Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +4

    THE WELLBEING PROJECT BRECON 

    A faith based organisation giving community members the tools and confidence to make positive changes in their lives that impacts on their families and their community. Working with children, families, older people and the elderly facing isolation or disadvantage, promoting well-being and healthy living opportunities
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • 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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 59 years

    www.sb-council.org.uk

    sharon@wellbeingbrecon.wales

    07872993139

    Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
    UN SDGs
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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£19£40£-21n/an/an/an/an/a12
    31/03/22£70£46£24n/an/an/an/an/a12
    31/03/21*£44£32£13n/an/an/an/an/a15
    31/03/20£33£26£7n/an/an/an/an/a19
    31/03/19£25£24£1n/an/an/an/an/a15
    31/03/18£16£13£2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£15£14£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/13£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/12*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/11*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/10£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/09£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/08£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/07?*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/05£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/04£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    What it does
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    Who works here?
    • 12 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • City Of Swansea, Powys,

    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
    BBC Children in Need£33,000
    Garfield Weston Foundation£21,000
    DCMS£13,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
    Co-Operative Group£1,887
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to St. John's Centre
    £1,887 22/10/2022
    We would like to rekindle and expand our weekly luncheon and coffee clubs for elderly people who are isolated and suffering from loneliness.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 - St Johns Centre
    £10,000 22/03/2021
    12
    Swansea & Brecon Council for Social Responsibility will employ a coordinator who will organise a variety of virtual activities such as a gardening club and cooking classes across Powys with a ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Swansea and Brecon Diocesan Council for Social Responsibility
    £30,000 18/12/2020
    This project will fund gardening and other sessions for children and young people from a disadvantaged area. They will improve their emotional wellbeing, have better physical health, and increase ....more
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £10,000 02/10/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Swansea and Brecon Diocesan Council for Social Responsibility
    £3,000 17/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 - This grant will fund activity packs and associated costs provided to poverty disadvantaged children and young people who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, and help improve their ....more
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £3,000 07/06/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
    £21,000 15/07/2019
    Growing Together - Wellbeing Project Brecon
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Swansea and Brecon Diocesan Council for Social Responsibility
    £30,000 13/03/2018
    36
    This project will support a Gardening Club for children and young people in a disadvantaged area. They will increase their ability to make positive choices, have greater confidence in their ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £5,000 06/02/2018
    The Wellbeing Project Brecon
    National Lottery Community Fund - St Johns Wellbeing Projects
    £5,000 22/06/2017
    12
    Project Summary : Swansea and Brecon Diocesan Council for Social Responsibility in Powys will use the grant to fund a volunteer coordinator to develop a gardening club, cookery lessons and a lunch ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/02/1965, number: 239606
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Care Quality Commission
    • Financial Conduct Authority
    • Homes England
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    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
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR12: 201 days late, AR11: 14 days late, AR07: 1 days late,
    Main office

    St. Johns Centre
    Pendre
    BRECON
    Powys
    LD3 9EA

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE RELIGION IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY (SEE CONSTITUTION FOR REST)

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    DIOCESE OF SWANSEA AND BRECON

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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