Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 5

BRECON ADVICE CENTRE

Provision of advice and guidance for the benefit of the community in Brecon and district

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

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 has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/03/23	£22	£20	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/22	£13	£30	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/21	£41	£18	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/20	£14	£22	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/19	£30	£21	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18	£17	£22	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£22	£23	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£27	£27	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£27	£28	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£32	£21	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£21	£29	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£20	£27	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£28	£27	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£42	£25	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£16	£26	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£18	£25	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£24	£26	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£27	£23	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£17	£27	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£40	£31	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 44 years

www.breconadvicecentre.org.uk

dhb947731@gmail.com

01874624595

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Powys,

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 significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - Brecon Advice Centre - Improving Awareness and Supporting Access
£9,500	22/03/2021 12	Brecon Advice Centre in Powys will use a £9500 grant to increase the awareness of their services and to make sure that they and their community become more resilient following the COVID-19 pandemic. ....more Brecon Advice Centre in Powys will use a £9500 grant to increase the awareness of their services and to make sure that they and their community become more resilient following the COVID-19 pandemic. Bydd Canolfan Gyngor Aberhonddu ym Mhowys yn defnyddio grant o £9500 i gynyddu ymwybyddiaeth o'u gwasanaethau ac i sicrhau eu bod nhw a'u cymuned yn dod yn fwy gwydn yn dilyn pandemig COVID-19.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID BURDEN Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: BRECON BEACONS PARK SOCIETY,

DR TINA ALWYN Appointed: 2023

JACQUELINE RUSSELL BOARER Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: BRECON FOOD BANK,

KEITH LAWSON Appointed: 2021

SALLY PALMER (Chair) Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/07/1980, number: 510226

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

Brecon Advice Centre
11 Bulwark
BRECON
Powys
LD3 7AE

Objectives

THE CENTRE IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN BRECON AND DISTRICT BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRECON AND DISTRICT

Data Sources