Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -9
Support Score: 10
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Very static board: -5
  • All male board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

CREATIONS OF CYMRU FILM AND MEDIA

To promote an appreciation of the arts and crafts and their associated technologies. To educate the public, especially young people, by encouraging the creative participation in the arts and crafts of film and media. To educate the public in the heritage of Bleanau Gwent and it's unique industrial past by researching and creating documentary film and media and related activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • Why is the Board completely male?
  • Why is the Board composition very static?

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
30/11/23£196£164£32n/a
30/11/22£309£289£20n/a
30/11/21£192£143£49n/a
30/11/20£229£118£111n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

http://www.cymrucreations.co.uk/

kevin@cymrucreations.co.uk

01495711157

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Blaenau Gwent,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
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
National Lottery Community Fund£351,200
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£90,000
BBC Children in Need£65,540
Postcode Community Trust£50,000
The Foyle Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000 01/03/2024
to support the continuation of the film academy for young people in South Wales
Postcode Community Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£25,000 29/09/2023
Funding facilitated additional filmmaking classes for those with additional needs, as well as purchasing new filmmaking equipment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Renovation of the Queens Ballroom Tredegar
£286,000 06/12/2022
Creations of Cymru Film and Media will create a community hub in the centre of Tredegar by renovating the 'Queens Ballroom' bought by the group through a Community Ownership Scheme. Hosting local businesses community groups and events will create a ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cymru Creations
£1,571 22/10/2022
We would like to provide specialist tuition at our film and media training project, to cover techniques such as stop-motion animation and editing.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Creations of Cymru Film and Media Ltd (Trading as Cymru Creations)
£500 20/10/2022
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‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Postcode Community Trust - Engaging young people in film, media and the arts.
£25,000 26/02/2022
Funding enabled us to run free, filmmaking classes for young people, helping to improve their confidence,
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Community Ownership Fund
£90,000 24/12/2021
To support community groups in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to take ownership of assets and amenities at risk of being lost
National Lottery Community Fund - Community club for the Socially Isolated in Blaenau Gwent
£65,200 17/12/2020
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Creations of Cymru Film and Media will continue to deliver a ‘Community Club for the Socially isolated’ in Blaenau Gwent. The club will run free events once a fortnight offering activities such as daytime films live music events community themed ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Creations of Cymru Film and Media Ltd (Trading as Cymru Creations)
£65,040 29/07/2020
Covid19 - The project will deliver a Film Academy to children and young people from a disadvantaged area further isolated by Covid-19. They will enhance their essential skills, strengthened their self-belief, and have greater team working skills.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • KEVIN DAVIDGE Appointed: 2016
  • PIERRE CORNLOUER Appointed: 2016
  • RALPH ROCKMAN Appointed: 2016
  • STEVE KNAPIK MBE (Chair) Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/10/2019, number: 1185869
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Little Theatre
Upper Coronation Street
Tredegar
NP22 3TS

Objectives

• TO PROMOTE APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE OF FILM AND MEDIA AND OTHER FORMS OF MOVING IMAGES• TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BY ENCOURAGING THE CREATIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS OF FILM AND MEDIA AND OTHER FORMS OF MOVING IMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECTING, SCRIPT-WRITING, FILM EDITING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, SCORE-WRITING, SET AND MODEL MAKING, LIGHTING, FILM AND VIDEO PROJECTION, AND ALL OTHER FILM AND VIDEO-RELATED ARTS AND SKILLS.• TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HERITAGE OF BLAENAU GWENT AND IT’S UNIQUE INDUSTRIAL PAST BY RESEARCHING AND CREATING DOCUMENTARY FILM AND MEDIA AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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