Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

CHEPSTOW AND DISTRICT MENCAP SOCIETY 

We help Young people.. People with a disability/Special needs.We provide human resources [eg staff/volunteers] . We provide services[eg care/counselling] Advocacy/advice/informationWe provide buildings[eg facilities/open space]
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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 age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,128,713 available, equivalent to 31 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 29 years

http://www.chepstowmencap.co.uk/

reception@chepstowmencap.co.uk

01291623216

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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£506£433£72£6£2,005£1,12931.32010
31/03/22£432£404£28n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/21£866£498£369£0£1,905£98923.82410
31/03/20£1,335£559£776£0£1,536£80717.33110
31/03/19£586£527£59£0£761£73316.73417
31/03/18£591£515£76£0£702£68716340
31/03/17£567£528£39£0£626£62614.2370
31/03/16£548£517£31£0£587£58713.6350
31/03/15£539£533£7£8£556£55512.5370
31/03/14£521£489£32£8£549£54713.4340
31/03/13£481£471£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£474£436£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£512£457£55£12£469£46912.3330
31/03/10£513£488£25£14£414£41410.2390
31/03/09£507£503£4£7£389£3899.3390
31/03/08£495£444£52£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£482£476£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£544£551£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£541£520£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£522£525£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 56%
Reserves/Spending: 31.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 12.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 20 employees
  • 10 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Monmouthshire,

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
Wolfson Foundation£60,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
The Clothworkers Foundation£35,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Chepstow & District Mencap Society
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Chepstow & District Mencap Society
£50,000 11/03/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Chepstow & District Mencap Society
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Chepstow and District Mencap
£35,000 25/09/2019
refurbishment of a community hub for a charity which works with people with learning difficulties in Chepstow
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Chepstow and District Mencap Society
£60,000 13/06/2019
Café in new community hub and headquarters providing services for adults with learning disabilities in Monmouthshire
National Lottery Community Fund - The Old Board School Hub
£505,200 27/09/2018
24
Project Summary :_x000D_ The project will be enhancing and expanding the current service provision for people with disabilities in Chepstow and surrounding areas. This will be achieved by undertaking ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-85
  • LAURA SIHDU Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/01/1995, number: 1043574
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/01/1995, number: 03009141
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR11: 42 days late,
Main office

The Board School
Bridge Street
Chepstow
NP16 5EZ

Objectives

A) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS, AND TO PREVENT LEARNING DISABILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO ADVANCE RELIGION AMONGST PERSONS WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY; ANDB) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE CHEPSTOW AND DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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