Overall GiG Score: 5 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
    • Grant maker support: +5

    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:

    • 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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
    Established: 7 years

    www.advocacywestwales.org.uk

    admin@advocacywestwales.org.uk

    01437762935

    Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
    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£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/a0
    31/03/19£305£311£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/18£299£302£-3£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 5%
    Liabilities/Income: 2%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 43%
    Reserves/Spending: 1.9 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
    Quick Ratio: 18.9
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Disability
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    Who works here?
    • 27 employees
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People With Disabilities
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    Where it operates
    • Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire,

    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
    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 ....more
    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 (5)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    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
    CharityBase
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