Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

MENTER CILYCWM

To benefit the residents of Cilycwm and the surrounding Upper Tywi area in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilites in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the quality of life of the residents. To establish a community centre.
Analysis by Giving is Great

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
  • 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
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23*£12£11£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£24£20£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21*£1£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£8£8£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17*£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

01550720464

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Carmarthenshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Menter Cilycwm
£5,000 11/12/2023
Capel y Groes - Cilycwm Community Hub: restore and adapt Capel y Groes into a fully accessible, energy-efficient community centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALED OWEN EDWARDS (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • MRS AUDREY PRICE Appointed: 2017
  • SARAH ELSBETH HERBERT-JONES Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/03/2017, number: 1171942
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR23: 13 days late, AR21: 100 days late, AR19: 4 days late, AR17: 287 days late,
Main office

Home Farm
Cilycwm
LLANDOVERY
SA20 0TG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:A) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF CILYCWM AND THE SURROUNDING UPPER TYWI AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID RESIDENTS;B) TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT, OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH HAY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVIITES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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