Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

CYLCH MEITHRIN PONTRHYDFENDIGAID 

This charity runs a playgroup for pre school children in and around the Pontrhydfendigaid area. It raises money to buy equipment and finance activities within the playgroup and pay staff to run it.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Most of the income over the last 3 years has been in the form of Government grants or contracts

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female

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
31/03/23£92,703£79,535£13,16820
31/03/22£65,175£55,494£9,68125
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

https://www.meithrin.cymru/chwilio-am-gylch/u

cylchmeithrinbont@hotmail.com

07581208278

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Child day-care services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Ceredigion,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/03/2021, number: 1193765
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
  • Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
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
  • 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
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

Pantyfedwen Neuadd
PONTRHYDFENDIGAID
YSTRAD MEURIG
SY25 6BB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE WITHIN PONTRHYDFENDIGAID, CEREDIGION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WITHIN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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