Company Number: 03346236 Charity Number: 1063242
SWANSEA COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
SWANSEA COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
CONTENTS
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| Company Information | 1 |
| Annual Report of the Trustees (Director's Report) | 2 - 8 |
| Auditors Report | 9 - 13 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 14 |
| Balance Sheet | 15 |
| Statement of Cash Flows | 16 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 17 - 36 |
SWANSEA COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Name: Swansea Council for Voluntary Service
Status:
Charity established as a company limited by guarantee (Number 03346236) on 7th April 1997, registered with the Charities Commission (Number 1063242).
Principal Address: SCVS Voluntary Action Centre, 7 Walter Road, Swansea, SA1 5NF
Charity Objects:
The charity is established to support other voluntary organisations and encourage good practice and effective liaison and partnership with statutory and private sectors.
Chairperson
Members of the board
Cherrie Bija
Company Secretary
Janelle Bentley
Chief Executive
Amanda Carr
Yolanda Barnes Cherrie Bija (Chair) Megan Griffiths (from 28/4/25) Dr Caroline Hagerman Jane Harris Thanuja Hettiarachchi Lloyd Jones (Vice Chair) Chris Mann (Treasurer) Courtney Mitchell
Local Authority Representatives (non voting)
Senior Statutory Auditor
Councillor Alyson Anthony Councillor Jan Curtice Councillor Hayley Gwilliam
Llinos Williams
Auditors
Bankers
Unity Trust Bank plc PO Box 7193 Planetary Road Willenhall WV1 9DG
Bevan Buckland LLP Senior Statutory Auditor Cardigan House Castle Court Swansea Enterprise Park, SA7 9LA
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Trustees’ report for the year ended 31 March 2025
The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their annual report together with the audited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2006, and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP FRS 102).
Statement of Trustees responsibilities
The trustees (who are also the directors of Swansea Council for Voluntary Service for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company's auditors are unaware; and
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the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information.
The Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and believe Swansea Council For Voluntary Service's (SCVS) achievements for the year against its aims and objectives support this.
Our Mission Statement
Swansea Council for Voluntary Service exists to promote, support and develop the Third Sector to maximise its potential for:
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engaging, involving and empowering the public as active citizens;
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contributing to policies and strategies which shape the design and implementation of public services and;
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delivering quality services (alone or in partnership with others) for the benefit of the wider community)
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Our Strategic aims:
Being the ‘go to’ people for everyone in Swansea to come to, accessing the voice and expertise of the sector and communities.
Modelling and championing excellence. Being the catalyst for sector improvement, seeking to acquire resources for onward distribution to the sector.Sharing knowledge, best practice and policy.
Promote social inclusion ensuring all voices being listened to and supporting individuals and communities to realise their own aspirations.
The values which guide the way we work are to be:
Honest, Open and Fair
We are…
Professional and responsible, offering objective input to all of our stakeholders.
Transparent and accountable in all our processes.
We champion equality and diversity and are committed to social justice.
Independent and democratically governed.
People focused and engage others in decision making processes.
Collaborative, Supportive and Encouraging We...
Support the sector to develop its potential and demonstrate its impact.
Believe in developing strong partnerships across all sectors, promoting and supporting effective relationships.
Support the sharing of knowledge, skills and resources.
Encourage diversity and innovation in thinking.
Leading, Challenging and Responsive
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Encourage continuous learning and development.
Are open and receptive to change and actively seek new ways of working. Model excellence.
Are environmentally, economically and socially sustainable, using our resources in the best way possible.
SCVS Organisational Structure and Governance arrangements
The company is limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital. The Governing documents are the company’s Articles of Association.
The Charity is run by the Board of Trustees who meet formally a minimum of six times a year. The current Chair is Cherrie Bija, who was appointed following the death of Alun Evans.
The legal and administrative details of the charitable company and details of the trustees currently holding office, registered office, auditors and principal bankers are shown on page 1. The principal objective of the charity is also shown on page 1.
The organisation is led by its chief officer Amanda Carr.
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SCVS Organisational Structure and Governance arrangements (cont)
Trustees of the organisation are elected by our membership with nominations received from member organisations. Trustees may also be co opted as outlined in our Articles of Association which also provides the framework for the period of office for Trustees.
New Trustees are provided with a full induction which covers an introduction to the organisation as well as the role and responsibilities of Trustees. In addition to induction training, Trustees have access to ongoing learning and development opportunities with needs identified via a skills audit and via the Trustee appraisal process. During the period Trustees also attended a range of governance training and events.
Unfortunately during the year our longstanding Chair, Alun Evans died. We pay tribute to Alun who had been involved with SCVS since 1998 and was a passionate advocate for the voluntary sector.
SCVS Activities
Our services fall into three main categories-
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Our ‘core’ services supporting the voluntary sector
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Our volunteer involving projects
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Community development, community signposting, social prescribing and health related issues
1. Core services provided by SCVS
Our core services are funded in part via Welsh Government as part of TSSW (Third Sector Support Wales) - the partnership of CVCs and WCVA offering infrastructure support across Wales.
We also have a contract on behalf of Swansea Council delivering support to local voluntary community and other 3[rd] sector organisations and we receive funding from Swansea Bay University Health Board.
SCVS provides a range of community development and business support services to groups operating within the county. These core services include good governance support, funding advice, support with all aspects of volunteer involvement, a training programme to support the learning needs of local groups and organisations and support for organisations to engage with and influence policy and other strategic decisions.
SCVS manages a number of grant funds on behalf of others, enabling 3rd sector groups and organisations to lever additional funding.
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2. Volunteer involving projects
SCVS runs a number of volunteering projects, supporting a range of community members, services are delivered by volunteers who are managed by volunteering development officers.
Our projects include:
Mental Health and Wellbeing - supporting people who have current and enduring mental health needs in both community and hospital settings.
Transcend - volunteers on this project are recruited to provide peer support, as people who are progressing on a mental health recovery journey and are matched with those at the start of their own journey.
Interact - provides befriending support to community members and those referred by social services.
Wassup - provides support to looked after children.
Better Welcome to Swansea - is a project in partnership with Swansea City of Sanctuary and recruits volunteers to support newly arrived sanctuary seekers, supporting people to orientate within their new home location and to integrate into local communities.
3. Community development, community signposting, social prescribing and health related services.
‘Our Neighbourhood’ and social prescribing services. Both focus on a strengths and asset focussed approach, on a local geographic footprint, aligned with that of the GP Clusters.
ONA (Our neighbourhood) development officers provide development support to bring together local people to make changes in their own communities and to link people with others, recruiting volunteers and supporting the development of low level services.
Social prescribers work alongside local GP practices, receiving referrals for low level emotional wellbeing support and enabling those referred to access local support within communities.
Penderi Young People’s Project offers support to those referred by GP’s into the service as a social prescribing approach for young people living within the Penderi cluster area.
Cwmtawe Complex Needs Project works in a similar way, but with adults with complex needs and from GP surgeries in the Cwmtawe cluster area.
Hospital discharge service provides brokerage to community based services including essential and urgent home support upon discharge from hospital, essentially a one stop shop for professionals navigating safe discharge.
Dementia and carer project provides people living with dementia, and their carers, an opportunity to engage socially in the community, access community resources with the support of a volunteer.
BME Health Project supports the health board and local authority to engage with people from marginalised communities in relation to health messaging, health and wellbeing.
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3. Community development, community signposting, social prescribing and health related services (cont.)
Communities Together supports the development of micro enterprises that support people with low level care and support to be able to remain in their own homes.
Swansea Poverty Truth Commission (SPTC) hosted by SCVS aims to place those affected by poverty at the heart of decision-making about poverty.
Other activities during the reporting period
During the period SCVS secured £1 million from the Local Authority allocated ‘Levelling Up’ SPF funds to establish a grant fund for the sector.
