Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

AGE CYMRU GWYNEDD A MON 

Age Cymru Gwynedd a Mon is one of the largest independent provider of services for people over 50 in Gwynedd and Anglesey. Our wide range of services promotes well-being initiatives to assist people over 50 to live independently in their own homes, and to also be part of their community if they so wish. We offer information and advice and regulated to offer personal care in the local community...
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • 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 gender
Established: 13 years

www.agecymrugwyneddamon.co.uk

info@acgm.co.uk

01286677711

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£960£1,063£-103£80£1,169£90410.25130
31/03/22£1,106£861£245£70£1,285£1,005144670
31/03/21£1,221£808£413£63£1,030£76111.343100
31/03/20£908£879£29£173£584£3494.853120
31/03/19£873£900£-28£177£579£3184.26395
31/03/18£884£913£-30£152£591£3404.5670
31/03/17£1,224£1,267£-43£57£628£3663.5610
31/03/16£944£919£26£91£683£3754.9190
31/03/15£914£907£8£66£678£3424.5200
31/03/14£941£855£86£102£664£3264.6160
31/03/13£947£850£97£77£572£2944.290
31/03/12£886£439£447£26£457£2777.690

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 77%
Reserves/Spending: 10.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 5
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Gwynedd, Isle Of Anglesey,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 51 employees
  • 30 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£191,500
Ministry of Defence£35,000
CAF£6,666
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Swyddog Cysylltu gyda'r gymuned Age Cymru Gwynedd a Mon
£10,000 25/04/2023
Age Cymru Gwynedd a Mon will employ a community liaison officer for 12 months who will work with the community and partner organisations to develop relevant programmes of activity to support the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Wales COL -Ymyrraethau ymateb yn lleol i’r argyfwng costau byw-Age Cymru Gwynedd
£100,000 19/04/2023
The grant will enable Age Cymru Gwynedd & Môn to continue supporting people that are aged over 50 with information and advice that will alleviate the negative impacts that the cost-of-living ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£20,000 12/02/2021
For community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Ymyrraethau ymateb yn lleol i Covid-19 - Age Cymru Gwynedd a Mon
£81,500 16/07/2020
11
Age Cymru Gwynedd a Môn will provide continued support to the older and vulnerable community as they are shielding from COVID-19 and into the future when restrictions are eased. The project will ....more
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£15,000 15/05/2020
to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
CAF - Grant to Age Cymru Gwynedd a Môn
£6,666 04/05/2020
3
Grant to Age Cymru Gwynedd a Môn to support the organisation through COVID19
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Age Cymru Gwynedd a Mon
£20,000 16/05/2018
refurbishment of a building for a charity which works with older people in Wales
Comic Relief - Provision of information for older people in severe financial hardship
£100,715 25/11/2015
36
Data shows that income levels in Gwynedd and Anglesey are especially low with almost 40% of households in Gwynedd in poverty compared with 28% in the UK. Age Cymru Gwynedd a Mon is experienced in ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Age Cymru Gwynedd a Mon
£74,217 10/06/2015
36
This North West Wales charity will deliver a bi-lingual advocacy service across Gwynedd and Ynys Mon supporting older people to continue to live independently.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Transport for Older People
£72,000 23/05/2012
12
This one year project will create a dedicated minibus transport service providing transport links for club members to attend lunch clubs and day centres in Arfon, Dwyfor and Meirionnydd, whilst ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Age Cymru Gwynedd a Mon
£15,000 27/04/2012
the rental costs of three Age Well Centres in Anglesey
National Lottery Community Fund - Cadwyn Mon
£608,884 29/03/2011
72
The project will bridge the gap between older people, community activities and the existing 'Ageing Well' centres. The applicant will utilise volunteer befrienders who will visit older people who ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Recession - Independent Benefits Advice and Advocacy
£49,960 11/03/2010
23
The project will help older people across Gwynedd and Ynys Mon to access advice, benefits and advocacy.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/08/2011, number: 1143587
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/05/2011, number: 07621068
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
Main office

CARTREF
BONTNEWYDD
CAERNARFON
LL54 7UW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE WITHIN GWYNEDD AND ANGLESEY. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION)

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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