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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 13
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

SKILLS & VOLUNTEERING CYMRU (SVC)

Supporting children and adults with learning disabilities and/or physical impairments to access their community; supporting the homeless and adults with mental health conditions through befriending projects; facilitating initiatives aimed at making South Wales a greener, cleaner and safer area - through community and environmental initiatives.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • 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:

  • Why are there 20 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

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
31/08/23£312£258£54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£236£234£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£238£196£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£379£184£196n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19?£166£109£57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£163£143£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£162£155£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.svcymru.org

Info@SVCymru.org

02921676780

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Vale Of Glamorgan,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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
Co-Op Foundation£90,000
National Lottery Community Fund£12,975
Postcode Community Trust£11,634
Cheshire Community Foundation£5,000
True Colours Trust£4,175
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to LOL Fridays Project (Skills and Volunteering Cymru)
£1,069 21/10/2023
We're a social club run by young volunteers for young people with Down's syndrome. We aim to create a fun, safe, and supportive environment to develop skills, socialise, and try new activities.
Postcode Community Trust - Project Funding
£11,634 30/06/2023
Funding allowed us to run weekly befriending sessions for young people with disabilities, helping to develop their skills and wellbeing.
True Colours Trust - Towards its Be Friends project – a volunteer-run befriending service for disabled children
£4,175 02/05/2023
Towards its Be Friends project – a volunteer-run befriending service for disabled children and young people.
Co-Op Foundation - Organisational Funding
£90,000 28/04/2023
Unrestricted funding. Organisation providing support, free training and volunteering opportunities and experiences enabling diverse young people to excel.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Young Carers Club
£5,000 29/09/2022
Young Carers Club
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Carers Club
£3,000 11/01/2022
Skills and Volunteering Cymru (SVC) in Cardiff will use £3000 to provide social and leisure activities for young carers aged 7-18 respite for their families and volunteering opportunities for students. The grant will cover activities transport ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - You've Got a Friend
£9,975 26/08/2021
Skills & Volunteering Cymru (SVC) in Cardiff will use £9975 to develop an in-person social group for adults with learning and/or physical disabilities living in South East Wales following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (20)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 18/20 persons

  • DR EMMA LOUISE BOARD DAVIES Appointed: 2017
  • DR HENRY GEORGE MORRIS Appointed: 2019
  • ELIZABETH RUTH MADDEN Appointed: 2024
  • GAVIN JAMES HAWKEY Appointed: 2017
  • GRACE VICTORIA ANITA PIDDINGTON Appointed: 2022
  • HASSAN AHMED Appointed: 2023
  • HEIDI ALICE SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • HUW RHYS WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023
  • JESSICA RUMBLE Appointed: 2017
  • KAREN HARVEY-COOKE Appointed: 2017
  • KELLY-MARIE FENTON Appointed: 2019
  • KIERAN PERRY VASS Appointed: 2018
  • KUBAN JUNIOR CLARE Appointed: 2023
  • LUCIE ANN MATHISON Appointed: 2020
  • LUCY CLAIRE JOHN Appointed: 2021
  • NICOLE MARIE HUGHES Appointed: 2023
  • NINA DI CARA Appointed: 2023
  • REBECCA KING Appointed: 2023
  • RHIAN ELERI PERRIDGE Appointed: 2019
  • RHIAN FISH Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/05/2017, number: 1173198
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from STUDENT VOLUNTEERING CARDIFF(SVC) on 04/02/2021
Main office

SKILLS & VOLUNTEERING CYMRU (SVC)
FIRST FLOOR OFFICE
5-7 MUSEUM PLACE
CARDIFF
CF10 3BD

Objectives

A. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF CARDIFF AND SURROUNDING AREAS, IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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