Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

COUNCIL FOR WALES OF VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES CYNGOR CYMREIG Y GWASANAETHAU IEUENCTID GWIRFODDOL 

CWVYS is the umbrella body for the voluntary youth sector in Wales. CWVYS:Promotes quality youth workSupports the implementation of youth policies in WalesRaised the profile of the work of the sectorSupports, provides services for and advocates on behalf of its members and other voluntary sector organisations that work with young people in Wales
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 19 years

www.cwvys.org.uk

paul@cwvys.org.uk

02920473498

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX

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
31/03/22£207£203£3n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/21£149£153£-4n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/20£202£165£38n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/19£208£187£20n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/18*£165£129£36£0£0£0n/a012
31/03/17£132£142£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£130£143£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£221£256£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£213£203£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£261£194£67£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£218£209£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£144£188£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£195£165£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£234£180£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£159£164£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£168£121£47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 14 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
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Supporting a thriving civil society
£6,000 18/01/2023
Core funding to support the organisation to represent, support and give a collective voice to national and local youth organisations across Wales.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Supporting a thriving civil society
£150,000 23/09/2019
60
Core funding to support the organisation to represent, support and give a collective voice to national and local youth organisations across Wales.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Supporting Youth Work in Wales
£60,000 08/05/2017
24
Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services (CWVYS) is the independent representative body for the voluntary youth work sector in Wales. This grant will contribute to the salaries of the CEO and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 32-62
  • GERAINT TURNER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Finance & Programmes Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2005, number: 1110702
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/05/2005, number: 05444248
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR18: 53 days late,
Main office

CWVYS
UNIT 29, ENTERPRISE HOUSE
127-129 BUTE STREET
CARDIFF
CF10 5LE

Objectives

TO EDUCATE AND HELP YOUNG PERSONS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL, CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY BY FACILITATING MUTUAL SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION AMONG VOLUNTARY YOUTH ORGANISATIONS, THE YOUTH SERVICE AND OTHER RELATED AGENCIES IN WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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