SCVS ran a crowd funding campaign to support those affected by the Morriston fire, total funding distributed to the impacted residents was almost £50,000.
SCVS worked closely with statutory partners and Welsh Government to establish the first Multibank in Wales which was established as a Faith in Families project. The Multibank- ‘Cwtch Mawr’ distributes surplus and returned goods to individuals in need.
Achievements, Performance and Feedback
SCVS is proud to continue to be a Real Living Wage employer
SCVS achieved the Silver award in the Diverse Cymru Cultural Competence scheme.
The SCVS / Cwmtawe Cluster Complex Needs project won the Delivering Person-Centred Services in the NHS Wales awards.
SCVS 2024 / 25 statistical snapshot
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Amount of funding attained through SCVS support (where organisations report the outcome of their funding application): £1,213,717
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Funding awarded: (37 records) Total awarded £405,952
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Organisations supported with direct advice: 262
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Training Participants: 596
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Organisations signposted to specialist advice and guidance: 21
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Number of attendees at partnerships/forums/networks/events facilitated: 354
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Website users: 33,255
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X (formerly Twitter) followers: 4,379
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Facebook: 2,771
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LinkedIn: 954
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Individuals supported with volunteering: 491
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● Individuals placed into volunteering: 186
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Hospital discharges facilitated: 449
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Feedback from those accessing our services:
"The SCVS Micro Enterprise Directory has been a godsend to us as a family. Having been discharged on the same day as being in theatre the Emergency Duty Social Worker in Swansea was also key in flagging my health and social care needs. The SCVS Directory allowed us to interview 4 small companies in a day, we selected two and they actually started this morning which enables my son to return to his demanding job in London tomorrow - ten days after the accident."
"I have wanted to express my gratitude to you for everything you have helped me with, I haven't felt suicidal or worthless for so long now that I can't really remember when this changed, but I do know that I was utterly defeated when I first spoke with you and now thanks to all the things you have organised and people you've had help me I now have hope for the future for the first time in my life. I don't have the words to express my gratitude properly but I know not all superheroes wear capes but I think you deserve one."
"Well, literally just in! Postcode News. WE GOT IT. £25k! I have to keep opening it in case I read it wrong, but no, we got it!! Thank you so much for the support. I am definitely in shock!!"
"Can I just say what an amazing team you have at the SCVS! Since becoming a registered member, we have received immediate, useful and detailed support from your very kind staff. I can best liken it to being on a first-class flight and having extra blankets, refreshments and everything I need sent my way to make my journey as smooth as possible."
Future Plans
We will continue to look for opportunities to increase use of our buildings on Walter Rd, this will involve replacing our current lift to enable full access to all floors.
In response to feedback from the sector, we will look to facilitate opportunities for groups to diversify their income streams. We will consider lottery and payroll giving options that can be made widely available to the sector.
5. Financial Review
The total income of £2,842,503 (2024: £3,262,028) was spent on charitable activity expenditure totalling £2,799,558 (2024: £3,359,978) and other costs of £30,067 (2024: £12,000).
The Statement of Financial Activities reflects the income and expenditure incurred by Swansea Council for Voluntary Service in carrying out its role in respect of its objectives. The restricted funds at 31 March 2025 were £604,831 (2024: £472,861), designated funds were £392,879 (2024: £319,537), and unrestricted funds were £686,299 (2024: £878,733).
The trustees are pleased with the performance and progress made during the financial period, and consider the state of the charitable company’s affairs to be satisfactory.
Principal funding sources
The principal funding sources are by way of grant income from City and County of Swansea, Welsh Government, WCVA, SBUHB, and the West Glamorgan RPB.
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Investment policy
When available, surplus cash is invested in short-term interest bearing accounts when available in order to maximise income but retain accessibility.
Reserves policy
The charity’s reserve policy is set out in Note 1k. During the year the trustees have reviewed the unrestricted reserves held, and the adequacy of those reserves. At the year end the trustees calculated provisions of £2,439,509 (2024: £2,137,257) which included provisions for building maintenance, capital equipment, staff redundancy pay, unfunded future staff costs and at risk work, litigation risk, disaster recovery and business continuity. The trustees work towards unrestricted reserves to meet these provisions. Although there is a shortfall of £1,360,331 (2024: £938,987) the trustees consider there to be adequate unrestricted reserves held by the charity.
Financial Statements
The company is a registered charity and so achievements cannot be measured by normal commercial criteria. Accordingly, the trustees consider that it would be inappropriate to present a Profit and Loss Account in one of the formats set out in the Companies Act 2006. Therefore, as permitted by the Companies Act, in order to reflect the special nature of the company’s activities, a Statement of Financial Activities has been presented.
Charitable status
The company is a registered charity (number 1063242) and as such is not subject to United Kingdom taxation.
Risk management in the company
A key element in the care and diligence expected of the charitable company and therefore one of the main responsibilities of the trustees is to assess the risks affecting the company as carefully and comprehensively as possible. This obligation includes careful consideration and assessment of risks affecting the company’s assets and its financial position.
The director has in place a risk management system to permanently cover significant risks (ensuring suitable assessment of the risks), providing reports to the trustees as appropriate, in order to ensure that risks are taken into account in the context of all relevant decisions. Factors carefully examined and assessed include for example the impact of the timing of grants which are expected to be provided to the company in future periods and the effect this is likely to have on the company’s budgets and cash flow forecasts.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD :
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Chairperson - Cherrie Bija
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES OF SWANSEA COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
OPINION
We have audited the financial statements of Swansea Council For Voluntary Service (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise a Statement of Financial Activities, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the Charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2025 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland'; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
BASIS OF OPINION
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Association in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
CONCLUSIONS RELATING TO GOING CONCERN
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, indivually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twevle months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
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OTHER INFORMATION
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
OPINION ON OTHER MATTERS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMPANIES ACT 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken during the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Report of the Trustees for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
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the Report of the Trustees has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
MATTERS ON WHICH WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT BY EXCEPTION
In the light and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Trustees.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
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the trustee's were not entitled to take advantage of the small companies' exemption in preparing the Report of the Trustees.
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS TRUSTEES OF SWANSEA COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES
As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustee's Responsibilities, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters relating to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
AUDITOR'S RESPONSIBITLIES FOR THE AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
EXTENT TO WHICH THE AUDIT WAS CONSIDERED CAPABLE OF DETECTING IRREGULARITIES, INCLUDING FRAUD
We identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Financial Statements, whether due to fraud or error, and then, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, including obtaining audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion
We discussed our audit independence complying with the Revised Ethical Standard 2024 with the engagement team members whilst planning the audit and continually monitored our independence throughout the process.
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Identifying and assessing potential risks related to irregularities.
In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, our procedures included the following:
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enquiring of management, including obtaining and reviewing supporting documentation,
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concerning the charities' policies and procedures relating to:
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identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware
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of any instances of non-compliance;
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detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual.
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suspected or alleged fraud;
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the internal controls established to mitigate risks related to fraud or non-compliance with laws
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and regulations;
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discussing among the engagement team how and where fraud might occur in the Financial
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Statements and any potential indicators of fraud. As part of this discussion, we identified potential for fraud in the following areas;
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-Management override of controls
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obtaining an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that the charity operates in,
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focusing on those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the Financial Statements. The key laws and regulations we considered in this context included the UK Companies Act and relevant tax legislation.
Audit response to risk identified
In addition to the above, our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following:
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reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess
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compliance with relevant laws and regulations;
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enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims; performing
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analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud;
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reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance and reviewing correspondence
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with HMRC; and
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in addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the
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appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments;
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assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a
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potential bias; and
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evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the
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normal course of business.
We also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.
