Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

ST MICHAEL'S CENTRE (ABERGAVENNY) TRUST LIMITED 

The principal activity of the Charity is the mangement and maintenance of the St Michael's Centre, a community centre for the benefit of the people of Abergavenny and district.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

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

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£17£39£-21n/an/an/an/an/a13
31/03/22£20£31£-10n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/21£27£16£11n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/20£18£37£-19n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19£20£38£-18n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/18£26£38£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£25£35£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£26£43£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£32£48£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£41£54£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£55£59£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£47£61£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£37£52£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£52£68£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£55£63£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£43£55£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£140£28£112£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£491£4£487£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 19 years

www.stmichaelscentre.co.uk

saintmichaelscen@btconnect.com

01495310581

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Monmouthshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 13 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Restoring accessibility at St. Michael’s Community Centre
£5,600 29/07/2021
St Michael’s Centre (Abergavenny) Trust Ltd in Monmouthshire will use £5600 to make their building fully accessible to people with disabilities and people with mobility issues.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-90
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/02/2005, number: 1108136
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/01/2005, number: 05333818
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR07: 48 days late, AR06: 4 days late,
Main office

BEHR & CO
HOLLYMOUNT
MARKET SQUARE
BRYNMAWR
BLAENAU GWENT
NP23 4AJ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ABERGAVENNY BY(A) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OR BY SECURING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY; AND(B) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ABERGAVENNY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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