Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

VALE DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES 

Atal y Fro is committed to the elimination of domestic violence, helping families to break the cycle of domestic abuse - to live together safely or separate amicably.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 30 years

www.atalyfro.org

info@atalyfro.org

01446744755

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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
05/04/23*£1,081£1,008£73£0£642£6277.5245
05/04/22£866£754£112£0£569£5699.1203
05/04/21*£912£776£136£0£457£4577.1210
05/04/20£713£717£-4£0£321£3215.4226
05/04/19£805£736£68£0£325£3165.1216
05/04/18£695£710£-15£0£256£2564.3210
05/04/17£765£708£57£0£272£2724.6190
05/04/16£529£557£-28£0£215£2154.6160
05/04/15£585£558£27£3£243£2435.2150
05/04/14£552£499£53£3£217£2175.2140
05/04/13£457£518£-61£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£462£408£54£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£347£337£10£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£309£319£-9£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£305£307£-2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08£267£242£26£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07£259£240£19£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06£262£240£22£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£258£225£33£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04*£265£252£13£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 7.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 5.5
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport City, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Torfaen, Vale Of Glamorgan,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 24 employees
  • 5 volunteers

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 Atal Y Fro
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Atal Y Fro
£50,000 08/12/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Atal Y Fro
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£8,310 06/10/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Atal Y Fro
£8,402 29/07/2020
Grant to Atal Y Fro meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Atal y Fro - Marketing & Website
£10,000 12/07/2018
12
Project Summary :_x000D_ Atal y Fro, a domestic abuse charity in the Vale of Glamorgan, will use the grant to improve their marketing and communications to better raise their profile and provide more ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Atal Y Fro
£75,000 28/11/2017
36
A contribution towards the funding of 3 key senior management posts to include the CEO, Finance/HR Manager and the new Service Manager post.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Atal Y Fro
£5,000 06/02/2015
as a development grant towards the evaluation of their EPIC Programme which works with families where domestic violence is taking place in the Vale of Glamorgan
Tudor Trust - Grant to Atal Y Fro
£120,000 12/07/2013
24
over two years towards the salary and associated costs of two community outreach workers to work with families where domestic abuse is an issue in the Vale of Glamorgan
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Atal Y Fro
£15,000 31/05/2013
The Early Intervention Programme delivered across the Vale of Glamorgan aims to break the cycle of domestic abuse. Funding will enable work with male perpetrators and help them address their actions.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-64
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/03/1994, number: 1034188
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/02/1993, number: 02794241
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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; AR23: 18 days late, AR21: 11 days late, AR04: 69 days late,
Main office

198 Holton Road
BARRY
Vale of Glamorgan
CF63 4HN

Objectives

The relief of all those in need, with particular reference to women and children, affected by any form of violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence, through the provision of:a) Crisis services, including but not exclusively, refuge and advocacy;b) Mitigation services, including but not exclusively, counselling;c) Preventative services, including but not exclusively, education programmes;d) Awareness raising on the causes, consequences, and gendered nature of violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence.?

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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