Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE CARDIFF BLUES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 

Deliver innovative and sustainable programmes on sport related themes, health, mental health, social inclusion and education. Use sport to deliver change in the community, harnessing social good, improving and increasing opportunities and empowering people to make positive life choices, irrespective of race, gender, disability, belief, sexual orientation, age or socio-economic background.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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
30/06/22£345,849£377,552£-31,703139
30/06/21£279,399£96,301£183,09895
30/06/20£174,983£162,532£12,4518
30/06/19£197,384£185,335£12,04918
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

https://www.cardiffblues.com/community

nadine.griffiths@cardiffblues.com

02920302000

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Sports activities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Vale Of Glamorgan,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 139 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/07/2018, number: 1179205
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE CARDIFF BLUES REGIONAL BENEVOLENT TRUST on 11/10/2023
Main office

CARDIFF BLUES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
CARDIFF ARMS PARK
WESTGATE STREET
CARDIFF
CF10 1JA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF THE CARDIFF BLUES RUGBY REGION THE:(A) PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN AMATEUR SPORT;(B) PROMOTION OF HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SPORTS, RECREATION AND/OR 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 ; AND(C) ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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