Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

CARDIFF PEOPLE FIRST

We are people with a learning disability who speak up for ourselves and others. As well as working for everyone who has a learning disability we have groups for communities of interest: women, men, older people, young people, and people from a black or minority ethnic background. We run training courses and consultations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£165£125£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22*£175£161£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£164£163£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£150£178£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£184£146£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£141£152£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£165£159£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£175£184£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£209£245£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£242£231£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£209£195£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£195£207£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£211£203£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£186£185£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£191£168£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£124£117£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£120£141£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£176£171£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 19 years
(22 years as a company)

www.cardiffpeoplefirst.org.uk

info@cardiffpeoplefirst.org.uk

02920231555

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Cardiff,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
National Lottery Heritage Fund£9,700
National Lottery Community Fund£7,780
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Cardiff People First
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Cardiff People First
£9,700 03/06/2021
Taking Over the New Normal
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Renew grant to Cardiff People First
£50,000 25/05/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Cardiff People First.
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - Speaking Up
£7,780 07/09/2020
8
Cardiff People First will work with people with a learning disability in Cardiff who are socially isolated as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. They will continue providing peer-befriending ....more
DCMS - Women Side by Side
£24,698 01/02/2019
Wishing Well is a peer led project that helps women who have a learning disability to help each other face the problems that affect them in their everyday lives.We help them to develop networks of ....more
People's Health Trust - Come Together
£45,624 02/08/2018
This two-year project built on existing work, focusing on helping people with learning disabilities in Cardiff to reduce isolation by involving them in their local community in a meaningful and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
£36,412 22/05/2018
12
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Cardiff People First
£4,900 23/02/2017
Disability is not Inability - Taking Control of Our History
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Voices
£96,454 23/03/2016
36
Community Voices
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Cardiff People First
£12,500 30/05/2012
the salaries of the Group Facilitator and running costs of the groups including transport, refreshments, materials and postage costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-57
  • JOANNE JOHN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Registered Nurse
  • LISA PICKARD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None
  • PAUL BIRD FPFS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Charterted Financial Planner
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/04/2005, number: 1109221
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/04/2002, number: 04421449
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR22: 6 days late, AR18: 9 days late, AR12: 24 days late,
Main office

CANTON HOUSE
435-451 COWBRIDGE ROAD EAST
CARDIFF
CF5 1JH

Objectives

TO CHALLENGE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE WHO ARE LABELLED AS HAVING LEARNING DIFFICULTIES/DISABILITIES BY:1. THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LABELLED AS HAVING LEARNING DIFFICULTIES/DISABILITIES WHO LIVE, WORK OR HAVE A CONNECTION WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF CARDIFF THROUGH SERVICES WHICH WILL ENABLE PEOPLE WHO ARE LABELLED AS HAVING LEARNING DIFFICULTIES/DISABILITIES TO OBTAIN THEIR FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS CITIZENS AND2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PROFESSIONALS, CARERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LABELLED AS HAVING LEARNING DIFFICULTIES/DISABILITIES SO THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE LABELLED AS HAVING LEARNING DIFFICULTIES/DISABILITIES MAY ACHIEVE FULL PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY AND COUNTY OF CARDIFF

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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