Overall GiG Score: 19 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

TROS GYNNAL PLANT 

Tros Gynnal provides a range of support services to children and young people across Wales including information, advice, Family Group Meetings, Advocacy and Counselling with some specialist projects delivering support for Unacompanied Asylum Seeking Children and children and young people with emotional health issues
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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
Established: 20 years

www.tgpcymru.org.uk

admin@tgpcymru.org.uk

02920396974

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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£2,483£2,471£13£5£1,533£7833.8739
31/03/22*£2,558£2,187£372£2£1,547£6873.87328
31/03/21*£2,273£2,055£218£2£1,040£5443.26928
31/03/20£2,189£2,098£90£27£792£5082.97814
31/03/19£2,527£2,539£-13£27£465£22016320
31/03/18£2,531£2,367£164£25£455£1790.9770
31/03/17£2,105£1,994£111£25£291£1220.7720
31/03/16£2,186£2,089£96£32£854£7414.3720
31/03/15£2,121£2,079£43£46£757£6553.8720
31/03/14£2,032£1,971£60£61£715£6323.8700
31/03/13£1,531£1,572£-41£84£654£5904.5620
31/03/12£1,602£1,548£54£99£695£5964.6640
31/03/11£1,946£1,893£53£100£641£5573.5670
31/03/10£1,808£1,811£-3£112£588£4973.3650
31/03/09£1,812£1,872£-60£110£599£4993.2650
31/03/08£1,887£1,706£180£174£659£5493.9600
31/03/07£1,518£1,283£235£82£499£4083.8530
31/03/06*£1,146£1,127£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,098£988£110£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 32%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 51%
Reserves/Spending: 3.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Who works here?
  • 73 employees
  • 9 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£605,910
Home Office£358,299
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£100,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Tros Gynnal Plant (TGP Cymru)
£100,000 01/12/2021
48
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - TGP Cymru Team Around the Tenancy
£10,000 07/05/2021
Tros Gynnal Plant in north Wales will use £10000 to create easy to understand resources and support for young people about their rights in housing. They will be able to access the information ....more
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding
£142,434 01/04/2021
This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - BELONG a Community for young Asylum Seekers & Refugees to thrive
£498,920 28/01/2021
47
Tros Gynnal Plant will support young refugee and asylum seekers aged 14-25 living in Cardiff and surrounding areas. They will provide weekly drop-in service during school term times - a place for ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 TGP Cymru COVID-19 Response Project
£87,000 16/07/2020
11
Tros Gynnal Plant will use £87000 funding to expand their existing ‘Team Around the Tenancy’ service to support care experienced young people throughout North Wales with their tenancies. Support ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to TGP Cymru (Tros Gynnal Plant)
£1,250 17/06/2020
COVID19 - This grant will fund activity packs and toys for disabled children and young people who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, and help them improve their emotional wellbeing.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Tros Gynnal
£14,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 09/04/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Crisis UK - Grant to TGP Cymru
£5,000 09/04/2020
IT equipment for remote working, iPads,phones etc
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding 21/22
£109,496 01/04/2020
This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Voices In A Foreign Land
£9,990 29/01/2020
7
Tros Gynnal Plant in Cardiff will use the grant to support the well-being and integration of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) aged 14-20 by organising a series of workshop activities that ....more
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding 2019-20
£106,369 01/04/2019
This grants scheme is enabling organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens through information-giving, advice and provision of technology and assistance to help them make ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Travelling Ahead National Forum 2018
£9,720 30/10/2017
12
Travelling Ahead National Forum 2018
BBC Children in Need - Grant to TGP Cymru (Tros Gynnal Plant)
£89,764 17/10/2017
36
This project will enable disabled young people people to create communication passports. The young people will have better communication skills, making better decisions, and have more life skills.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Tros Gynnal Plant - becoming a mature organisation
£55,000 25/09/2017
24
Tros Gynnal is a charity working across Wales to promote and realise children and young people’s rights and enable them to have a voice. The grant will contribute to the salary of the CEO to ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Tros Gynnal
£82,500 27/07/2016
36
Towards the employment of a national development manager to support children who are asylum seekers or refugees.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Tros Gynnal Plant
£13,000 27/09/2013
The Sparks project aims to give disadvantaged children under 11 living in Powys a voice in planning services and being involved in decisions that affect their lives.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Globe
£267,980 28/11/2012
36
Tros Gynnal Plant will run a programme in Cardiff and Newport over three years for up to 450 refugee and asylum seekers aged 11-25. The project provides information, advocacy and signposting for ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 29-52
  • LAUREN KINSEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Senior Caseworker And Communications Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/10/2003, number: 1099878
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/04/2002, number: 04422485
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
19 returns made; AR22: 2 days late, AR21: 45 days late, AR06: 1 days late,
Main office

Cardiff University
Sbarc Spark
Maindy Road
CARDIFF
CF24 4HQ

Objectives

1. TO RELIEVE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE IN MATERIAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL NEED. 2. TO PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW RELATING TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONALLY IN WALES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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