Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE WIDOWS, ORPHANS AND DEPENDANTS SOCIETY OF THE CHURCH IN WALES 

The main object of the Society is to provide financial assistance to widow(er)s, orphans and dependants of deceased clergy who have previously served in the ministry of the Church in Wales.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests 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
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 50 years
(92 years as a company)

www.churchinwales.org.uk

ledavies@churchinwales.org.uk

02920348228

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£121£137£-16n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£94£103£-8n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£93£92£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£96£83£13n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£105£95£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£76£75£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£86£86£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£82£79£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£84£83£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£89£85£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£86£80£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£107£88£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£100£98£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£92£92£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£85£84£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£94£83£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£89£89£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£108£103£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£100£99£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-80
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/05/1974, number: 503271
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/07/1931, number: 00257884
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

2 CALLAGHAN SQUARE
CARDIFF
CF10 5BT

Objectives

A) THE CHARITABLE RELIEF BY PENCUNIARY OR OTHER ASSISTANCE OF NECESSITOUS PERSONS WHO ARE THE WIDOWS, ORPHANS OR DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED CLERGY OF THE CHURCH IN WALES (FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF OBJECTS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF ABOVE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE WALES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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