Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Good reserves management: +3

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 10

ADVOCACY SUPPORT IN CYMRU LTD

Advocacy Support in Cymru provides independent mental health advocacy to clients across our area of operation. This includes the provision of statutory services under the Mental Health Act in several local authority areas. We also provide a community advocacy service.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

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
31/03/23	£1,904	£1,676	£228	£0	£1,262	£1,218	8.7	42
31/03/22	£1,834	£1,659	£175	£0	£1,034	£1,034	7.5	45
31/03/21	£1,754	£1,637	£117	£0	£859	£799	5.9	45
31/03/20	£1,845	£1,746	£99	£0	£741	£683	4.7	45
31/03/19	£1,707	£1,684	£23	£17	£642	£572	4.1	48
31/03/18	£1,700	£1,751	£-51	£16	£620	£581	4	50
31/03/17	£1,798	£1,854	£-56	£5	£671	£613	4	60
31/03/16	£1,913	£1,849	£64	£0	£727	£595	3.9	52
31/03/15	£1,498	£1,455	£43	£13	£663	£481	4	52
31/03/14	£1,301	£1,234	£67	£10	£620	£330	3.2	39
31/03/13	£1,643	£1,090	£553	£11	£553	£203	2.2	38
31/03/12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 8.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 7.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 13 years

www.ascymru.org.uk

info@ascymru.org.uk

02920540444

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, City Of Swansea, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Torfaen, Vale Of Glamorgan,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

42 employees

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Henry Smith Charity	£180,000
Co-Operative Group	£2,644
Crowdfunder	£1,300

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Advocacy Support Cymru
£2,644	21/10/2023	ASC wants to fund free suicide prevention training places for those in our community who are supporting people with suicidal thoughts, ultimately saving more lives from suicide.
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£1,300	06/05/2022	Covid response
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Advocacy Support Cymru
£180,000	07/04/2022 36	towards three years' running costs of a project providing advocacy for people with learning disabilities and autistic people, in both primary and secondary mental healthcare settings, in South Wales.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-74

LAURA GUEST Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor

NICOLA DANSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Hr Professional

GRAHAM OLIVER (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

KATHRYN SMITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/05/2011, number: 1141999
Registered at Companies House on 09/02/2011, number: 07524059

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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

Advocacy Support in Cymru Ltd
Unit 1 Charterhouse
Links Business Park
Fortran Road
St. Mellons
CARDIFF

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: (1) TO PROMOTE A PROFESSIONAL INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY SERVICE WITHIN SOUTH WALES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, ADVISORY AND SPECIALIST SUPPORT SERVICES TO THOSE WHO ARE MENTALLY, SOCIALLY AND PHYSICALLY VULNERABLE; (2) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING TRAINING, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO SUCH PERSONS OR TO CARERS AND ORGANISATIONS WHO SUPPORT THEM; (3) TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL INCLUSION OF SUCH PERSONS BY PREVENTING THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH WALES

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