Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 6

Volatile income: -3
Fundraising costs low: +3
Future income +5

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 20

CREST CO-OPERATIVE LTD

We provide training, employability skills and volunteers placement.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/23		£628	£599	£29	£8	£436	£436	8.7	40	30
31/03/22	*	£891	£863	£28	£81	£406	£406	5.6	43	40
31/03/21		£957	£887	£70	£129	£379	£299	4	33	25

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 76%
Liabilities/Income: 218%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 8.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 4 years
(26 years as a company)

www.crestcooperative.co.uk

accounts@crestcooperative.co.uk

01492596783

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other education support

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle Of Anglesey, Wrexham,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
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	£407,948
Garfield Weston Foundation	£40,000
Steve Morgan Foundation	£7,800

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Crest Food Share and Happi-Tat Development.
£407,948	26/05/2023	The project will develop Crest Food Share to meet the ever-increasing demand for food assistance in Conwy County. Their Food Share facility in Llandudno Junction is currently open two days p/w and the intention is for it be accessible for five days ....more The project will develop Crest Food Share to meet the ever-increasing demand for food assistance in Conwy County. Their Food Share facility in Llandudno Junction is currently open two days p/w and the intention is for it be accessible for five days p/w and increasing to seven p/w should demand require. To underpin the sustainability of Crest Food Share and in response to the demand for reuse goods the project also includes the development of their Happi-Tat high street reuse store in Llandudno. The store sells manufactured reuse items and bespoke upcycled furniture created in their own workshops with partner organisations. Bydd y prosiect yn datblygu Crest Food Share i ateb y galw cynyddol am gymorth bwyd yn sir Conwy. Mae eu cyfleuster Rhannu Bwyd yng Nghyffordd Llandudno ar agor ar hyn o bryd ddeuddydd yr wythnos a'r bwriad yw iddo fod yn hygyrch am bum niwrnod yr wythnos a chynyddu i saith diwrnod yr wythnos petai angen. I ategu cynaliadwyedd Crest Food Share ac mewn ymateb i’r galw i ailddefnyddio nwyddau mae’r prosiect hefyd yn cynnwys datblygiad ei siop ail law Happi-Tat ar y stryd fawr. Mae’r siop yn gwerthu eitemau ail-law a dodrefn bwrpasol wedi’i huwchgylchu yng ngweithdai eu hunain gyda sefydliadau partner.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	03/06/2022	Crest Food Share and Happi-Tat development
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Crest Co-operative
£7,800	20/04/2021	1 year grant for a part-time Customer Relations Coordinator
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£15,000	30/10/2020	Post Covid core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - FareShare, North Wales
£246,926	28/07/2010 36	The project is a food redistribution project which aims to relieve food poverty by providing quality surplus and in date food from the food and drinks industry, otherwise destined to landfill. The food is then distributed to organisations that work ....more The project is a food redistribution project which aims to relieve food poverty by providing quality surplus and in date food from the food and drinks industry, otherwise destined to landfill. The food is then distributed to organisations that work with disadvantaged communities and people in food poverty.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-68

ANNA KATRINA BURKE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Graphic Designer

EBONY LEEB-REHEAD Appointed: 2023

KATIE MICHELLE BAKER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor

MICHAEL JAMES THOMPSON (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Business Advisor

NIGEL RICHARD PALMER-MADGE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Author

RICHARD ANTHONY BURROWS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Health And Safety Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/06/2020, number: 1189976
Registered at Companies House on 25/06/1998, number: 03588496

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investment
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

3 returns made; AR22: 20 days late,

Main office

CREST CO-OPERATIVE LTD
FERRY FARM ROAD
LLANDUDNO JUNCTION
LL31 9SF

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:• PROVIDING EDUCATION, TRAINING AND VOLUNTEERING• PROVIDING COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE, SKILLS AND ABILITYFOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); DISABILITY, POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).2. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT

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