Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 10

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 11

LEE GARDENS POOL COMMITTEE

Lee Gardens Pool Committee was set up to re-open Lee Gardens Pool, Penrhiwceiber, Mountain Ash, RCT. The pool closed in 2013. The Committee was set up in 2015. In 2016 the pool re-opened. Lee Gardens Pool Committee carry out the day-to-day running of and fundraising for the project while Lee Gardens Volunteers carry out the general maintenance. Lee Gardens Volunteers is an intergenerational group.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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

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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		£343	£136	£206	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	47
31/03/22		£402	£67	£335	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/21	*	£65	£79	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	103
31/03/20		£44	£46	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	103
31/03/19	*	£69	£47	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	102
04/04/18	*	£54	£49	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

leegardenspool@yahoo.co.uk

07775792543

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Legal & financial advice

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Rhondda Cynon Taff,

This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Who it helps

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

Who supports 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	£518,534
People's Health Trust	£20,255
Alex Ferry Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£5,000	16/01/2023	community grant
National Lottery Community Fund - UKP Cost of Living - Lee Gardens Volunteers: Let's Get Together!
£30,286	15/12/2022	Lee Gardens Pool Committee will support people through the cost-of-living crisis by providing a warm room facility offering hot food refreshments and activities. They will improve social interaction ....more Lee Gardens Pool Committee will support people through the cost-of-living crisis by providing a warm room facility offering hot food refreshments and activities. They will improve social interaction and work with partners to provide information on energy efficiency. Over two years £30286 will fund salaries venue project delivery costs and equipment. Bydd Pwyllgor Pwll Lee Gardens yn cefnogi pobl drwy’r argyfwng costau byw trwy ddarparu cyfleuster ystafell gynnes gan gynnig bwyd poeth lluniaeth a gweithgareddau. Byddan nhw’n cynyddu rhyngweithiad cymdeithasol ac yn gweithio gyda phartneriaid i ddarparu gwybodaeth am effeithlonrwydd ynni. Dros ddwy flynedd bydd £30286 yn talu am gyflogau lleoliad costau darparu prosiect a chyfarpar.
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - Caring for Communities
£9,001	22/03/2021 8	Lee Gardens Pool Committee in Rhondda Cynon Taf will continue supporting their community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic with a grant of £9001. Bydd Lee Gardens Pool Committee yn Rhondda Cynon Taf ....more Lee Gardens Pool Committee in Rhondda Cynon Taf will continue supporting their community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic with a grant of £9001. Bydd Lee Gardens Pool Committee yn Rhondda Cynon Taf yn parhau i gefnogi eu cymuned drwy gydol pandemig COVID-19 gyda grant o £9001.
People's Health Trust - Lee Gardens Pool: Learning Together
£20,255	31/10/2019	This two-year project builds on the community’s success keeping the children’s pool open in the village of Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taf, by providing activities and training for local people ....more This two-year project builds on the community’s success keeping the children’s pool open in the village of Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taf, by providing activities and training for local people in the new meeting space being built on the site. Weekly groups such as knit-and natter, drop-in sessions and training courses bring people of all ages together for fun and friendship, to tackle isolation and loneliness and provide skills to support local people to find employment. The organisation is run by local people who hold weekly meetings which participants and the wider community are encouraged to attend.
National Lottery Community Fund - Lee Gardens Volunteers: Let's Get Together!
£479,247	25/07/2019 60	Project Summary :_x000D_ The project will be building on the organisation's current provision in Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taff. The project will create a community facility/café, upgrading pool ....more Project Summary :_x000D_ The project will be building on the organisation's current provision in Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taff. The project will create a community facility/café, upgrading pool and surrounding area, toilet, and storage facilities. Providing a range of pool-based activities including swimming lessons, lifeguard training, and open play sessions. As well as a wide range of community activities, events, accredited training, and volunteering opportunities_x000D_ What Money is for :_x000D_ The grant over five years, will fund project delivery costs, overheads and the construction of a community space and café, toilets, storage as well as improvements to swimming pool, exterior walls and floor.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Lee Gardens Pool Committee
£6,388	19/11/2018	We want to buy picnic tables and benches, parasols, gazebos a fridge and freezer to make our volunteer and visitor experience enjoyable.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ADAM STEPHEN FOX (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: PERTHCELYN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES GROUP,

BARBARA LESLEY FURLONG Appointed: 2017

CARA JANE TAYLOR Appointed: 2019

DIANE LOCKE Appointed: 2017

JOANNE NEADS Appointed: 2017

SUSAN ELIZABETH GRANDON Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/02/2017, number: 1171621

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR21: 44 days late, AR19: 1 days late, AR18: 1 days late,

Main office

12 RAILWAY TERRACE
MOUNTAIN ASH
CF45 3ST

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF PENRHIWCEIBER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR 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

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