Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

LGBT CYMRU HELPLINE

Operating a helpline to assist the LGBT community, their families, and allies in bettering mental health. The Charity does this by using fully qualified professionals who provide counselling and positive psychology classes . The Charity also provides community outreach, advice, and support in the communities of Wales.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£121,083	£109,215	£11,868	12
31/03/22		£79,443	£83,996	£-4,553	5

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

https://www.lgbtcymru.org.uk/

debbie@lgbtcymru.org.uk

01792650777

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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 those discriminated by race or gender

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout Wales,

This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Swansea Rainbow Counselling Centre Progress Groups
£10,000	26/09/2022	LGBT Cymru Helpline in Swansea will deliver group therapy classes on resilience positive psychology and life after COVID-19. This will improve the communities’ mental health and well-being and will ....more LGBT Cymru Helpline in Swansea will deliver group therapy classes on resilience positive psychology and life after COVID-19. This will improve the communities’ mental health and well-being and will work towards a positive life balance. £10000 will fund counsellors travel refreshments marketing and mobile phone costs. Bydd Llinell Gymorth LGBT Cymru yn rhoi dosbarthiadau therapi grp am wytnwch seicoleg gadarnhaol a bywyd yn dilyn COVID-19. Bydd hyn yn gwella iechyd meddwl a lles cymunedau ac yn gweithio tuag at gydbwysedd bywyd cadarnhaol. Bydd £10000 yn talu am gwnselwyr teithio lluniaeth marchnata a chostau ffôn symudol.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 LGBT Mindfulness in Swansea Bay
£10,000	08/07/2021	LGBT Cymru Helpline in Swansea will use £10000 to run mindfulness and therapy sessions for their community to support and help improve their wellbeing following the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - A better future for LGBT+ People their families and our allies
£98,700	19/03/2021 24	LGBT Cymru Helpline will further develop intervention outreach and support to the LGBT community over the next two years with a grant of £98700. The grant will help them to employ a counsellor and ....more LGBT Cymru Helpline will further develop intervention outreach and support to the LGBT community over the next two years with a grant of £98700. The grant will help them to employ a counsellor and administrator and pay towards the additional running costs. Bydd Llinell Gymorth LGBT Cymru yn datblygu ymyrraeth allgymorth a chefnogaeth i'r gymuned LHDT ymhellach dros y ddwy flynedd nesaf gyda grant o £98700. Bydd y grant yn eu helpu i gyflogi cwnselydd a gweinyddwr a thalu tuag at y costau rhedeg ychwanegol.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANTONY SMITH Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: LGBT+ CYMRU HELPLINE,

CATHERINE WINDOW Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: LGBT+ CYMRU HELPLINE,

ELIZABETH JAYNE LEWIS Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: LGBT+ CYMRU HELPLINE,

TONY HUMPHRIES Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: LGBT+ CYMRU HELPLINE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/12/2020, number: 1192777

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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

YMCA BUILDING
1 THE KINGSWAY
ABERTAWE
SA1 5JQ

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘THE OBJECTS’) ARE 1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN WALES TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF, AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF, PEOPLE WHO ARE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER OR IN DOUBT ABOUT THEIR SEXUAL IDENTITY AND THOSE WHO MAY BE AFFECTED OR MAY BE INVOLVED WITH SUCH PEOPLE, BY THE PROVISION OF A CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE HELPLINE OFFERING ADVICE, INFORMATION AND COUNSELLING SERVICES FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE APPROPRIATELY TRAINED TO PROVIDE SUCH HELP.2) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN WALES BY: A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND THE NEEDS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE AND THE ISSUES AFFECTING THEIR LIVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES; C) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.

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