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USE OF OUR REPORT
This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
LLINOS WILLIAMS (SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR) FOR AND ON BEHALF OF BEVAN BUCKLAND LLP CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS AND STATUTORY AUDITORS CARDIGAN HOUSE CASTLE COURT SWANSEA ENTERPRISE PARK SWANSEA SA7 9LA
DATE : 28th July 2025
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| Notes Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Charitable activities 2 Other trading activities 3 Investments 4 Total Expenditure on: Charitable activities 5-6 Other 3 Total Net Income/(Expenditure) for the year Transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward at 1 April 2024 Total funds carried forward at 31 March 2025 15 |
2025 Restricted £ 5,107 2,749,715 - - 2,754,822 2,751,972 - 2,751,972 2,850 129,120 131,970 472,861 604,831 |
2025 Unrestricted £ 4,359 53,255 20,040 10,027 87,681 47,586 30,067 77,653 10,028 (129,120) (119,092) 1,198,270 1,079,178 |
2025 Total £ 9,466 2,802,970 20,040 10,027 2,842,503 2,799,558 30,067 2,829,625 12,878 - 12,878 1,671,131 1,684,009 |
2024 Total £ 33,620 3,216,408 12,000 - 3,262,028 3,359,978 12,000 3,371,978 (109,950) - (109,950) 1,781,081 1,671,131 |
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All activities are continuing operations. There are no other gains or losses for the financial year.
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AT 31 MARCH 2025
| Notes | 2025 | 2024 | |
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| Fixed Assets | |||
| Intangible Assets | 10 | 3,051 | 8,810 |
| Tangible Assets | 11 | 368,501 | 308,596 |
| Total Fixed Assets | 371,552 | 317,406 | |
| Current Assets | |||
| Debtors | 13 | 208,133 | 230,919 |
| Investments | 12 | 85,000 | 200,000 |
| Cash at Bank and in Hand | 1,463,408 | 1,227,054 | |
| Total Current Assets | 1,756,541 | 1,657,973 | |
| Liabilities | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 14 | (444,084) | (304,248) |
| Net Current Assets | 1,312,457 | 1,353,725 | |
| Total Net Assets | 1,684,009 | 1,671,131 | |
| The funds of the charity | 15-18 | ||
| Restricted Funds | 604,831 | 472,861 | |
| Unrestricted Funds | 1,079,178 | 1,198,270 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 1,684,009 | 1,671,131 |
These accounts are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act relating to small companies and constitute the annual accounts required by the Companies Act 2006 and are for circulation to members of the company.
The financial statements on pages 15 to 36 were approved by the board of trustees on:
…………… Date 28th July 2025………………………
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Chairperson - Cherrie Bija
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
| Notes Cash flows from operating activities: Net cash provided by operating activities 19 Cash flows from investing activities: Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment Purchase of property, plant & equipment Proceeds from sale of investments Investment in Current Asset Investments Net cash provided by / (used in) investing activities Cash flows from financing activities: Net cash provided by / (used in) financing activities Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at 01/04/2024 Cash and cash equivalents at 31/03/2025 20 |
Total funds 2025 £ 208,039 - (86,685) - 115,000 28,315 - 236,354 1,227,054 1,463,408 |
Total funds 2024 £ 249,470 50 (27,127) - (200,000) (227,077) - 22,393 1,204,661 1,227,054 |
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES
a) Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention.
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
b) Income
All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when SCVS is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Income from room hire is recognised when the hire takes place. Income from office space rental is recognised in the period to which it relates. Rent is charged In accordance with the terms of the rental agreement.
Donations and similar incoming resources represent monies received from charitable donations and gifts. These are recognised in the SOFA upon receipt.
Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. Grants received for a specific purpose are treated as restricted funds.
c) Interest Receivable
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by SCVS. This is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.
d) Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing SCVS to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to that category.
All costs allocated between expenditure categories are on a basis designed to reflect their resource usage. For some costs this means direct allocation to activities, other costs are apportioned, e.g. by staff time spent on the activity, or another equitable usage measure.
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred in the delivery of SCVS' activities. This includes costs directly attributable and indirect support costs. Governance costs include those associated with meeting constitutional and statutory requirements of SCVS.
SCVS initially identifies the costs of its support functions. Support functions include back office services such as finance, personnel, payroll and governance which support SCVS' activities.
e) Taxation
SCVS is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
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f) Fixed assets
Items of equipment & computer software costing over £1,000 are capitalised to the balance sheet as fixed assets. These are then depreciated in accordance with the rates set out below. All assets are included at cost less depreciation and impairment.
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Buildings - 2% on cost Equipment - No depreciation in year of purchase then 33.3% on cost Computer Software - No depreciation in year of purchase then 33.3% on cost
The charity performs impairment testing where there are any indicators of impairment. Impairment is calculated as the difference between the carrying value and the recoverable value of the asset. If incurred, impairment is recognised immediately in the income statement.
g) Debtors
Debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any discount due.
h) Cash at bank and in hand
- Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less.
i) Current Asset Investments
Investment policy - when available, surplus cash is invested on a short-term notice deposit account, in order to maximise income but retain accessibility. This heading includes cash on deposit and cash equivalents with a maturity of less than on year.
j) Creditors and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where SCVS has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any discounts due.
k) Reserves
SCVS' Board of Trustees have approved a formal Reserves Policy which states:
SCVS' reserves appear on its balance sheet and show how all of SCVS’ assets (and liabilities) have been funded. These reserves are made up of:
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i) Restricted Reserves which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions and allocations imposed by the donor, and are not covered by this policy.
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ii) Designated Reserves which comprises two funds. The first is the sum required to fund SCVS’ capital equipment that is to be written off over its life in accordance with SCVS’ depreciation policy, and the second is a designated provision for SCVS’ potential redundancy pay
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iii) Unrestricted Reserves which are held in accordance with this policy. Unrestricted Reserves are required to bridge SCVS’ cash flow fluctuations and any funding shortfalls. In arriving at the level of unrestricted reserves required, the Board of Trustees will:
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k) Reserves (cont.)
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i) Make adequate provision for any forecast income shortfalls.
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ii) Make adequate provision to maintain services during funding gaps.
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iii) Make adequate provision for any planned capital or revenue expenditure where a funding source has not been identified.
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iv) At project closures, make adequate provision for transitional services to ensure support for service users.
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v) Regularly review the risk register to monitor and cost any foreseeable financial risks.
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vi) Aim to include an adequate provision to ensure continuity of SCVS’ core operations during any period of difficulty, for a period of 3 to 9 months.
The levels of unrestricted reserves are reported within the management accounts to each quarterly meeting of the Board of Trustees. This is reviewed against the provision requirements above as part of the risk register review. This policy is reviewed annually.
l) Pension Scheme
- The company contributes to a defined contribution automatic enrolment workplace pension scheme. Contributions payable to the pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
m) Trustees Expenses
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The company's trustees are unpaid but are able to claim reimbursement of travel and subsistence costs incurred whilst attending meetings or events on behalf of SCVS.
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n) Grants Paid
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The company administers a number of different grant funds on behalf of funding bodies. These are all managed in accordance with the funders' conditions, and are awarded by funding panels.
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o) Going Concern
The Trustees consider that there is no material uncertainty about SCVS' ability to continue as a going concern.
- p) Legal status of the charity
SCVS is a charity and a company limited by guarantee. In the event of SCVS being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity.
q) Financial Instruments
- The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
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q) Financial Instruments (cont.)
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
q) Significant management judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results in the future may differ from these estimates.
Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised and in any future periods affected.
Estimation Uncertainty
The charity makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are addressed below.
Bad and Doubtful Debts
Provision is made against grant income and other income to the extent that they are consider by management not to be recoverable at their full value. The level of provision is based on historical experience and future expectations.
