Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

CARDIFF CHAMELEONS MENCAP/ GATEWAY SWIMMING CLUB 

The relief of people with a learning disability in particular by the provision of help and support for them and for their families, dependants and carers, to promote the needs of those with learning disabilities. To provide facilities for physical recreation and competitive sport, or other leisure activities with the object of improving their conditions of life.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
30/09/22£17£14£3n/an/an/an/an/a9
30/09/21£8£4£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/20£27£23£4n/an/an/an/an/a12
30/09/19£31£27£4n/an/an/an/an/a17
30/09/18£30£24£6£0£0£0n/a015
30/09/17£18£17£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£24£27£-3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£21£19£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£26£30£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£35£34£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£39£43£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£27£27£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£19£19£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£44£46£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£30£30£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07£28£28£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06*£39£31£8£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£31£39£-8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

www.cardiffchameleons.co.uk

elainemdaw@googlemail.com

02920764770

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cardiff,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 9 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
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£250 28/01/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/05/2004, number: 1103879
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR06: 31 days late,
Main office

11 St. Edeyrns Road
Cardiff
CF23 6TB

Objectives

[A] THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS, TO PROMOTE THE NEEDS OF THOSE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND TO PURSUE A GENERAL POLICY OF OPENNESS TO ALL ETHNIC GROUPS.[B] TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.LEARNING DISABILITY MEANS ANY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OF THE MIND AND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION HOWSOEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER MIND. MODERATE OR SEVERE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE CARDIFF

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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