Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 12
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
    • Grant maker support: +12
    Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

    CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY LOCAL HEALTH BOARD GENERAL PURPOSE CHARITY 

    The Cardiff and Vale Local Health Board General Purpose Charity covers the charitable objectives relating to the NHS services provided by the Cardiff and Vale Local Health Board. The work of the Charity helps to enhance and support the services provided by the UHB which is primarily to provide day-to-day health services to around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
    Established: 28 years
    Charity Commission for England and Wales

    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£2,203£2,439£-236£427£10,259£3,47217.1010
    31/03/22*£1,760£2,437£-677£435£8,988£4,32421.3115
    31/03/21£2,199£2,384£-185£351£9,147£4,9582570
    31/03/20£1,368£2,488£-1,120£337£8,937£4,558221010
    31/03/19£2,000£1,884£116£344£10,679£6,14539.100
    31/03/18£1,460£1,785£-325£169£10,245£6,05940.700
    31/03/17*£1,606£1,228£377£155£10,637£6,68065.330
    31/03/16*£1,172£1,437£-266£117£9,248£5,82148.600
    31/03/15£1,433£1,377£56£27£9,784£6,41355.900
    31/03/14£1,499£1,785£-286£26£9,178£3,65124.500
    31/03/13£1,680£1,970£-290£26£9,081£3,91323.800
    31/03/12£1,212£2,321£-1,108£26£8,994£4,33022.400
    31/03/11*£1,534£1,704£-170£25£10,147£5,65939.800
    31/03/10£1,483£2,091£-607£24£10,054£5,41631.100
    31/03/09*£1,886£2,172£-286£122£9,314£4,56925.200
    31/03/08£3,290£2,496£794£134£10,966£5,74727.600
    31/03/07£1,812£2,371£-559£72£18,440£2,87614.620
    31/03/06£2,374£2,715£-341£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£1,771£2,546£-774£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£2,994£2,271£724£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 26.8%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 18.7%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 6%
    Liabilities/Income: 29%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 34%
    Reserves/Spending: 17.1 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.9
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Cardiff, Vale Of Glamorgan,
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 10 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
    Esmee Fairbairn£638,659
    National Lottery Heritage Fund£145,982
    Nesta£35,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Food Sense Wales (Cardiff and Vale Health Charity)
    £396,453 09/11/2023
    Towards core costs to influence and impact on how food is produced and consumed in Wales
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Food Sense Wales (Cardiff and Vale Health Charity)
    £8,020 13/02/2023
    Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Cardiff and Vale Health Charity
    £145,982 07/09/2021
    #Coed Ysbyty
    Nesta - AC01320
    £35,000 01/04/2021
    HARP Nourish (Scale & Sustain) - Y Lab programme grant to Cardiff & Vale Health Charity Grant Ref AC01320
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Food Sense Wales
    £234,186 07/07/2020
    36
    Towards core support for FSW, enabling it to mobilise the good food movement in Wales and to encourage the WG to adopt policies that stimulate sustainable food production, reduce diet- related ill ....more
    Pears Foundation - Grant to Cardiff and Vale Health Charity
    £79,134 05/04/2018
    24
    Youth Volunteer Development at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY LOCAL HEALTH BOARD
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/07/1996, number: 1056544
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR22: 14 days late, AR17: 0 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR09: 20 days late, AR05: 12 days late,
    Main office

    CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
    WOODLANDS HOUSE
    MAES Y COED ROAD
    LLANISHEN
    CARDIFF
    CF14 4HH

    Objectives

    FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RELATING TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE WHOLLY OR MAINLY FOR THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY LOCAL HEALTH BOARD.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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