Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

WASTESAVERS CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED 

Wastesavers Charitable Trust Limited operates three community projects in Newport:Education - schools, community groups on and off siteCommunity Furniture Shop - collects and distributes household itemsTraining - excluded young people from schools
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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£6,018£6,549£-531£0£3,214£1,2482.344121
31/03/22£5,222£5,556£-334£0£3,745£947212070
31/03/21£5,496£5,361£135£0£4,079£8401.910033
31/03/20£4,602£4,613£-11£0£3,944£8672.3102103
31/03/19£4,849£3,877£972£0£3,955£7392.38245
31/03/18£458£435£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£379£388£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£273£315£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£302£638£-336£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£224£648£-424£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£211£315£-104£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£156£257£-101£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£151£167£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£167£249£-82£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£258£366£-109£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£242£320£-78£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 39%
Reserves/Spending: 2.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Established: 18 years

www.wastesavers.co.uk

janet@wastesavers.co.uk

01633281281

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Newport City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 44 employees
  • 121 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 - Covid-19 WCTL Reuse Covid-19 Community Support
£34,605 16/07/2020
12
Wastesavers Charitable Trust Limited will use £34605 to support vulnerable people and families around digital inclusion in South East and South Wales. The project will PAT test IT and electrical ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - PEAK
£160,934 23/01/2013
36
Wastesavers will expand its education programme in Newport which offers practical education to 14-18 year olds who are excluded from school. Over three years the project will enlarge its service area ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-82
  • SUE PRICE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • DAVID MAYER (Chair) Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Lecturer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/09/2006, number: 1116150
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/01/2005, number: 05326617
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR08: 236 days late,
Main office

Wastesavers Ltd
Unit 6
Esperanto Way
Newport
NP19 0RD

Objectives

A THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF RENOVATED FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ACCESSORIES FOR THOSE PERSONS RESIDENT IN NEWPORT SOUTH WALES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.B THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN RESPECT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF, AND NEED FOR, RECYCLING IN THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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