Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

SPECIAL FAMILIES MAESTEG 

Special Families Maesteg are here for people touched by additional needs and isolation. Whether, children, adults or elderly. An Inclusive welcoming space for all. Offering exclusive sessions, trips, activities, peer to peer support, informational workshops, befriending and volunteering opportunities for all. Giving more accessibility to the local community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely 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

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
31/12/22£86£57£29n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/21£90£102£-12n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/20£140£107£33n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/19£36£39£-3n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/12/18£50£49£1£0£0£0n/a08
31/12/17£24£18£6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.sfmaesteg.org

sfmaesteg@outlook.com

07588460796

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Services for the elderly
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bridgend,
  • 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 works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
True Colours Trust - Towards a play worker, equipment and volunteer supervision
£3,793 03/07/2023
Towards a play worker, equipment and volunteer supervision.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Maesteg Covid-19 Community Help
£78,600 14/05/2020
12
Special Families Maesteg have received £78600 so that they can support their community through the COVID-19 pandemic. They will provide wellbeing/check-up calls on a regular basis and run errands ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Fairfield Centre
£10,000 10/02/2020
11
Special Families Maesteg in Bridgend will use the grant to extend their provision by relocating to a building which is more accessible for their members with additional needs. £10,000 will fund ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Special Families Maesteg 'Gaming Squad'
£10,000 10/01/2018
12
Special Families Maesteg 'Gaming Squad'

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/02/2017, number: 1171814
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from BRIDGEND AGAINST HOLIDAY HUNGER on 28/02/2023
Main office

SPECIAL FAMILIES MAESTEG
FAIRFIELD CENTRE
ST DAVIDS PLACE
MAESTEG PARK
MAESTEG, MID GLAMORGAN
CF34 9LR

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH OR DISABILITY AND WHO RESIDE IN SOUTH WALES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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