Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

AGE CONCERN TORFAEN

Age Connects Torfaen,provides various activities such as Home Services,Befriending ,Day Activities ,Friendship Hubs,on site Bistro , Young Onset Dementia Groupssituated at Widdershins Centre Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP45AB

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Established: 7 years

www.ageconnectstorfaen.org

01495769264

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
01/04/23	*	£589	£542	£47	£0	£508	£505	11.2	24	19
01/04/22	*	£414	£494	£-79	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
01/04/21		£530	£418	£112	£0	£541	£476	13.7	29	20
01/04/20		£540	£507	£33	£0	£434	£343	8.1	33	54
01/04/19		£504	£453	£51	£0	£396	£287	7.6	27	36
01/04/18	*	£738	£392	£345	£0	£345	£279	8.5	24	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 11.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 19.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Torfaen,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

24 employees
19 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
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000	21/11/2022	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
CAF - Grant to Age Connects Torfaen, operating title of Age Concern Torfaen
£7,014	16/04/2020 3	Grant to Age Connects Torfaen, operating title of Age Concern Torfaen to support the organisation through COVID19
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Age Connects Torfaen, operating title of Age Concern Torfaen
£73,640	16/10/2018 36	Funding for a specialist Dementia Advocacy Caseworker to support younger older people (aged under 65) remain as independent as possible after being diagnosed within the county borough of Torfaen.
National Lottery Community Fund - Zest for Life.
£324,209	24/01/2018 36	The project will work in partnership with Alzheimer’s Association and Blaenau Gwent & Torfaen Mind to provide a new arts programme for people aged 45-65 with cognitive impairment and their ....more The project will work in partnership with Alzheimer’s Association and Blaenau Gwent & Torfaen Mind to provide a new arts programme for people aged 45-65 with cognitive impairment and their carers, to alleviate the stresses of young onset dementia. Activities will include a ceramics café, free speech living words, singing and musical instruments, an advice service and specialist dementia counselling. The grant, over three years, will fund the salaries and project running costs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Gender Split

DAMIAN LINES Appointed: 2017

JANE HEARD Appointed: 2017

MARIAN WILLIAMS

NORMA PARISH

RORY STRATTON (Chair)

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/04/2017, number: 1172466

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
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

6 returns made; AR23: 7 days late, AR22: 19 days late, AR18: 14 days late,

Main office

Age Concern
East Avenue
Griffithstown
Pontypool
NP4 5AB

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE ORGANISATION SHALL BE TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE IN TORFAEN AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

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