Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 1

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2

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

Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 7

CARDIFF WOMEN'S AID

Offers advice, advocacy, support & information to women and their children who are experiencing domestic violence and abuse we do this via crisis, intervention, tenant support, refuge accommodation, counselling, prevention programmes, and work with children and young people.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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		£3,042	£3,003	£39	£0	£1,211	£667	2.7	62	10
31/03/22		£2,935	£2,943	£-8	£0	£1,172	£676	2.8	65	35
31/03/21		£3,143	£2,906	£237	£0	£1,132	£582	2.4	60	70
31/03/20	*	£2,489	£2,480	£9	£0	£895	£500	2.4	54	30
31/03/19		£2,205	£2,156	£49	£0	£886	£527	2.9	37	10
31/03/18	*	£1,273	£1,268	£5	£0	£837	£497	4.7	37	0
31/03/17		£1,173	£1,131	£42	£0	£832	£469	5	35	0
31/03/16		£1,207	£1,163	£44	£0	£790	£412	4.2	38	0
31/03/15	*	£1,199	£1,124	£75	£11	£746	£360	3.8	38	0
31/03/14	*	£1,349	£1,183	£166	£12	£671	£250	2.5	37	0
31/03/13		£1,430	£1,402	£28	£11	£505	£89	0.8	32	0
31/03/12	*	£1,413	£1,429	£-16	£10	£477	£196	1.6	45	0
31/03/11	*	£1,155	£1,285	£-131	£17	£493	£154	1.4	36	0
31/03/10	*	£1,155	£1,139	£16	£11	£181	£172	1.8	33	0
31/03/09		£1,005	£1,008	£-3	£10	£165	£163	1.9	29	0
31/03/08		£1,009	£968	£42	£12	£168	£164	2	27	0
31/03/07		£803	£720	£82	£14	£126	£104	1.7	23	0
31/03/06		£716	£743	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£687	£686	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£645	£607	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 55%
Reserves/Spending: 2.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 5

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 38 years

www.cardiffwomensaid.org.uk

cwa@cardiffwomensaid.org.uk

02920460566

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cardiff,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

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
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - SHOUT Workshops and Women’s Library
£10,000	22/03/2021 9	Cardiff Women’s Aid Limited has received £10000 to provide safe and accessible online workshops for women and their children who are affected by domestic violence or abuse. Mae Cardiff Women’s Aid Limited wedi derbyn £10000 i ddarparu ....more Cardiff Women’s Aid Limited has received £10000 to provide safe and accessible online workshops for women and their children who are affected by domestic violence or abuse. Mae Cardiff Women’s Aid Limited wedi derbyn £10000 i ddarparu gweithdai ar-lein diogel a hygyrch i fenywod a'u plant sy'n cael eu heffeithio gan drais neu gam-driniaeth domestig.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500	02/02/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - RECESSION - Recession Advice and Advocacy Services
£50,000	11/03/2010 24	The project is to create an extra/specialist advice and advocacy post within the crisis intervention centre to work with women who are escaping or experiencing domestic violence/abuse and who have been affected by the recession, targeting women who ....more The project is to create an extra/specialist advice and advocacy post within the crisis intervention centre to work with women who are escaping or experiencing domestic violence/abuse and who have been affected by the recession, targeting women who are struggling to cope financially due to current/ex-abusive partners losing their employment and the pressure on family financies compounded by existing violence and abuse.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 29-74

BARBARA DAVIES-QUY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Deputy Director

BECKY LOUISE RICKETTS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Policy And Research Officer

CAROLYN ANNE SLOAN KAY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Counsellor

ELINOR TIFFIN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Financial Controller

FFION HAF GRUNDY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Programmes

GEMMA CASEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Enterprise Support Leader

JASKAMAL KAUR BOLLA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Hr Business Partner

KATHERINE EMILY CHAPPELLE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Associate Director For Stroke Association

RON MAYERS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

TONI LEWIS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/03/1987, number: 518608
Registered at Companies House on 17/10/1986, number: 02065201

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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

20 returns made; AR20: 2 days late, AR18: 47 days late, AR15: 25 days late, AR14: 3 days late, AR12: 56 days late, AR11: 11 days late, AR10: 1 days late,

Main office

The Big Yellow Self Storage Co
65 Penarth Road
CARDIFF
CF10 5DL

Objectives

TO ASSIST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO ARE IN NEED AND WHO HAVE SUFFERED PERSISTENT ABUSE WHETHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CARDIFF AND SOUTH GLAMORGAN

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