SPLOTT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS

Registered charity 1177771 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SCV provide vital services and resources at the STAR Community Centre, Splott Road, Cardiff, for those in need, using surplus food donations from local sources. We provide a hot meal and fresh food to take away, improving quality of life and supporting the alleviation of poverty, together with generating long-term employment opportunities for our volunteers.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£177k
Latest spending
£120k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £56,541 for the year, with total revenue of £176,796 against expenses of £120,256. Unrestricted reserves stood at £50,606, which the trustees note is higher-than-average and designed to meet their policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity employs staff and utilizes volunteers to deliver its services, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £51k)
“The free reserves held by the charity should exceed the minimum amount of £40,722 required to provide a minimal level of service for three months whilst focusing on securing additional funds.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Breakfast Club (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£177k£120k
31/01/2024£88k£60k
31/01/2023£48k£19k
31/01/2022£37k£13k
31/01/2021£21k£13k

Common questions

Is SPLOTT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £56,541 for the year, with total revenue of £176,796 against expenses of £120,256. Unrestricted reserves stood at £50,606, which the trustees note is higher-than-average and designed to meet their policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity employs staff and utilizes volunteers to deliver its services, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SPLOTT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SPLOTT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS as a grant recipient include THE GROCERS' CHARITY, THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2025£5kRelief of Poverty
THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONFY2024£1kAfternoon tea dances for the members of this charity focused on improving the lives of the elderly.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/12/2024£18kFeed and Read
The National Lottery Community Fund29/09/2022£170kSplott Community Volunteers
The National Lottery Community Fund02/11/2021£10kFood4All
The National Lottery Community Fund28/03/2019£10kTransport for Breakfast Club

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CVW Community Volunteers Wales.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SPLOTT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS£177k—0above—no doubt
CVW Community Volunteers Wales FY2025£188k—0unclear—noted
CARDIFF VINEYARD FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
ABERGAVENNY COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
SALFORD LOAVES AND FISHES LTD FY2025£586k—0unclear—no doubt
FOOD REDISTRIBUTION WALES LTD FY2026£938k—0unclear—noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.