Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 2

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good reserves management: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 7

SAFER WALES

OUR MAIN OBJECT IS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY SAFETY PRIMARILY FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF WALES, IN PARTICULAR THE COUNTY OF CARDIFF AND SURROUNDING AREAS. WE CURRENTLY PROJECT MANAGE A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY SAFETY PROJECTS. WE SUPPORT VICTIMS OF RACE OR HATE CRIME, ATTACK AND HARASSMENT, RAPE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THOSE AT RISK OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER VULNERABLE PEOPLE.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Established: 26 years

www.saferwales.com

admin@saferwales.com

02920220033

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£1,806	£1,803	£3	£0	£720	£639	4.3	42	117
31/03/22		£1,804	£1,785	£19	£0	£717	£621	4.2	46	117
31/03/21		£2,176	£2,070	£106	£0	£698	£654	3.8	55	100
31/03/20		£1,701	£1,520	£181	£0	£592	£551	4.3	43	130
31/03/19		£1,057	£1,028	£29	£0	£411	£372	4.3	34	30
31/03/18	*	£1,177	£1,185	£-9	£0	£383	£333	3.4	32	0
31/03/17		£1,171	£1,077	£94	£0	£391	£346	3.9	28	0
31/03/16	*	£977	£1,098	£-122	£3	£298	£291	3.2	29	0
31/03/15		£838	£915	£-77	£23	£419	£408	5.4	29	0
31/03/14		£986	£947	£39	£25	£496	£454	5.8	29	0
31/03/13	*	£963	£1,039	£-76	£22	£457	£436	5	29	0
31/03/12	*	£990	£1,031	£-41	£23	£533	£510	5.9	30	0
31/03/11		£1,391	£1,584	£-193	£34	£574	£555	4.2	43	0
31/03/10		£2,171	£2,142	£28	£29	£767	£680	3.8	55	0
31/03/09		£1,788	£1,523	£265	£42	£739	£506	4	44	0
31/03/08	*	£1,788	£1,523	£265	£95	£482	£298	2.3	36	0
31/03/07	*	£1,312	£1,293	£19	£113	£217	£49	0.5	36	0
31/03/06		£1,059	£1,160	£-102	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,075	£1,103	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£1,157	£1,105	£52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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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: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Gloucestershire, Throughout Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

42 employees
117 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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Safer Wales
£84,263	28/02/2019 36	This project will support girls not engaged with education and at risk of exploitation. They will be better able to stay safe, have strengthened engagement in purposeful activity, and more able to ....more This project will support girls not engaged with education and at risk of exploitation. They will be better able to stay safe, have strengthened engagement in purposeful activity, and more able to recognise who they can trust.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Safer Wales Ltd
£75,000	28/11/2017 36	Funding towards core running costs of this specialist Cardiff based National charity to include a contribution towards the salary of the CEO, administrator, rent and insurance.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Safer Wales Ltd
£100,000	01/03/2017 24	to develop the evidence base and improve the response of domestic and sexual abuse services for sex workers and those involved in the criminal justice system
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Safer Wales Ltd
£13,000	28/09/2012	the salary costs of the Project Co-ordinator and associated running costs of the Anti-Hate Crime Programme
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Safer Wales Ltd.
£79,374	16/03/2011	Towards the salary of the chief executive to develop the work of an organisation that delivers training programmes and interventions that address community safety concerns in Cardiff.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

AZUKA ELIZABETH OFORKA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Support Worker And Self Employed Actor And Writer

CHRISTINE SALTER CIPFA Appointed: 2021

CRAIG J BARNSLEY FCCA Appointed: 2023

MS KATHRYN-ANN SLADE, Occupation: Senior Hr Manager

PROFESSOR MIKE MAGUIRE, Occupation: University Professor (Retired)

PROF KATHERINE SIAN WILLIAMS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Professor Of Criminology

PROFESSOR JACQUELINE JONES FRSA Appointed: 2015

ROBERT JOHN KEETCH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retail Manager

WOOLLEY CHRISTOPHER JOHN (Chair)

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/08/1998, number: 1071243
Registered at Companies House on 06/08/1998, number: 03611374

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
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; AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 31 days late, AR13: 0 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR08: 48 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

1st Flr Castle House
1 - 7 Castle Street
Cardiff
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Objectives

PROMOTE COMMUNITY SAFETY PRIMARILY FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF WALES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE COUNTY OF CARDIFF AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PRIMARILY WALES, IN PARTICULAR THE COUNTY OF CARDIFF AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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