :_x000D_ The Really Amazing Charity (TRAC2) in Pontypool will engage with the local gypsy traveller community, to help them address financial issues and access employment. This grant for £10,000 will fund staff salary costs.
Tudor Trust - Grant to TRAC2
£90,000 12/07/2019
36
over three years as continuation funding towards salaries at a community organisation supporting vulnerable people and families in Pontypool, Torfaen
Tudor Trust - Grant to TRAC2
£30,000 05/07/2018
12
over one year as continuation funding towards salaries at a community organisation supporting vulnerable people in Torfaen
Tudor Trust - Grant to TRAC2 Charity
£60,000 09/08/2016
24
over two years towards salaries at a community organisation supporting people and families in Trevethin, Torfaen
Tudor Trust - Grant to TRAC2 Charity
£90,000 24/05/2013
36
over three years towards the salary of a centre co-ordinator to support the development of an estate-based one stop shop in Pontypool _x000D_
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

  • DENISE STRANGE Appointed: 2018
  • JODY STRANGE Appointed: 2018
  • LIZ HERBET Appointed: 2014
  • MAL EDGSON Appointed: 2017
  • MATTHEW FORD (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • TRACEY GEORGE Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/07/2014, number: 1157960
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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
9 returns made; AR19: 89 days late, AR17: 7 days late, AR16: 841 days late,
Main office

TRAC2
2 Church Avenue
Trevethin
PONTYPOOL
NP4 8DH

Objectives

1) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF PONTYPOOL, TORFAEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. 2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF PONTYPOOL, TORFAEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. 3) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PONTYPOOL, TORFAEN BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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