BETWS FAMILY CENTRE

Registered charity 1093525 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Betws Family Centre provides a safe, non-judgmental, homely environment for families to meet others, for parents to receive mutual support and for children to gain valuable childhood experiences. The primary focus of the centre is to work with children and families to reduce stress, prevent family breakdown and support families to enable them to continue to live together in their community.

Objects

I. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS WITHIN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS BY THE PROVISION OF A RESOURCE AND ADVICE CENTRE AND BY THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GOOD PARENTING SKILLS;II. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: IN BETWS AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reports unrestricted reserves of £24,337, which falls within its stated policy target of holding reserves equivalent to 4-6 months of running costs (£17,037 - £25,556). The accounts show a net income of £13,508 for the year, indicating positive financial performance, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters requiring attention were found during the examination.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Betsan Wyn Joneschair
• Janet Freimanis
• Karen McMinn-Davies
• Lynne Gunter
• Rebecca Jones
• Sophie Watkins
• Tricia Toutt

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Carmarthenshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).