Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

ADVOCACY WEST WALES - EIRIOLAETH GORLLEWIN CYMRU

To relieve the effects of mental health problems, disadvantage and disengagement amongst those people living in West Wales and those areas of Wales commissioning advocacy in partnership with commissioners in West Wales , through the provision of a comprehensive independent advocacy service.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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
31/03/24£738£679£59£0£289£1302.3220
31/03/23£933£830£103£0£306£1311.9270
31/03/22£591£667£-76£0£203£871.6240
31/03/21£656£516£140£0£279£761.8210
31/03/20?£391£383£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£299£302£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 45%
Reserves/Spending: 2.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 14.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 8 years

www.advocacywestwales.org.uk

admin@advocacywestwales.org.uk

01437762935

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£180,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£2,250
Tudor Trust£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Advocacy West Wales – Eiriolaeth Gorllewin Cymru (Eiriol)
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Advocacy West Wales
£180,000 07/04/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing a specialist community, independent advocacy service for people with a learning disability and autistic people in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Advocacy West Wales/Eiriolaeth Gorllewin Cymru
£2,000 11/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Advocacy West Wales
£14,985 14/11/2018
12
Towards the salary of a part-time Information Officer to lead on developing a digital and technology based programme of work supporting this West Wales CIO to deliver services more effectively and become more sustainable.
National Lottery Community Fund - Let's Talk About You
£9,795 10/01/2018
12
Let's Talk About You

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW WATTERS Appointed: 2017
  • AJAY CHANCE OWEN Appointed: 2024
  • DANIEL ADAM ROSIE Appointed: 2023
  • EMLYN SCIAVONE Appointed: 2020
  • HELEN BUTLAND Appointed: 2017
  • URSULA JANE KELSO Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2017, number: 1172200
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from EIRIOL on 10/11/2020
Main office

P A V S
36-38 HIGH STREET
HAVERFORDWEST
SA61 2DA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES LIVING IN WEST WALES, AND THOSE AREAS OF WALES COMMISSIONING ADVOCACY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMISSIONERS IN WEST WALES, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND AWARENESS RAISING

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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