Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 2

Accounts overdue -5
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -3

FIR TREE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

The centre is use most evenings by the youth of the area. Keeping the children of the roads occuping them with games, arts and crafts, pool, Wii's, computers and other activities. Most days are taken up by the adults - slimming club, coffee mornings etc During school holidays the centre is use by the children, where volunteers and parents along with bought in activities keep them occupied.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board composition appears to be rather static

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
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		£75	£51	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/22		£6	£15	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£23	£25	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/20		£42	£30	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/19		£22	£36	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/18		£48	£39	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£43	£44	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£42	£31	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£23	£28	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£31	£34	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£18	£12	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£5	£7	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£5	£9	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£5	£3	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

tanya@firtreecentre.co.uk

01443410095

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Merthyr Tydfil,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 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
Co-Op Foundation - Welsh Fund (Grant )
£9,260	24/10/2019	Support to carry out ecological and topographical surveys and to do groundworks to develop a nature-based community space and adventure playground for local people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fir Tree Family Fun and Fitness Initiative
£5,000	10/07/2017 12	Project Summary : Fir Tree Community Association in Treharris will use the grant to deliver an activity programme for volunteers and the local community. What Money is for : This grant for £5,000 ....more Project Summary : Fir Tree Community Association in Treharris will use the grant to deliver an activity programme for volunteers and the local community. What Money is for : This grant for £5,000 will fund transport costs, admission fees, mosaic workshop costs and materials, photography classes, and cookery sessions.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Fir Tree Community Association
£67,600	03/12/2015 36	towards three years' salaries of the Centre and Volunteer Manager and a Youth Worker at a project providing community support services in a deprived area of Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales
Tudor Trust - Grant to Fir Tree Community Association
£75,000	13/02/2014	towards the development of a new-build community resource centre in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-77

GLENN PRICE Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Councillor

BETHAN GAIL O'SULLIVAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Housewife

DIANE SHEPPARD Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Housewife

GLENN PRICE Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Councillor

MARION PRICE Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Housewife

RICHARD THOMAS JP (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: County Councillor, Other trusteeship: TREHARRIS AREA COMMUNITY TRUST (TACT),

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/01/2009, number: 1127484
Registered at Companies House on 09/06/2008, number: 06614478

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR15: 19 days late,

Main office

Fir Tree Centre
Fir Tree Drive
TREHARRIS
CF46 5BW

Objectives

* TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONALITY, AGE, DISABILITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND 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 TO ESTABLISH, OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT, OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE CENTRE') AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN COOPERATION WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS* TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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