Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 9

GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS WALES LIMITED

Gypsies and Travellers Wales provides an extensive information, advice and liaison service to Gypsies and Travellers, the Local Authority and all relevant agencies and professionals. The Organisation also runs specific issue based projects: an IT-based Driving Theory course, provides IT & Literacy skills sessions, Employment skills workshops and weekly Youth activities sessions.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 31 years

www.gtwales.org.uk

info@gtwales.org.uk

02920214411

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£316	£291	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/22		£232	£221	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/21		£159	£145	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	*	£159	£145	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19		£157	£192	£-35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£100	£98	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£99	£71	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£109	£99	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£83	£130	£-46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£153	£161	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£202	£164	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£146	£174	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£188	£167	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£159	£156	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£112	£122	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£124	£106	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£124	£120	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£136	£116	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£132	£119	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£126	£131	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Cardiff, Newport City, Torfaen,

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
1 volunteer

Who's supporting 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
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Gypsies and Travellers Wales
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - Gypsies and Travellers Wales 'Taking Control' project
£362,588	29/09/2022	Gypsies and Travellers Wales Ltd will empower people from the Gypsy and Traveller community with life skills and digital skills. They will provide pathways into education and employment. Engaging ....more Gypsies and Travellers Wales Ltd will empower people from the Gypsy and Traveller community with life skills and digital skills. They will provide pathways into education and employment. Engaging with the project will raise ambitions boost confidence and independence. £362588 over five years will fund recruitment training and marketing. Bydd Gypsies and Travellers Wales Ltd yn grymuso pobl o’r gymuned Sipsi a Theithwyr gyda sgiliau bywyd a digidol. Byddan nhw’n darparu llwybrau i addysg a chyflogaeth. Bydd ymgysylltu â’r prosiect yn cynyddu uchelgeisiau hybu hyder ac annibyniaeth. Bydd £362588 dros bum mlynedd yn talu am recriwtio hyfforddiant a marchnata.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Gypsies and Travellers Wales
£50,000	25/07/2022 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Gypsies and Travellers Wales
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Gypsies and Travellers Wales
£48,608	19/12/2019 24	To fund a Tenancy Support Officer to support Gypsy and Traveller families in Cardiff and the surrounding area when they are threatened with loss of their home, are in unsuitable accommodation, are ....more To fund a Tenancy Support Officer to support Gypsy and Traveller families in Cardiff and the surrounding area when they are threatened with loss of their home, are in unsuitable accommodation, are homeless or at real risk of becoming homeless.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Gypsies and Travellers Wales
£10,050	06/11/2019 11	Supporting research into the lack of suitable accommodation for Gypsies and Travellers in Wales to influence policy makers to improve the supply of accommodation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Gypsies and Travellers Wales Literacy and Employment Project
£246,027	24/05/2017 60	Project Summary : The project will improve the employability of gypsies and travellers in Cardiff through literacy classes, IT skills and driving theory classes, support with self-employment issues ....more Project Summary : The project will improve the employability of gypsies and travellers in Cardiff through literacy classes, IT skills and driving theory classes, support with self-employment issues and work club activities. What Money is for : The grant, over 5 years, will pay for the salary and associated costs of a full time Skills and Employment Support Officer. It will also pay for project delivery costs and overheads.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Gypsies and Travellers Wales
£73,077	22/11/2016 36	To fund a Tenancy Support Officer to support Gypsy and Traveller families in Cardiff and the surrounding area when they are threatened with loss of their home, are in unsuitable accommodation, are ....more To fund a Tenancy Support Officer to support Gypsy and Traveller families in Cardiff and the surrounding area when they are threatened with loss of their home, are in unsuitable accommodation, are homeless or at real risk of becoming homeless.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Minibus hire, expenses, mobile admin equipment
£2,500	01/02/2006	Towards minibus hire, sessional/volunteer expenses and mobile admin equipment

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 53-74

DR HUGH MACKAY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Lecturer

JOHN DAVID DRYSDALE Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Director - Voluntary Organisation

LOUISE SANTAANA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Former Head Of Private Banking. Currently Not Emp.

RHONA PROBERT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Councillor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/05/1993, number: 1020635
Registered at Companies House on 14/04/1993, number: 02808978

Gift Aid

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: 9 days late, AR13: 64 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 37 days late,

Main office

Trowbridge Community Centre
91 Caernarvon Way
Rumney
CARDIFF
CF3 1TN

Objectives

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION INCLUDING THE EDUCATION OF GYPSY TRAVELLERS AND THEIR CHILDREN AND OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY IN PROMOTING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE GYPSY TRAVELLERS WAY OF LIFE (2) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH, AND THE RELIEF OF GYPSY TRAVELLERS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS (3) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD RACE RELATIONS

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE CARDIFF AND THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN

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