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| 2 Analysis of Income from charitable activities Grant Income Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) Core GwirVol & Youth Grants Safeguarding Welsh Government [WG] Poverty Truth Commission West Glamorgan Regional Partnership Board [RPB] Core Admission Avoidance (Hospital Discharge Scheme) Cwmtawe Dementia Carer Homeshare Our Neighbourhood Transformation Fund SGO Kinship Care project Social Care Recovery Micro Enterprise Fund Social Enterprise Support Social Value Forum Sorted Supported Swansea City of Sanctuary Welcome City and County of Swansea Core Admission Avoidance (Hospital Discharge Scheme) BAME Outreach secondment GwirVol / Youth Grants Involve Looked after Children Morriston Emergency Response fund Our Neighbourhood Transformation Fund Parent Carer Forum Pathways to Work Secondment Poverty Truth Commission Safeguarding SPF Community Anchor grant SPF Community Transport Resource Workways + Swansea Bay University Local Health Board Core BAME Outreach secondment Complex Needs Worker Community Wellbeing Cwmtawe, Llwchwr & Penderi Cluster grants Health & Social Care (Building Strong Bridges) Involve Llwchwr Lifestyle Coach Mental Health and Wellbeing Mental Health Development Our Neighbourhood Transformation Fund Penderri Young People's Wellbeing Social Prescribing Support for People with Disabilities Tidy Minds Transcend 2 project Gower College Swansea Training Innogy Renewables Mynydd y Gwair Community Fund Big Lottery Fund BCT Clase 4 All Fund Our Neighbourhood Transformation Fund Other Grants SPF Community Anchor grant SPF Community Transport Resource Mynydd y Gwair Community Fund Homeshare Grant Poverty Truth Commission Swansea City of Sanctuary Welcome Total Other Charitable Income Training course fees Other Total Total Charitable Income |
2025 2025 2025 2025 2024 Restricted Designated Unrestricted Total Total £ £ £ £ £ 247,872 - - 247,872 238,202 21,650 - - 21,650 21,650 5,917 - - 5,917 - 10,101 - - 10,101 - 14,628 - - 14,628 19,841 109,848 - - 109,848 127,848 35,043 - - 35,043 35,043 27,783 - - 27,783 17,364 239,620 - - 239,620 237,120 23,972 - - 23,972 23,972 31,849 - - 31,849 39,893 42,575 - - 42,575 34,531 27,228 - - 27,228 27,228 49,510 - - 49,510 7,600 40,300 - - 40,300 40,300 135,534 30,300 - 165,834 116,842 - - - - 5,000 - - - - 46,600 20,000 - - 20,000 20,000 47,100 - - 47,100 47,100 30,000 - - 30,000 30,000 - - - - 890 50,356 - - 50,356 - 40,603 - - 40,603 40,603 43,677 - - 43,677 32,500 86,616 - - 86,616 53,384 4,000 - - 4,000 1,000 118,921 - - 118,921 881,079 63,580 - - 63,580 40,120 - - - - 7,571 14,136 - (2,917.00) 11,219 13,592 49,464 - - 49,464 - 42,053 - - 42,053 56,071 17,271 - - 17,271 5,835 293,583 - - 293,583 220,730 37,572 - - 37,572 36,126 2,453 - - 2,453 - 18,793 - - 18,793 - 55,381 - - 55,381 53,251 40,578 - - 40,578 39,016 700 - - 700 - - - - - 35,000 124,545 - - 124,545 115,999 - - - - 18,966 33,416 - - 33,416 33,140 48,672 - - 48,672 46,800 21,942 - - 21,942 15,000 240,000 - - 240,000 240,000 110,517 - - 110,517 44,279 8,275 - - 8,275 - 19,246 - - 19,246 - 1,250 - - 1,250 1,500 1,000 - - 1,000 - - - 221 50 - - 50 5,820 78 - - 78 - 2,749,258 30,300 (2,917.00) 2,776,641 3,174,627 - - 24,822 24,822 41,461 457 - 1,050 1,507 320 457 - 25,872 26,329 41,781 2,749,715 30,300 22,955 2,802,970 3,216,408 |
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3 Income from other trading activities Income earned and expenditure from other activities relates to rent for surplus office space of £20,040 [2024 £12,000].
4 Income from investments Income earned from investments was interest on deposit accounts of £10,027 [2024 £0].
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5 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities
| Activity (Project) A01 Core C16 Admission Avoidance (Hospital Discharge) C05 BAME Outreach Secondment B84 BCT Clase for All Fund C25 Community Wellbeing C07 Complex Needs Worker A49 Co-Production Development B82 Cwmtawe Dementia Carer B68 Cwmtawe, Llwchwr & Penderi Cluster B98 Foundational Economy B19 Gwirvol Youth Development A83 Health & Social Care (BSB) C15 Homeshare Grant A04 Involve Core C26 Llwchwr Lifestyle Coach C11 Loneliness and Isolation Fund A10 Looked after Children (Wassup) A31 Mental Health and Wellbeing A05 Mental Health Forum A15 Mental Health Info & Research C18 Morriston Emergency Response fund B53 Mynydd y Gwair Community Fund B86 Our Neighbourhood Transformation Fund B83 Parent Carer Forum C20 Pathways to Work secondment C08 Penderri Young People's Wellbeing 2 B94 Poverty Truth Commission C23 Safeguarding C17 SGO Kinship Care project B64 Social Enterprise Support C01 Social Prescribing Cluster B88 Social Value Forum C24 Sorted Supported C21 SPF Comms Anchor 3rd Sector grants C22 SPF Comms Transport Resource B79 Swansea City of Sanctuary Welcome A88 Swansea Volunteering Forum C19 Tidy Minds A34 Training B56 Transcend 2 project C14 WG Social Care Recovery Micro Enterprise Fund B66 Workways + B30 Youth Services Grant |
Project staffing costs Project Activity costs Grant funding costs Premises Costs Support costs 2025 Total £ £ £ £ £ £ 429,617 2,911 10,420 - 6,950 - 435,999 90,842 261 15,059 4,027 6,535 116,723 41,141 6,163 193 1,499 2,559 51,555 - - 10,918 - - 10,918 - - - - - - 67,989 174 - 1,572 4,063 73,798 - - - - - - 31,544 1,311 - 1,268 2,202 36,326 - - 256,800 - - 256,800 - - - - - - 31,297 290 - 876 2,953 35,416 37,995 76 - 1,291 1,883 41,245 34,291 1,634 - 968 1,499 38,392 42,112 2,561 - 2,444 3,939 51,056 14,951 1,237 - 537 966 17,691 - - - - - - 24,091 6,859 - 785 1,357 33,091 70,965 1,490 - 3,335 5,419 81,209 38,899 385 - 1,462 2,136 42,882 14,457 1,402 - 646 1,568 18,073 - - - - - - - 344 186,167 - 19,132 205,644 257,417 5,516 13,963 9,571 15,360 301,827 34,094 71 - 1,291 2,042 37,498 38,953 8 - 1,453 2,321 42,735 - - - - - - 71,960 15,838 - 3,219 5,374 96,392 15,680 23 - 514 749 16,967 23,890 1,399 - 968 1,569 27,826 55,028 55 - 2,098 3,458 60,638 108,438 1,209 - 4,660 9,115 123,422 15,633 23 13,614 510 817 30,597 37,479 3,001 - 1,533 2,283 44,295 14,504 3 141,400 646 1,022 157,575 45,361 8,905 1,518 3,126 2,627 61,536 55,719 1,399 - 2,121 3,916 63,155 - - - - - - 23,471 7,851 - 807 2,602 34,731 11,105 18,597 - 484 855 31,042 73,301 348 - 2,489 4,049 80,188 25,256 111 4,569 968 1,760 32,665 - - - - - - - 228 9,423 - - 9,651 1,877,481 91,684 664,044 57,168 109,181 2,799,558 |
2024 Total £ 395,038 131,747 46,377 57,445 5,835 53,898 6,689 34,442 226,868 5,020 39,384 32,453 34,715 49,459 - 5,461 36,585 58,544 41,628 18,686 39,270 149,348 237,120 44,439 31,958 48,766 96,280 25,202 49,911 141,060 44,726 6,499 879,978 40,120 51,798 33 21,020 29,231 85,467 39,893 10,093 7,491 3,359,978 |
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Expenditure on charitable activities was £2,799,558 [2024: £3,359,978] of which £2,751,972 was restricted [2024: £3,342,926], £26,978 was designated [2024: £0], and £20,608 was unrestricted [2024: £17,052].
6 Analysis of support costs
| Staffing costs General administrative costs IT support Advertising & publicity Bad debts written off/(recovered) Audit fees |
General Support Governance Total £ £ £ 128,980 51,883 180,863 Allocated on hours spent 46,714 46,714 Pro rata to staff hours 54,427 - 54,427 Pro rata to staff hours - - - Invoiced - - - As invoiced - 8,040 8,040 Governance 230,121 59,923 290,044 Basis of apportionment |
2024 Total £ 141,240 54,478 50,207 20,598 - 9,420 275,943 |
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7 Analysis of grant funding costs
Included under expenditure on charitable activities is the payment of grants to other organisations. These totalled £664,044 (2024: £1,384,287) and were paid to the following groups:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Admission Avoidance - Hospital Discharge and Hoarding: | ||
| Sundry grants to individuals | 15,059 | 45,459 |
| Alun Evans Fund | ||
| Circus Eruption | 5,000 | - |
| City of Sanctuary Swansea | 5,000 | - |
| Building Communities Trust Fund: | ||
| Clase 4 All | 10,918 | 57,435 |
| Mynydd y Gwair Community Fund - Innogy Renewables: | ||
| 6th Llangyfelach Scout Group | 15,000 | - |
| Adenydd | 25,373 | - |
| Bont Elim Community Church | 20,000 | - |
| Clydach Cockles | 6,250 | - |
| Coed Bach Bowls Association | 17,000 | - |
| Friends of Coed Gwilym Park Clydach | 30,000 | - |
| Friends of Pontlliw Park | - | 5,293 |
| Garnswllt Welfare Association | - | 18,401 |
| Mawr Community Council | - | 21,531 |
| Morriston RFC | - | 25,000 |
| Penllergaer Trust | - | 5,000 |
| Pontarddulais Cricket Club | 18,000 | 19,000 |
| Pontarddulais Rugby Football Club | 25,000 | 30,000 |
| Pontarddulais Town Band | 11,330 | - |
| Primary Care Network Fund: | ||
| Family and Therapy Place CIC | 103,000 | 85,793 |
| Happy Headwork CIC | 7,290 | 6,280 |
| Jac Lewis Foundation | 72,098 | 43,000 |
| One Heart Drummers | 8,910 | - |
| New Pathways | - | - |
| So Fit Wellbeing CIC | 10,080 | 7,204 |
| Swansea City AFC Trust | 10,000 | - |
| Swansea Wellbeing CIC | 40,412 | 42,455 |
| Your Voice Advocacy | - | 5,687 |
| Morriston Emergency Response Fund: | ||
| Sundry grants to individuals | - | 34,057 |
| Social and Micro Enterprise Funding: | ||
| Sundry grants to individuals | 4,569 | 5,281 |
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| 7 Analysis of grant funding costs (cont.) Shared Prosperity Fund - Communities Anchor grants: ASDES CIC Cartrefi Cymru Cooperative Circus Eruption Coed Gwilym Bowls Club Coed Lleol (Small Woods Association) Dementia Friendly Swansea Discovery Student Volunteering Swansea Down to Earth Project Faith in Families - Adult Learning project Faith in Families - Art and Fitness project Faith in Families - Children's Wellbeing project Faith in Families - Health and Wellbeing project FoodCycle Forest School Swansea NPT Friends of Dunvant Park Mawr Community Council Nigerians in Wales Association CIC Petallica Flower Farm Pobl Group Pontarddulais Town FC Race Council Cymru Renew Mind Centre CIC SimpLee Swim Ltd Swansea Carers Centre Swansea City AFC Foundation Swansea Foodbank Swansea Mind The Environment Centre - Bwyd Abertawe project The Environment Centre - Green Spaces project The FAN Charity The Penllergare Trust Vibe Youth CIC Western Bay Regional Collaberation Fund: Neath Port Talbot CVS Sundry grants under £5,000 |
2025 - 28,400 - - - 30,150 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25,250 - - - - - 32,450 - - - - 25,150 13,614 48,741 664,044 |
2024 24,000 28,400 36,500 10,800 32,500 30,150 41,600 54,900 45,300 9,500 64,800 7,800 24,200 37,000 16,400 21,000 9,800 5,800 22,700 10,000 25,250 18,900 25,600 50,300 8,800 9,900 32,450 44,500 47,000 5,700 22,900 25,150 13,614 64,197 1,384,287 |
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8 Operating Surplus / (Deficit)
The operating surplus is attributable to the principal activity of the charity and is stated after charging:
| Depreciation Auditors' remuneration: Audit fees (including VAT) Other services 9 a) Staff Costs Staffing costs during the year were as follows : Salaries and Wages Employers' National Insurance Pension Contributions Travel and Training |
2025 £ 32,540 8,040 4,206 2025 £ 1,607,870 139,707 128,760 23,974 1,900,311 |
2024 £ 29,778 8,040 3,672 2024 £ 1,448,313 118,781 118,128 18,177 1,703,399 |
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The average number of staff employed by the charity during the year was 60 [2024: 55] or 45 FTE's [2024: 42]. These can be analysed as follows:
No member of staff was paid over £60,000 in the year. Outstanding pension contributions at the year end were £0 (2024: £0).
During the year the total employee benefits received by key management personnel amounted to £108,603 (2024: £92,464)
b) Trustee Costs
No remuneration was paid to trustees for the year ended 31 March 2025 (2024: £Nil). Trustees travel and subsistence expenses reimbursed and charged to the statement of financial activities amounted to £184 (2024: £36). Expenses were reimbursed to 3 trustees (2024: 1 trustee).
10 Intangible Fixed Assets
| Intangible Fixed Assets Cost As at 1 April 2024 Additions As at 31 March 2025 Depreciation As at 1 April 2024 Charge As at 31 March 2025 Net book value As at 31 March 2025 As at 1 April 2024 |
Office Equipment Intangible Total £ £ 29,545 29,545 - - 29,545 29,545 20,735 20,735 5,759 5,759 26,494 26,494 3,051 3,051 8,810 8,810 |
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11 Tangible Fixed Assets
| Cost As at 1 April 2024 Additions As at 31 March 2025 Depreciation As at 1 April 2024 Charge As at 31 March 2025 Net book value As at 31 March 2025 As at 1 April 2024 |
Office Freehold Land Equipment and Buildings Tangible Total £ £ £ 487,525 264,072 751,597 81,314 5,371 86,685 568,839 269,443 838,282 214,963 228,038 443,001 9,627 17,153 26,780 224,590 245,191 469,781 344,249 24,252 368,501 272,562 36,034 308,596 |
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Land and buildings with a book value of £344,249 [2024: £272,562] have been largely funded by the National Lottery Charities Board. Should these assets be disposed, SCVS would either have to surrender the proceeds to the National Lottery Charities Board or use them in accordance with the original agreement with that body.
Based on recent local property transfers, there is considered to be no impairment to the freehold land and buildings assets.
12 Current Asset Investments
| Unity Bank 12 month fixed term deposit account Maturity date 27/02/2026 Gross interest rate - 4.25% (2024: 4.85%) |
2025 £ 85,000 85,000 |
2024 £ 200,000 200,000 |
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| 13 Debtors Grants not yet received Prepayments Other debtors 14 Creditors Grants received in advance & repayable Accruals Tax and Social Security Other creditors |
2025 2024 £ £ 158,005 200,792 33,334 22,195 16,794 7,932 208,133 230,919 2025 2024 £ £ 346,712 199,117 54,241 25,995 31,442 32,082 11,689 47,054 444,084 304,248 |
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15 Analysis of Net Assets between Funds
| Tangible Fixed Assets Intangible Fixed Assets Current Assets Current Liabilities |
Restricted Designated Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ 344,249 24,252 - 368,501 - 3,051 - 3,051 630,896 388,448 737,197 1,756,541 (370,314) (22,872) (50,898) (444,084) 604,831 392,879 686,299 1,684,009 Unrestricted Funds £ |
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16 Share Capital
The company was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee. The liability of each member is limited to £1. The number of members as at 31 March 2025 was 8 (2024 - 8).
17 Members' Funds
| At 1 April 2024 Increase/(Decrease) in Funds Transfer to / (from) Reserves At 31 March 2025 |
Restricted Designated Funds Funds Total £ £ £ £ 472,861 319,537 878,733 1,671,131 2,850 3,322 6,706 12,878 129,120 70,020 (199,140) - 604,831 392,879 686,299 1,684,009 Unrestricted Funds |
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The restricted funds represent balances in the supported projects which are restricted to use within these projects. Further details can be seen on page 19-20 Note 1k) on SCVS' Reserves Policy.
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17a Analysis of movement in funds
| Restricted Funds A01 7 Walter Road - National Lotteries Charities Board A01 Core C16 Admission Avoidance (Hospital Discharge) C05 BAME Outreach Secondment B84 BCT Clase for All Fund C07 Complex Needs Worker B82 Cwmtawe Dementia Carer B68 Cwmtawe, Llwchwr, Penderi Cluster Grants B19 Gwirvol Youth Development A83 Health & Social Care (BSB) C15 Homeshare Grant A04 Involve Core C26 Llwchwr Lifestyle Coach A10 Looked After Children (Wassup) A31 Mental Health and Wellbeing A05 Mental Health Forum A15 Mental Health Info & Research B53 Mynydd y Gwair Community Fund B86 Our Neighbourhood Transformation Fund B83 Parent Carer Forum C20 Pathways to Work Secondment B94 Poverty Truth Commission C23 Safeguarding C17 SGO Kinship Care project B64 Social Enterprise Support C01 Social Prescribing Cluster B88 Social Value Forum C24 Sorted Supported B31 SSWB 16-30 B79 Swansea City of Sanctuary Welcome A88 Swansea Volunteer Forum C19 Tidy Minds A34 Training B56 Transcend 2 project C21 UK SPF Comms Anchor 3rd Sector grant C22 UK SPF Comms Transport Resource C14 WG Social Care Recovery Micro Enterprise Fund B30 Youth Services Grant Designated Funds Capital equipment to be written off Provision for staff redundancies Unrestricted Funds |
As at As at 1 April 31 March 2024 Income Expenditure Transfer 2025 £ £ £ £ £ 272,562 - 9,627 - 262,935 - 417,554 398,936 (18,618) - - 109,848 116,723 6,875 - - 49,542 51,555 2,013 - 19,712 110,517 10,919 - 119,310 16,293 42,053 73,798 15,452 - - 35,043 36,326 1,283 - 34,819 293,583 256,800 - 71,602 416 35,000 35,416 - - 3,674 37,572 41,246 - - 10,387 27,783 38,392 222 - - 49,553 51,056 1,503 - - 18,793 17,691 (1,102) - - 30,000 33,091 3,091 - - 55,381 81,209 25,828 - 2,329 40,578 42,882 - 25 802 17,271 18,073 - - 89,265 241,000 205,644 124,621 - 299,131 301,827 2,696 - - 40,603 37,498 (3,105) - - 43,677 42,735 (942) - 1,495 96,766 96,391 - 1,870 - 9,917 5,917 - 4,000 - 23,972 27,826 3,854 - - 42,575 60,638 18,063 - - 124,545 123,422 (1,123) - - 27,228 30,597 3,369 - - 49,510 44,295 (1,168) 4,047 104 - - (104) - - 40,300 63,155 22,855 - 32 - - (32) - 12,941 33,416 34,731 - 11,626 - 21,942 21,942 - - - 48,672 80,188 31,516 - - 138,168 157,575 19,407 - 1500 64,830 61,535 - 4,795 - 31,849 32,665 816 - 6,529 6,650 9,651 (3,528) - 472,861 2,754,822 2,751,972 129,120 604,831 44,845 30,300 22,913 70,021 122,253 274,692 - 4,066 - 270,626 319,537 30,300 26,979 70,021 392,879 878,733 57,381 50,674 (199,141) 686,299 |
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Restricted funds represent balances in the scheme projects which are restricted to future use within these projects.
Debit balances represent timing differences, where the project expenditure temporarily outweighs the project income. The charity is responsible for settling any debit balances remaining at the end of a particular project.
The transfers from unrestricted reserves into restricted represent the contribution from unrestricted reserves to cover annual on some of the restricted projects. Whereby capital items have been purchased within a restricted fund, transfers of these have been made to designated funds. During the year, discussions with funders were had and it was agreed that historical funds could be repurposed for new initiatives, where the original project has ended and the funder does not require any funds returned.
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17b Comparative - Analysis of movement in funds
| Restricted Funds A01 7 Walter Road - National Lotteries Charities Board A01 Core C16 Admission Avoidance (Hospital Discharge) C05 BAME Outreach Secondment B84 BCT Clase for All Fund C25 Community Wellbeing C07 Complex Needs Worker A49 Co-Production Development B82 Cwmtawe Dementia Carer B68 Cwmtawe, Llwchwr, Penderi Cluster Grants B98 Foundational Economy B19 Gwirvol Youth Development A83 Health & Social Care (BSB) C15 Homeshare Grant A04 Involve Core C11 Loneliness and Isolation Fund A10 Looked After Children (Wassup) A31 Mental Health and Wellbeing A05 Mental Health Forum A15 Mental Health Info & Research C18 Morriston Emergency Response fund B53 Mynydd y Gwair Community Fund B86 Our Neighbourhood Transformation Fund B83 Parent Carer Forum C20 Pathways to Work Secondment C08 Penderri Young People's Wellbeing 2 B94 Poverty Truth Commission C23 Safeguarding C17 SGO Kinship Care project B64 Social Enterprise Support C01 Social Prescribing Cluster B88 Social Value Forum C24 Sorted Supported B31 SSWB 16-30 B79 Swansea City of Sanctuary Welcome A88 Swansea Volunteer Forum C19 Tidy Minds A34 Training B56 Transcend 2 project C21 UK SPF Comms Anchor 3rd Sector grant C22 UK SPF Comms Transport Resource B80 W/Bay Partnership Co-Production C14 WG Social Care Recovery Micro Enterprise Fund B66 Workways + B30 Youth Services Grant Designated Funds Capital equipment to be written off Provision for staff redundancies Unrestricted Funds |
As at As at 1 April 31 March 2023 Income Expenditure Transfer 2024 £ £ £ £ £ 275,989 - - (3,427) 272,562 4,000 388,476 395,038 2,562 - - 132,848 131,747 (1,101) - - 46,600 46,377 (223) - 32,878 44,279 57,445 - 19,712 5,835 5,835 - - 14,120 56,071 53,898 - 16,293 6,015 - 6,689 674 - - 35,543 34,442 (1,101) - 40,956 220,730 226,868 1 34,819 4,990 - 5,019 29 - 6,102 35,000 39,384 (1,302) 416 - 36,127 32,453 - 3,674 27,517 17,585 34,715 - 10,387 - 49,459 49,459 - - 5,442 - 5,461 19 - - 30,000 36,585 6,585 - - 53,251 58,544 5,293 - 6,062 39,016 41,628 (1,121) 2,329 2,882 16,606 18,686 - 802 4,920 34,010 39,270 340 - (1,387) 240,000 149,348 - 89,265 - 237,120 237,120 - - - 40,603 44,439 3,836 - 32,500 31,958 (542) - 14,876 35,000 48,766 (1,110) - 39,691 56,384 93,460 (1,120) 1,495 1,000 - (1,000) - - 23,972 25,202 1,230 - - 34,531 49,911 15,380 - 20,411 115,999 141,061 4,651 - 17,499 27,228 44,726 (1) - 7,600 6,499 (1,101) - 104 - - - 104 - 40,300 51,798 11,498 - 65 - 33 - 32 821 33,140 21,020 - 12,941 - 15,000 15,000 - - 3,591 46,800 85,468 35,077 - 881,079 879,978 (1,101) - 41,620 40,120 1,500 4,891 - - (4,891) - - 39,893 39,893 - - - 7,572 10,093 2,521 - 7,370 6,650 7,491 - 6,529 539,806 3,205,427 3,342,927 70,555 472,861 64,281 - - (19,436) 44,845 210,560 - - 64,132 274,692 274,841 - - 44,696 319,537 966,433 56,601 29,052 (115,249) 878,733 |
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Restricted funds represent balances in the scheme projects which are restricted to future use within these projects.
Debit balances represent timing differences, where the project expenditure temporarily outweighs the project income. The charity is responsible for settling any debit balances remaining at the end of a particular project.
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17c A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
| Restricted Funds A01 7 Walter Road - National Lotteries Charities Board A01 Core C16 Admission Avoidance (Hospital Discharge) C05 BAME Outreach Secondment B84 BCT Clase for All Fund C07 Complex Needs Worker A49 Co-Production Development B82 Cwmtawe Dementia Carer B68 Cwmtawe, Llwchwr, Penderi Cluster Grants B98 Foundational Economy B19 Gwirvol Youth Development C15 Homeshare Grant A04 Involve Core C26 Llwchwr Lifestyle Coach C11 Loneliness and Isolation Fund A10 Looked After Children (Wassup) A31 Mental Health and Wellbeing A05 Mental Health Forum A15 Mental Health Info & Research C18 Morriston Emergency Response fund B53 Mynydd y Gwair Community Fund B86 Our Neighbourhood Transformation Fund B83 Parent Carer Forum C20 Pathways to Work Secondment C08 Penderri Young People's Wellbeing 2 B94 Poverty Truth Commission C23 Safeguarding C17 SGO Kinship Care project B64 Social Enterprise Support C01 Social Prescribing Cluster B88 Social Value Forum C24 Sorted Supported B31 SSWB 16-30 B79 Swansea City of Sanctuary Welcome A88 Swansea Volunteer Forum C19 Tidy Minds B56 Transcend 2 project C21 UK SPF Comms Anchor 3rd Sector grant C22 UK SPF Comms Transport Resource B80 W/Bay Partnership Co-Production C14 WG Social Care Recovery Micro Enterprise Fund B66 Workways + B30 Youth Services Grant Designated Funds Capital equipment to be written off Provision for staff redundancies Unrestricted Funds |
As at Net Transfer As at 1 April Movement Between 31 March 2023 in Funds Funds 2025 £ £ £ £ 275,989 (9,627) (3,427) 262,935 4,000 12,056 (16,056) - - (5,774) 5,774 - - (1,790) 1,790 - 32,878 86,432 - 119,310 14,120 (29,572) 15,452 - 6,015 (6,689) 674 - - (182) 182 - 40,956 30,645 1 71,602 4,990 (5,019) 29 - 6,102 (4,800) (1,302) - 27,517 (27,739) 222 - - (1,503) 1,503 - - 1,102 (1,102) - 5,442 (5,461) 19 - - (9,676) 9,676 - - (31,121) 31,121 - 6,062 (4,916) (1,121) 25 2,882 (2,882) - - 4,920 (5,260) 340 - (1,387) 126,008 - 124,621 - (2,696) 2,696 - - (731) 731 - - 1,484 (1,484) - 14,876 (13,766) (1,110) - 39,691 (36,701) (1,120) 1,870 - 5,000 (1,000) 4,000 - (5,084) 5,084 - - (33,443) 33,443 - 20,411 (23,939) 3,528 - 17,499 (20,867) 3,368 - - 6,316 (2,269) 4,047 104 - (104) - - (34,353) 34,353 - 65 (33) (32) - 821 10,805 - 11,626 3,591 (70,184) 66,593 - - (18,306) 18,306 - - 4,795 - 4,795 4,891 - (4,891) - - (816) 816 - - (2,521) 2,521 - 7,370 (3,842) (3,528) - 539,806 (134,650) 199,676 604,831 64,281 7,387 50,585 122,253 210,560 (4,066) 64,132 270,626 274,841 3,321 114,717 392,879 966,433 34,256 (314,390) 686,299 |
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Restricted funds represent balances in the scheme projects which are restricted to future use within these projects.
Debit balances represent timing differences, where the project expenditure temporarily outweighs the project income. The charity is responsible for settling any debit balances remaining at the end of a particular project.
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18 Restricted Funds
7 Walter Road - National Lotteries Charities Board - SCVS office premises.
Admission Avoidance (Hospital Discharge) - A project funded via the RPB to offer low level support to assist rapid hospital discharge and to help avoid hospital admissions.
BAME Outreach Secondment - An SCVS staff member is on secondment into a Health Board funded role, working as part of a regional team to provide focussed support to ensure better health outcomes for BME community members.
BCT Clase 4 All Fund - SCVS is the grant administration body on behalf of the Clase for All Group.
Better Welcome Wellbeing support - A project delivering healthy living support to refugees and asylum seekers, The project support refugees and asylum seekers to access support, advice assistance and learning opportunities to enable healthy living choices and enhance wellbeing outcomes.
Change 4 the Better Grant Fund - SCVS administers the ABMU Charitable funds across the region, the fund provides small grants to 3rd sector organisations which provide wellbeing based activities and services.
Complex Needs Worker - Offers a service to individuals within the Cwmtawe Cluster area, offering 1-1 wellbeing support to individuals who have co-existing needs (mentalh health, experience of domestic abuse and substance misuse) which may require a little more time and support.
Co-Production Development - The Co Production officer ( funded by Swansea Social Services department) brings together citizens to have their voice and views heard and to be involved in the co production of public services in particular those accessed by disabled people.
Cwmtawe Dementia Carer - A partnership between SCVS, Cwmtawe and Llwchwr Clusters, and funded by the West Glamorgan Regional Partnership (ICF Dementia Funding); Swansea North Dementia and Carer Project supports people living with Dementia, and carers of people with Dementia, registered in GP Practices in the Cwmtawe and Llwchwr areas of Swansea.
Cwmtawe, Llwchwr, Penderi Cluster Grants - SCVS administers grant funds on behalf of local GP Cluster networks. Working with the Clusters SCVS supports the networks to identify priorities for grant funding and has developed and implemented a grant giving process on behalf of the networks. The funding is available to 3rd sector groups delivering wellbeing services within the network areas.
Foundational Economy – A partnership project with Swansea council and the Wales Cooperative Centre, the project aims to explore and pilot new ways of delivering low level care and support to people living in Clydach and the Gower. Funded via Welsh Government, the project looks at supporting groups and individuals to develop micro enterprises and matching these business start ups with people in need of care and support.
Gwirvol Youth Development - The youth development officer works with young people seeking volunteering opportunities and also with groups wanting to host young volunteers. The post holder also facilitates the Swansea Youth Bank- a volunteering project where young people are supported to offer grants to youth led volunteering projects.
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18 Restricted Funds (cont.)
