SEREN IN THE COMMUNITY CIO

Registered charity 1171417 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A charity for families, children and young people, and the wider community in Splott, Tremorfa, Adamsdown and Roath area.People have equal access to opportunities, good health and well-being. We deliver services which are led by the needs of the community that will create positive change, and empower and provide opportunities for everyone to reach their full potential.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF STAR COMMUNITIES (SPLOTT, TREMORFA, ADAMSDOWN AND ROATH) AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, THE WIDER AREA OF SOUTH WALES, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: (SPLOTT, TREMORFA, ADAMSDOWN AND ROATH)

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£44k
Latest spending
£57k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £12,945.79 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in carried forward reserves of £23,306.37. The trustees identify financial sustainability as the most significant risk to the organisation. The charity is dependent on securing long-term funding to ensure its future resilience.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Financial sustainability continues to be the most significant risk.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£44k£57k
31/12/2023£54k£43k
31/03/2023£91k£81k
31/03/2022£11k£19k
31/03/2021£7k£3k

Common questions

Is SEREN IN THE COMMUNITY CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £12,945.79 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in carried forward reserves of £23,306.37. The trustees identify financial sustainability as the most significant risk to the organisation. The charity is dependent on securing long-term funding to ensure its future resilience. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/11/2025£397kSeren in the Community Play
Postcode Lottery29/09/2023£11kProject Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund14/06/2022£88kSeren in the Community Play
Postcode Lottery26/04/2022£11kStaff salary
The National Lottery Community Fund15/01/2019£10kSeren in the Community