Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 1

CYMER AFAN COMMUNITY LIBRARY

Our core purpose is to provide library services to the community of the Upper Afan Valley - lending books, CDs and DVDs, providing newspapers, 5 public computers with wi-fi & internet access, printing and photocopying. We also plan to develop other uses for the building - to turn the library into a Hub for Community - a multi-purpose community facility with a cafe, meeting space and classes.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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	£128	£184	£-56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/03/22	£263	£202	£61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/21	£79	£64	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/20	£61	£52	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/03/19	£52	£53	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
31/03/18	£59	£54	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£56	£44	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£50	£35	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£38	£30	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.cymmercommunitylibrary.org

enquiries@cymmercommunitylibrary.org

01639850505

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Neath Port Talbot,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
17 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
People's Health Trust	£15,000
CAF	£5,922

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£15,000	04/02/2022	Coming out of Covid - Rebuilding our Community.
People's Health Trust - Renewing Our Community Spirit
£15,000	28/10/2020	This 18-month project that is reviving activities at Cymer Afan Community Library, in the Upper Afan Valley following the disruption of Covid-19. A range of sessions catering for local people of all ....more This 18-month project that is reviving activities at Cymer Afan Community Library, in the Upper Afan Valley following the disruption of Covid-19. A range of sessions catering for local people of all ages will bring people together again and help to rebuild the library as the multi-functional hub at the centre of the community. The aim is that local people who attend for one activity, such as to borrow books or attend a coffee morning or film screening will then become aware of the wider offering and get involved in other things at the library. The library is community run and led and many activities will be run by volunteers with all participants having a chance to shape activity through formal surveys and more informally through conversations and in the sessions.
CAF - Grant to Cymer Afan Community Library
£5,922	01/06/2020 3	Grant to Cymer Afan Community Library to support the organisation through COVID19
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	29/11/2019	Bringing the Community Together & Encouraging Reading

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALISON WHITE Appointed: 2014

BOB CHAPMAN Appointed: 2014

HELEN GARDNER Appointed: 2019

LAUREN ROBERTS Appointed: 2014

MELANIE EMMETT (Chair) Appointed: 2014

ROSEMARY RUTH ROCHE Appointed: 2024

SIAN PAUL Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/07/2014, number: 1157765

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Cymer Afan Community Library
Station Road
Cymmer
PORT TALBOT
West Glamorgan
SA13 3HR

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE ELECTORAL WARD OF CYMMER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ELECTORAL WARD OF CYMMER AND SURROUNDING AREAS GENERALLY, BY THE RUNNING AND MANAGEMENT OF A COMMUNITY LIBRARY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID RESIDENTS.

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