Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

TRIMSARAN FAMILY CENTRE

Provision of a resource and advice centre which provides recreation and leisure activities to promote good family relationships and relieve stress within families. To preserve and protect health. Provide education of the public in good parenting skills for the interests of social welfare with a view to improving family life conditions.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£36	£27	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£26	£31	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£44	£22	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£16	£24	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£27	£26	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£13	£26	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£30	£20	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£18	£25	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£32	£36	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£31	£46	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£84	£65	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£35	£53	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£49	£48	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	*	£51	£48	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£54	£42	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£45	£34	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07	*	£43	£41	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06?	*	£30	£38	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
01/03/05?	*	£37	£27	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£33	£32	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 23 years

trimsaranfc512@gmail.com

+447377428083

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Carmarthenshire,

This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

BBC Children in Need	£43,781
National Lottery Community Fund	£27,637
Garfield Weston Foundation	£7,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Trimsaran Family Centre
£43,781	27/04/2023 36	This work will support activities for children from a disadvantaged area to have more fun.
National Lottery Community Fund - Play; Learn & Grow
£9,164	21/03/2023	Trimsaran Family Centre in Carmarthenshire will use £9164 to offer regular activities for families with babies or toddlers plus cookery classes for young people aged 11 to 14. The grant will fund ....more Trimsaran Family Centre in Carmarthenshire will use £9164 to offer regular activities for families with babies or toddlers plus cookery classes for young people aged 11 to 14. The grant will fund room hire salaries and materials. Bydd Canolfan Deuluol Trimsaran yn Sir Gaerfyrddin yn defnyddio £9164 i gynnig gweithgareddau rheolaidd i deuluoedd gyda babanod neu blant bach yn ogystal â dosbarthiadau coginio i bobl ifanc 11 i 14 oed. Bydd y grant yn talu am logi ystafell cyflogau a deunyddiau.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	17/12/2021	Community Connections
National Lottery Community Fund - Connected Community
£8,485	19/10/2021	Trimsaran Family Centre in Carmarthenshire will use £8485 to provide gardening cooking advice and educational activities for people across several age groups in their local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - Community Family Connections
£9,988	18/12/2020 11	Trimsaran Family Centre in Carmarthenshire will continue providing activity packs for local families to keep their children occupied and the community connected following the COVID-19 outbreak. ....more Trimsaran Family Centre in Carmarthenshire will continue providing activity packs for local families to keep their children occupied and the community connected following the COVID-19 outbreak. £9988 will fund activity pack resources and travel expenses. Bydd Canolfan Deuluol Trimsaran yn Sir Gaerfyrddin yn parhau i ddarparu pecynnau gweithgareddau i deuluoedd lleol i gadw eu plant yn brysur a chysylltu â'r gymuned yn dilyn yr achosion o COVID-19. Bydd £9988 yn ariannu adnoddau pecyn gweithgareddau a threuliau teithio.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Trimsaran Family Centre
£20,000	28/02/2012 36	towards three years' continuation funding of a Coordinator and Family Support Worker to provide family support services in Carmarthenshire
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Trimsaran Family Centre
£15,000	29/03/2011	the salary of a part-time Family Support Play/Development Worker

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR KIM VANESSA BROOM Appointed: 1923

NAOMI JANE WILMOT Appointed: 2023

PAULINE BOWERS (Chair)

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/08/2001, number: 1088190

Gift Aid

NOT 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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR10: 43 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 0 days late, AR05: 30 days late, AR04: 117 days late,

Main office

Trimsaran Multipurpose Hall
Heol Llanelli
Trimsaran
KIDWELLY
Dyfed
SA17 4AA

Objectives

I. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS WITHIN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS BY THE PROVISION OF A RESOURCE AND ADVICE CENTRE AND BY THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GOOD PARENTING SKILLS.II. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR AND IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE .

Defined Area of Benefit:

TRIMSARAN AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT.