Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
    • No supporters identified

    SEREN FFESTINIOG CYF. 

    SEREN IS A COMPANY THAT ENABLES PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES TO LIVE AND WORK IN THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT.
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    Positives:

    • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
    Established: 19 years
    (25 years as a company)

    www.serencyf.org

    info@serencyf.org

    01766832378

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    UN SDGs
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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£2,260£2,242£18£149£1,428£6843.7660
    31/03/22£1,866£1,870£-4£188£1,397£6634.3710
    31/03/21£1,728£1,602£126£98£1,399£6895.2650
    31/03/20£1,772£1,924£-153£258£1,270£5673.5720
    31/03/19£1,516£1,567£-51£193£1,384£6434.9650
    31/03/18£1,540£1,544£-4£227£1,432£6925.4660
    31/03/17*£1,497£1,477£20£207£1,435£7926.4650
    31/03/16*£1,288£1,334£-46£141£1,415£6485.8640
    31/03/15£1,469£1,466£4£401£1,462£7015.7690
    31/03/14£2,018£1,330£688£174£1,468£1,46613.2550
    31/03/13£1,171£1,162£9£136£780£7197.4550
    31/03/12£1,137£1,080£57£223£761£7618.5520
    31/03/11£1,014£931£83£186£791£79110.2520
    31/03/10*£922£877£45£130£708£7089.7440
    31/03/09£887£859£28£130£664£6649.3310
    31/03/08*£1,066£892£174£127£636£6368.5310
    31/03/07£1,064£827£236£60£462£1331.9310
    31/03/06£904£776£128£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.6%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 30%
    Liabilities/Income: 27%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 48%
    Reserves/Spending: 3.7 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.2
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    Who works here?
    • 66 employees
    Who it helps
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People With Disabilities
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Gwynedd,

    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 - Gwesty Seren a Gerddi 'stiniog
    £10,835 04/11/2010
    12
    The project involves the purchase of the Bryn Llewelyn care home in Llanffestiniog to provide respite care for children with learning difficulties. The building will provide approximately 10 en suite ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 50-85
    • MALDWYN JONES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Business Consultant
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/03/2005, number: 1108461
    • Registered at Companies House on 10/07/1998, number: 03596581
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    18 returns made; AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR10: 16 days late, AR08: 139 days late,
    Main office

    UNIT 2
    LLWYN GELL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
    BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
    GWYNEDD
    LL41 3NE

    Objectives

    3 THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY (THE 'OBJECTS') ARE AS FOLLOWS:3.1 TO PROMOTE SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN GWYNEDD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AS THE DIRECTORS SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOREGOING BY: PROVIDING RELIEF FROM FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND SOCIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; AND IN PARTICULAR PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PERSONS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE LIFE OF THEIR COMMUNITY IN WAYS WHICH ADDRESS AND ALLEVIATE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE; AND3.2 TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPACITY AND SKILLS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    GWYNEDD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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