Health & Social Care (BSB) - Funding of development and delivery across the region to strengthen partnership working between the NHS and the local voluntary sector through the establishment of a health & social care facilitator post and for related events supporting service design and citizen engagement.
Homeshare Grant - The grant provided support to establish a Swansea based Homeshare scheme. Homeshare matches people with spare room in their homes with people looking for accommodation and able to provide low level domestic assistance.
Involve Core - The befriending scheme recruits volunteers to be placed with individuals referred by social services who could benefit from a volunteer befriender. Volunteers support the community member to access social and other activities.
Llwchwr Lifestyle Coach - Supports people to take pro-active steps to improve the way they manage their physical and mental health conditions, based on what matters to them. Supporting people to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence – or to build their “patient activation”- in managing their health and care, to improve their health outcomes and quality of life.
A10 Looked After Children (Wassup) - SCVS delivers the statutory Independent Visitor service to looked after children on behalf of Swansea Council. Volunteers are recruited and matched to a looked after young person, meeting regularly to discuss issues and offer independent support to the young person, many of the IV’s are working with young people who are placed out of county.
A31 Mental Health and Wellbeing - A volunteer involving project delivering support to mental health service users within both hospital and community based settings such as day centres as well as enabling access to social and other group activities.
A05 Mental Health Forum - The project officer facilitates 3rd sector groups and organisations working in the mental health sector to network, come together around issues of mutual interest, feed into the policy and planning of mental health services locally and to raise awareness of unmet needs. The role enables dialogue between statutory agencies and 3rd sector organistions.
A15 Mental Health Info & Research - The role works across a range of public and 3rd sector organisations enabling access to effective information around mental health services and support that is available to citizens from within the 3rd sector. The role also involves ensuring up to date resources such as the directory of local Counselling services.
B53 Mynydd y Gwair Community Fund – The Mynydd y Gwair Local Community Fund will provide grants to organisations providing services, facilities or activities that benefit the communities within the area of benefit for the Mynydd y Gwair Local Community Fund, SCVS has been awarded the contract to administer the fund on behalf of Innogy.
B86 Our Neighbourhood Transformation Fund - As part of the West Glamorgan Regional Partnership Board Transformation programme, SCVS is delivering strengths based community asset development work in two GP Cluster Network areas.
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18 Restricted Funds (cont.)
B83 Parent Carer Forum – SCVS was successful in tendering to develop and lead on implementing a Parent Carer Forum across Swansea. With the introduction in Wales of new legislation namely Social Services and Wellbeing Act, Well Being of Future Generations Act Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal Bill there is an expectation that services are developed co-productively with those who use them so your voice matters. The Forums purpose will be to work co-productively with local services to help bring about improvements in services for disabled children, young people and their families.
C20 Pathways to Work Secondment - A volunteering officer employed by SCVS, linked to the LA Pathways to work team- offering a volunteer brokering services for their clients.
B94 Poverty Truth Commission - SCVS is the host employer for staff working on the Swansea Poverty Truth Commission, staff are facilitating the establishment and delivery of the Commission.
C23 Safeguarding - Provision of a safeguarding advice and support service for 3rd sector groups and undertaking due diligence re safeguarding policies when grant schemes are allocating funding.
C17 SGO Kinship Care project - Our Special Guardianship Order (SGO) Scheme is a scheme for children/young people and their carers.
B64 Social Enterprise Support - As part of the regional Western Bay Social Enterprise support project, SCVS hosts a staff member who is able to offer specialist development support to social enterprise organisation in particular those working in the health and wellbeing sector.
C01 Social Prescribing Cluster – HB funded, the project puts a ‘social prescriber’ into each of the GP Cluster areas across Swansea. The social prescribers receive referrals and supports those with low level mental health and wellbeing issues to make contact with and access local support and activities.
B88 Social Value Forum - SCVS leads on facilitating the West Glamorgan RPB Social Value Forum, bringing partners together to explore ways to enhance social value outcomes within health social care and wellbeing services.
C24 Sorted Supported - Development of a website providing resources and signposting to emotional wellbeing and mental health services.
C21 SPF Comms Anchor 3rd Sector grants - SPF funded 3rd sector grant scheme, delivered as part of the LA SPF community anchor.
C22 SPF Comms Transport Resource - SDF funding to support development of community transport schemes across Swansea, including establishing a community transport bookings hub.
B79 Swansea City of Sanctuary Welcome - The project helps to welcome and support asylum seekers and refugees in Swansea to reduce isolation, encourage active participation, promote well being and enhance Integration. The project is a partnership between Swansea City of Sanctuary and SCVS, funded initially by the by the National Lottery, and more recently with contributions from the Health Board and RPB.
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18 Restricted Funds (cont.)
A88 Swansea Volunteer Forum - The Volunteering Forum, facilitated by SCVS brings together volunteer managers from across the 3rd sector in Swansea. The forum offers development and networking opportunities, mutual support and an opportunity to lobby on issues of concern in relation to volunteering best practice.
C19 Tidy Minds - Is a Swansea Bay website offering resources to support the wellbeing of young people, their families and people who support them.
A88 Swansea Volunteer Forum - The Volunteering Forum, facilitated by SCVS brings together volunteer managers from across the 3rd sector in Swansea. The forum offers development and networking opportunities, mutual support and an opportunity to lobby on issues of concern in relation to volunteering best practice.
C19 Tidy Minds - Is a Swansea Bay website offering resources to support the wellbeing of young people, their families and people who support them.
A34 Training – SCVS provides open programme and bespoke training courses to meet the development needs of groups and individuals working or volunteering within the 3rd sector with some courses focussed on needs identified as part of the wellbeing agenda.
B56 Transcend 2 - The project matches mentors with lived experience of mental health needs with individuals currently experiencing mental ill health. The project aims to support the recovery of beneficiaries whilst volunteers receive in depth training in mentoring skills and ongoing support with their volunteering role. The project also provides training to mental health practitioners.
C14 WG Social Care Recovery Micro Enterprise Fund - The project aims to explore and pilot new ways of delivering low level care and support to people in Swansea. Funded via WG / the RPB, the project looks at supporting groups and individuals to develop micro enterprises and matching these business start ups with people in need of care and support.
B30 Youth Services Grant - The grant supports the aims of the Gwirvol project in relation to youth volunteering and in particular supporting the Swansea Youth Bank and the youth led projects that are funded via the Youth Bank grants.
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19 Reconciliation of net income/(expenditure) to net cash flow from operating activities
| Net Income/(Expenditure) Adjustments for: Depreciation charges Loss/(profit) on sale of fixed assets (Increase)/Decrease in debtors Increase/(Decrease) in creditors Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities 20 Analysis of cash and cash equivalents Net Cash Bank current accounts Petty cash Liquid Resources Current Asset Investments - 12 month fixed term deposit account Total 21 Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31st March 2024 2024 Restricted £ Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 33,620 Charitable activities 3,171,807 Other trading activities - Investments - Total 3,205,427 Expenditure on: Charitable activities 3,342,926 Other - Total 3,342,926 Net Income/(Expenditure) for the year ending 31st March 2024 (137,499) |
2025 £ 12,878 32,540 - 22,786 139,835 208,039 1,461,907 1,501 1,463,408 85,000 85,000 1,548,408 2024 Unrestricted £ - 44,601 12,000 - 56,601 17,052 12,000 29,052 27,549 |
2024 £ (109,950) 29,778 - 53,875 275,767 249,470 1,224,304 2,750 1,227,054 200,000.00 200,000.00 1,427,054 2024 Total £ 33,620 3,216,408 12,000 - 3,262,028 3,359,978 12,000 3,371,978 (109,950) |
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22 Operating leases
Annual commitments under operating leases as follows:
| Within one year Between one and two years Between two and five years After more than five years |
2025 £ 1,172 1,058 486 - 2,716 |
2024 £ 686 686 686 - 2,058 |
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