Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

CYNNAL CYMRU - SUSTAIN WALES 

Cynnal Cymru ? Sustain Wales is the leading organisation for Sustainable Development in Wales. Our mission is to make Wales a low carbon, resource efficient, healthy, just and prosperous society, thriving in balance with the natural ecosystems that support it.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£468£384£84n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£322£287£35n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£293£264£29n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£223£216£7n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£190£158£32n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£186£227£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£194£278£-84£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£632£582£51£0£105£1052.2120
31/03/15*£662£711£-49£2£54£540.9120

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years
(21 years as a company)

www.cynnalcymru.com

shwmae@cynnalcymru.com

02920431746

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Climate emergency
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
£10,000 17/09/2021
Main Grants award
Co-Op Foundation - NatureWise - Welsh fund
£50,000 28/07/2021
Developing Nature Literacy courses to be delivered for and by community-led environmental groups across Wales.
Co-Op Foundation - Capacity building grants
£50,000 23/07/2019
Funding capacity building support to community organisations that benefit the environment in Wales

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 24-69
  • DANIEL TRAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Civil Engineer
  • NIA WOOD-GAIGER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Marketing And Communications Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/09/2014, number: 1158496
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/12/2002, number: 04622047
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR15: 110 days late,
Main office

SBARC/SPARK
Maindy Road
Cardiff
CF24 4HQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: I. THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES; II. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED; III. THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION. IV. THE ADVANCE OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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