FRIENDS OF COED GWILYM PARK

Registered charity 1182299 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our objective is to improve the facilities at Coed Gwilym Park, Clydach , Swansea SA6 5NS. We will do this with donations received from local individuals , local businesses and running local events. We will also be applying for grants from various sources such as the Community Lottery Fund, Mynydd Y Gwair Wind Farm, Garfield Weston Foundation, Landfill Tax , Co Op Group, Tesco and others.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CLYDACH, SWANSEA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT"), TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION, SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT OF COED GWILYM PARK AND ITS AMENITIES.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £248,398 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds of £258,616. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains unrestricted and restricted funds to meet its charitable objectives and financial commitments.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 12.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRIS HOLLOWAY
• DENISE SPARKS
• Dafydd Gareth Thomas
• GWYN EVANS
• Robert Beale
• Robert Michael Havard
• Timothy Luke Daley
• Veronica Fuller
• William John Gowman

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

Operates in: City Of Swansea

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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