Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 2
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2

THE LLANDAFF DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE 

FINANCING THE PROVISION OF PAROCHIAL CLERGY WITHIN THE DIOCESE OF LLANDAFF, PART OF THE CHURCH IN WALES, AND OTHER PURPOSES WITHIN THE MISSION AND MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH IN WALES IN THE DIOCESE OF LLANDAFF
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 59 years
(73 years as a company)

llandaff.churchinwales.org.uk

diocese.llandaff@churchinwales.org.uk

01656868868

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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
31/12/22£6,516£7,456£-941£1£25,560£10,08716.2220
31/12/21£8,215£8,228£-14£7£27,176£10,79015.7130
31/12/20£8,734£9,074£-340£7£26,537£9,75412.9130
31/12/19£6,507£7,304£-797£19£26,751£9,43415.5180
31/12/18£6,303£7,221£-918£18£26,592£8,76914.6170
31/12/17£7,146£7,494£-348£2£27,916£9,21314.8190
31/12/16£6,425£6,641£-215£11£27,663£8,33115.1130
31/12/15£6,310£6,385£-75£63£26,961£7,43914120
31/12/14£6,439£6,419£19£62£27,027£7,25813.6110
31/12/13£6,540£6,476£65£51£26,866£6,51912.1110
31/12/12£7,553£6,217£1,336£58£26,339£5,53710.7100
31/12/11*£7,609£6,232£1,377£61£24,822£4,9009.4100
31/12/10£6,752£6,099£652£83£23,632£4,4378.7100
31/12/09£6,619£6,158£461£82£22,702£3,8477.5110
31/12/08£6,298£6,256£42£76£21,989£3,6617110
31/12/07£6,198£5,718£480£67£22,614£4,0258.490
31/12/06£5,626£4,594£1,032£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£5,401£4,442£959£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£4,529£4,464£65£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 39%
Reserves/Spending: 16.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Religious Activities
Who works here?
  • 22 employees
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Newport City, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Torfaen, Vale Of Glamorgan,

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 12/06/2020
Refurbishment of Glan Ely Community Hall
National Churches Trust - Partnership award to CARDIFF, GLAN ELY, Church of the Resurrection
£3,000 05/07/2018
Roof repairs
National Churches Trust - Repair award to ABERDARE, St Elvan
£40,000 01/11/2017
Repairs to roof, spire, rainwater goods, repoint stonework, re-lead W window, below ground drainage, bells, new mezzanine floor with cafe, toilets and meeting space, exhibition space in N aisle, ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 29/06/2017
St. Nicholas Church - Roofing and Associated Works
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Elvan Church, Aberdare
£841,800 19/03/2015
St Elvan Community Heritage Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/15 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-74
  • MARTYN EVANS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/05/1965, number: 242452
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/11/1950, number: 00488549
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR11: 1 days late,
Main office

LLANDAFF DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
THE COURT
COYCHURCH
BRIDGEND
CF35 5EH

Objectives

2.1 The Objects of the Charity are for the public benefit to promote, aid, further and assist wholly charitable objects and work of The Church in Wales (wherever carried out but in particular in the ecclesiastical area known as the Diocese of Llandaff).

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE PRINCIPALITY OF WALES, THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH ANDDIOCESE OF LLANDAFF

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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