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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 10
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

DISCOVERSVS

Discovery SVS aims to;Challenging discriminationEnriching the lives of disadvantaged peopleSupporting disabled people in Swansea (and now Siavonga too!)
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 several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/07/23£204£204£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/22£185£181£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/21£173£172£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/20£156£185£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/19£217£160£57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/18£213£150£63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/17£181£141£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/16£148£146£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/15£171£163£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/14£186£196£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/13£217£210£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/12£217£206£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/11£170£160£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/10£120£116£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/09£105£117£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/08£108£108£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/07£101£99£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/06£103£84£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/05£90£86£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/04£100£106£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 55 years

www.discoverysvs.org

discovery@swansea.ac.uk

01792295743

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Swansea,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Discovery Student Volunteering Swansea
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Postcode Community Trust - Supported Volunteering
£21,106 27/09/2022
This funding will help us create and support meaningful. fun, connected volunteer opportunities for disabled people.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Discovery Student Volunteering Swansea
£30,000 28/05/2020
36
This project will provide a number of different clubs for different children and young people. They will have higher self-esteem, improve their relationships with others, and broaden their horizons.
National Lottery Community Fund - Discovery SVS
£8,758 09/08/2018
12
Project Summary :_x000D_ Discovery SVS in Swansea will use the grant to run a programme of volunteering activities designed to build relationships and support the local community._x000D_ What Money is for :_x000D_ This grant for £8,758 will fund ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Discovery Student Volunteering Swansea
£20,000 13/03/2018
24
This project will provide 3 youth clubs and an activity programme for children and young people from a variety of backgrounds. They will have higher self-esteem, improve their relationships with others, and broaden their horizons.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to DISCOVERSVS
£20,000 25/08/2011
the salary of the Development Worker and associated costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Swansea City of Sanctuary
£249,686 24/11/2010
48
The project is to improve the lives of asylum seekers and refugees in Swansea by mobilising the goodwill of individuals and organisations throughout the city. It is also to make Swansea a better place by promoting a culture of welcome and openness ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed

  • CHARLOTTE COOKE Appointed: 2023
  • DR ALISON WALKER Appointed: 2022
  • DR MIKE BUCKLE
  • EMMA THOMAS Appointed: 2023
  • FELICITY MCKEE Appointed: 2021
  • GEORGIA REES Appointed: 2022
  • LEVIS IYPE VARGHESE Appointed: 2024
  • LOUISE REES Appointed: 2022
  • MALGOZATA RAGOSKO Appointed: 2024
  • MAMTA BEHERA Appointed: 2023
  • NAMAN KUMAR Appointed: 2024
  • NATALIE JARVIS Appointed: 2022
  • OLUGBENGA FAYEHUN Appointed: 2024
  • OMON AUGUSTINA AIWEKHOE Appointed: 2024
  • SIAN IMPEY Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/06/1969, number: 256146
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

SWANSEA UNIVERSITY
SINGLETON PARK
SWANSEA
SA2 8PP

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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