Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

ELIDYR COMMUNITIES TRUST

To provide specialist residential and day services to people with a wide range of learning disabilities through the delivery of educational programmes and a community based inclusive lives provision. All of our services are person centred to meet the needs of the individual. Our staff are trained to deliver services aimed at unlocking a person's potential to maximise achievement.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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

Established: 48 years

www.colegelidyr.ac.uk

tomthurtle@colegelidyr.ac.uk

01550760447

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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
31/07/22		£5,889	£5,341	£548	£6	£5,305	£5,296	11.9	189	18
31/07/21		£6,320	£5,399	£921	£4	£4,760	£4,533	10.1	197	23
31/07/20		£5,282	£4,972	£310	£0	£3,841	£3,644	8.8	171	16
31/07/19		£5,022	£4,713	£309	£10	£3,531	£3,378	8.6	165	21
31/07/18		£4,473	£4,215	£258	£5	£3,222	£3,195	9.1	154	34
31/07/17		£4,094	£3,828	£266	£10	£2,924	£2,564	8	134	0
31/07/16		£3,962	£3,762	£200	£10	£2,687	£2,569	8.2	127	0
31/07/15		£3,384	£3,340	£45	£47	£2,497	£2,495	9	106	0
31/07/14		£2,793	£2,768	£26	£39	£2,452	£2,445	10.6	82	0
31/07/13		£2,618	£2,565	£53	£7	£2,426	£2,426	11.4	87	0
31/07/12		£2,710	£2,450	£260	£7	£2,373	£2,373	11.6	79	0
31/07/11		£2,403	£2,420	£-17	£6	£2,113	£2,009	10	68	0
31/07/10		£2,164	£2,303	£-139	£16	£2,131	£2,021	10.5	64	0
31/07/09		£2,151	£2,149	£1	£15	£2,269	£111	0.6	63	0
31/07/08		£1,864	£2,059	£-195	£18	£2,268	£132	0.8	63	0
31/07/07		£1,655	£1,954	£-299	£50	£2,529	£169	1	47	0
31/07/06		£3,369	£2,659	£710	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05	*	£1,873	£1,785	£88	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04	*	£1,726	£1,725	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 11.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

189 employees
18 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£150,000	22/05/2019	Community Education Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Education Hub
£710,000	29/11/2018 24	Project Summary :_x000D_ Coleg Elidyr will use capital funding to modernise and extend the existing community education hub in Rhandirmwyn, Carmarthenshire. The project will improve the standard of ....more Project Summary :_x000D_ Coleg Elidyr will use capital funding to modernise and extend the existing community education hub in Rhandirmwyn, Carmarthenshire. The project will improve the standard of learning for young adults with additional learning needs and the wider disability community. It will revitalise the services on offer, ensuring support is tailored to beneficiaries' needs to have the greatest impact on their lives. The project will enable the college to provide a Centre of Excellence for fellow professionals across Wales and beyond, allowing professionals the opportunity to come together to observe lessons, develop new approaches and share best practice._x000D_ What Money is for :_x000D_ The funding, over two years, will pay for capital work and professional fees.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Education Hub
£33,106	27/09/2017 12	The project is to modernise and extend the existing community education hub in Llandovery to provide a better standard of learning for young adults with learning difficulties and disabilities. This ....more The project is to modernise and extend the existing community education hub in Llandovery to provide a better standard of learning for young adults with learning difficulties and disabilities. This will include ensuring it is energy efficient, enhance IT facilities, bring together workshop spaces, provide a student forum space, improve general facilities and provide space for professional development activities. The grant of will be used to cover costs of professional fees and surveys.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Coleg Elidyr Camphill Community
£80,000	08/12/2016	Residential unit for students
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Coleg Elidyr Camphill Community
£75,000	24/02/2016	Construction of purpose-designed accommodation for students with learning disabilities in Llandovery, Wales

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 51-78

COLIN MACINTYRE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired

DR ALISON CLAIRE ROGERS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Gerontology Consultant

GEOFFREY PAUL GRAHAM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

JANE ANN HAMILTON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

LOUISE CAMPBELL HUGHES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

MR WYN LLEWELLYN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

VICKY DAVIES (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Technical Scheme Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/01/1976, number: 502742
Registered at Companies House on 13/06/1975, number: 01215997

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR05: 8 days late, AR04: 83 days late,

Main office

COLEG ELIDYR
RHANDIRMWYN
LLANDOVERY
SA20 0NL

Objectives

For the public benefit, the relief and assistance of people with learning disabilities in particular, but not exclusively, by supplying them with education, training, work, personal care, and accommodation.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALES

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