Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 13
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 24 ?

ABERGELE COMMUNITY ACTION LTD 

Abergele Community Action aims to extend activities and opportunities for local people especially young people through a range of activities including foodbank and money advice as well as a youth inclusion project known as Abergele Youth Shed with opportunities for education and training as well as work experience and volunteering.
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/01/23£227£205£22n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/01/22£227£205£22n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/01/21£237£201£37n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/01/20£150£162£-12n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/01/19£98£114£-16n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/01/18£129£123£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/17£129£123£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/16£74£82£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/15£88£71£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/14£138£49£89£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/13£37£18£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/12£70£71£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/11£93£88£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/10£78£85£-7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years
(19 years as a company)

www.abergeleaction.co.uk

info@abergeleaction.co.uk

07709552336

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
  • Employment training & rehabilitation
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Conwy, Denbighshire,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
The Trussell Trust£306,673
BBC Children in Need£130,348
DCMS£20,339
CAF£6,404
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Abergele Community Action Ltd
£1,012 21/10/2023
We'd like to supply stock for the food bank. We rely on donations from the community, but since the Covid-19 pandemic demand has increased and donations have decreased.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Abergele District Foodbank
£77,145 03/10/2023
FI advisers, OLM staff, volunteer coordinator, events
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Abergele Community Action Ltd
£45,000 27/04/2023
36
This project will provide a range of activities for children and young people from a disadvantaged area. They will be more positively empowered to achieve goals.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Abergele District Foodbank
£36,994 18/01/2023
PM additional hours (7.5hpw, 2 yrs); Strategic Assistant (15hpw, 2 yrs); mobile; 2 laptops
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Abergele Community Action Ltd
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Abergele District Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Abergele District Foodbank
£10,972 06/10/2022
Pathfinder Participation Lead additional 1 dpw
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Abergele District Foodbank
£15,485 11/08/2022
Welfare Rights and Benefits Adviser (9 hpw) 2yrs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Abergele District Foodbank
£31,215 09/06/2022
Pathfinder Participation Lead (15hpw)
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Abergele District Foodbank
£37,287 09/02/2022
Roles: Pathfinder Manager
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Abergele District Foodbank
£83,214 24/05/2021
24
Continuation of increased hours for CMA advisors, 15.5 hpw for 2 years
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Abergele Community Action Ltd
£52,006 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project will provide a range of activities for children and young people from a disadvantaged area further isolated by Covid-19. They will feel more secure, be more confident, and ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Abergele District Foodbank
£9,360 30/07/2020
Income maximisation - advice worker
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£17,335 20/06/2020
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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Abergele Community Action Ltd
£3,004 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund online services provided to poverty disadvantaged children and young people who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, and help improve their emotional wellbeing.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,004 04/06/2020
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
CAF - Grant to Abergele Community Action Ltd
£6,404 24/04/2020
3
Grant to Abergele Community Action Ltd to support the organisation through COVID19
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Abergele Community Action Ltd
£29,838 19/11/2019
36
This project will provide an after-school club for children and young people from a disadvantaged area. They will increase their social skills, improve their life skills, and strengthen their ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Abergele District Foodbank
£15,070 25/06/2019
24
PT Money advisor
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Abergele District Foodbank
£15,070 25/06/2019
PT Money advisor
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Abergele District Foodbank
£3,058 12/02/2019
3 laptops for job club; printer-copier
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Abergele District Foodbank
£5,000 31/01/2019
12
Digital equipment and coffee machine for food bank centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Abergele Youth Shed
£9,996 24/01/2019
1
No description available
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Abergele District Foodbank
£5,000 31/10/2018
12
Provide money advice to food bank clients
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Abergele District Foodbank
£5,000 31/10/2018
Free money advice service
National Lottery Community Fund - Abergele District Foodbank
£53,352 21/05/2014
36
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-74
  • ALAN HUNTER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Parts Manager In Automotive Company
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/07/2008, number: 1125169
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/01/2005, number: 05334541
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Platform 2
Abergele and Pensarn Station
Station Approach
Abergele Pensarn
Conwy
LL22 7PQ

Objectives

3. THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS SHALL INCLUDETO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP PEOPLE IN ABERGELE AND SURROUNDING AREA, WITH A SPECIALEMPHASIS ON THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 10 AND 25, THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN IHE INTEREST OF SOCIALWELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR WELLBEING AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR WELLBEING, SKILLS, CAPACITIESAND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ABERGELE AND SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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