Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THE WINDFALL CENTRE LIMITED 

The Windfall Centre is a not for profit organisation of professsionals with expertise in the field of children's and young people's health, welfare and development. We provide therapeutic support to children and youung people through the medium of play and creative activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 8 years
(13 years as a company)

www.windfallcentre.co.uk

admin@windfallcentre.co.uk

01597829346

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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£140£130£10n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£79£96£-17n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£91£62£29n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£65£77£-12n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£82£68£14n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£65£55£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£48£51£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£15,400
National Lottery Community Fund£9,900
The Foyle Foundation£6,000
Masonic Trust£6,000
Cheshire Community Foundation£4,950
Co-Operative Group£3,437
The Clothworkers Foundation£2,100
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£1,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cheshire Community Foundation - Helping children access therapeutic support
£4,950 29/09/2022
Helping children access therapeutic support
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Windfall Centre
£500 15/07/2022
Charity Digital Skills 2022 Prize Draw
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping Families Access Therapeutic Support
£9,900 11/07/2022
The Windfall Centre Ltd in Powys will provide play art and family therapy to support families experiencing difficulties arising from trauma abuse or adversity. £9900 will fund therapist and staff ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£6,000 08/02/2022
towards supporting children and their families to access therapy
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Windfall Centre Limited
£15,400 21/10/2021
50% of salary over 1-year to provide add'l therapy and mental health support to children and families in/around Llandrindod Wells, Powys.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to The Windfall Centre
£1,500 16/09/2021
Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Windfall Centre
£1,600 05/08/2021
refurbishment building for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in Wales
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Windfall Centre
£3,437 24/10/2020
To provide individual play therapy for up to 6 children who have lived with domestic abuse or other difficulties or traumatic experiences.
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£6,000 10/02/2020
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Windfall Centre
£4,911 19/11/2018
We want to provide individual play therapy for children who have suffered from exposure to domestic abuse or other traumatic experiences.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Windfall Centre
£16,193 10/05/2017
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This project will provide filial play therapy for children experiencing attachment issues. They will have improved family relationships, increase their attainment of developmental milestones, and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2016, number: 1167777
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/02/2011, number: 07538792
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

GWALIA ANNEXE
ITHON ROAD
LLANDRINDOD WELLS
LD1 6AS

Objectives

THE WINDFALL CENTRE SUPPORTS THE EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES BY THE PROVISION OF:- THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES RESIDING IN WALES AND THE BORDERS- TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY WITH INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS- CLINICAL SUPERVISION FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALES AND THE BORDERS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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