Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 12

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 15

SKILLS & VOLUNTEERING CYMRU (SVC)

Supporting children and adults with learning disabilities and/or physical impairments to access their community; supporting the homeless and adults with mental health conditions through befriending projects; facilitating initiatives aimed at making South Wales a greener, cleaner and safer area - through community and environmental initiatives.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
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

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
31/08/23	£312	£258	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	420
31/08/22	£236	£234	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	400
31/08/21	£238	£196	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	500
31/08/20	£379	£184	£196	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	400
31/08/19?	£166	£109	£57	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	400
31/12/18	£163	£143	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17	£162	£155	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.svcymru.org

Info@SVCymru.org

02921676780

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Vale Of Glamorgan,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
420 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Co-Op Foundation	£90,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£12,975
Cheshire Community Foundation	£5,000
True Colours Trust	£4,175

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to LOL Fridays Project (Skills and Volunteering Cymru)
£1,069	21/10/2023	We're a social club run by young volunteers for young people with Down's syndrome. We aim to create a fun, safe, and supportive environment to develop skills, socialise, and try new activities.
True Colours Trust - Towards its Be Friends project – a volunteer-run befriending service for disabled children
£4,175	02/05/2023	Towards its Be Friends project – a volunteer-run befriending service for disabled children and young people.
Co-Op Foundation - Organisational Funding
£90,000	28/04/2023	Unrestricted funding. Organisation providing support, free training and volunteering opportunities and experiences enabling diverse young people to excel.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Young Carers Club
£5,000	29/09/2022	Young Carers Club
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Carers Club
£3,000	11/01/2022	Skills and Volunteering Cymru (SVC) in Cardiff will use £3000 to provide social and leisure activities for young carers aged 7-18 respite for their families and volunteering opportunities for ....more Skills and Volunteering Cymru (SVC) in Cardiff will use £3000 to provide social and leisure activities for young carers aged 7-18 respite for their families and volunteering opportunities for students. The grant will cover activities transport refreshments and expenses.
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - You've Got a Friend
£9,975	26/08/2021	Skills & Volunteering Cymru (SVC) in Cardiff will use £9975 to develop an in-person social group for adults with learning and/or physical disabilities living in South East Wales following the ....more Skills & Volunteering Cymru (SVC) in Cardiff will use £9975 to develop an in-person social group for adults with learning and/or physical disabilities living in South East Wales following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 14/15 persons

KIERAN PERRY VASS Appointed: 2018

DR EMMA LOUISE BOARD DAVIES Appointed: 2017

DR HENRY GEORGE MORRIS Appointed: 2019

GAVIN JAMES HAWKEY Appointed: 2017

GRACE VICTORIA ANITA PIDDINGTON Appointed: 2022

HEIDI ALICE SMITH Appointed: 2022

JESSICA RUMBLE Appointed: 2017

JOSIE MEG DAVIES Appointed: 2022

KAREN HARVEY-COOKE Appointed: 2017

KELLY-MARIE FENTON Appointed: 2019

LUCIE ANN MATHISON Appointed: 2020

LUCY CLAIRE JOHN Appointed: 2021

RHIAN ELERI PERRIDGE Appointed: 2019

RHIAN FISH Appointed: 2021

SOPHIE JAYNE SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: INNOVATE TRUST LTD,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/05/2017, number: 1173198

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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 expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from STUDENT VOLUNTEERING CARDIFF(SVC) on 04/02/2021

Main office

SKILLS & VOLUNTEERING CYMRU (SVC)
FIRST FLOOR OFFICE
5-7 MUSEUM PLACE
CARDIFF
CF10 3BD

Objectives

A. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF CARDIFF AND SURROUNDING AREAS, IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS.

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