Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

AGE CYMRU WEST GLAMORGAN LIMITED

The provision of direct care and support services to older people within the area of benefit.By working in partnership with the statutory sector at both strategic and operational levels on issues relating to older people.By acting as a public advocate on behalf of older people..
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 dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£523£634£-111£0£196£1913.61318
31/03/23£553£750£-197£22£308£270.42313
31/03/22£425£595£-170n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£819£491£329£0£674£56613.91550
31/03/20?£458£512£-55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£166£718£-552n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£1,481£1,481£0£0£1,091£1,0738.7500
31/03/16£1,236£1,564£-327£0£1,478£1,44811.1660
31/03/15£1,184£1,449£-266£459£1,815£1,80715550
31/03/14£3,002£1,342£1,660£298£2,081£2,04018.2630
31/03/13£1,196£1,234£-38£310£421£3313.2560
31/03/12£1,580£1,121£459£235£459£100.1460

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 5.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years

www.agecymruwestglamorgan.org.uk

enquiries@agecymruwestglamorgan.org.uk

01792648866

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bridgend, City Of Swansea, Neath Port Talbot,
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Age Cymru West Glamorgan
£210,000 06/11/2023
towards three years‘ running costs of the ‘Information and Advice Project‘ providing support for older people from across West Glamorgan, Wales.
National Lottery Community Fund - Information Advice & Enabling Project
£10,000 08/07/2021
Age Cymru West Glamorgan Limited in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot will use £10000 to support delivery of their Information Advice and Enabling project to help people over the age of 50 who are struggling with isolation after the pandemic or have ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Age Cymru West Glamorgan Covid-19 Response
£66,880 22/10/2020
6
Age Cymru West Glamorgan will continue to provide support for older people lone parent families and individuals with mental health problems and disabilities who are experiencing financial hardship loneliness and isolation and difficulty caring for ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Information and Advice Service
£10,000 29/09/2019
12
Information and Advice Service
National Lottery Community Fund - Safeguarding Older People Independent Advocacy Project
£846,916 29/03/2011
60
The purpose of this project is for a regional group of Age Concerns to provide general independent advocacy to older people in all different situations across Swansea, Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot. This project will take a person-centred approach ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Recession - More Money In Your Pocket
£50,000 11/03/2010
23
To provide an expanded accurate advice and advocacy service through additional capacity in an existing Welfare Benefit Team.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-74
  • ANDREW MATTHEW JOBLING Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Supply Chain Manager
  • CRAIG LAWTON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Policy And Communications Adviser
  • DR MAHABOOB BASHA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Business Developer
  • MATTHEW FORD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Sales Manager
  • MELVYN CLIFFORD RAYNER (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • NATASHA MAY FULFORD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Managing Director
  • SOPHIA ELIZABETH MILLER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Strategy Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/03/2011, number: 1140989
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/03/2011, number: 07548947
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Fundraising Regulator
First registered: 08/02/2019, current status: Small charity
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
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
  • Investment
  • 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
12 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from AGE CYMRU AFAN NEDD on 04/03/2020
Main office

Age Cymru West Glamorgan
250 Carmarthen Road
SWANSEA
West Glamorgan
SA1 1HG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PERSONS LIVING IN WALES IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN AND AROUND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA, AND WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARIES OF APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES AS REQUIRED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
Charizone

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