Impact report 2012-13

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Designed at Creative Loop www.creative-loop.co.uk Contents

1 The year in brief 2

2 Chair’s report 3

3 Chief Executive’s report 4

4 Supporting the sector 6

5 Volunteering – at the heart of the sector 11

6 Resourcing the sector 15

7 Representing the sector 19

8 Grants, loans and contracts 24

9 Our award winners 26

10 WCVA Board members 27

11 Summarised financial statements 28

12 WCVA membership 33

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1 1 The year in brief

5,277 Invested in grant aid of ‘WCVA provided a range the number of attendees over £696,000 as 178 of invaluable 1-1 advice at our conferences, grants to community-led and support, when we policy events and sustainable development were considering the long projects term sustainability of our training courses organisation’ Laura Davis, The Women’s Workshop

£19 million ‘We have definitely seen the figure awarded in grants an increase (20 per and contracts this year cent) in Gift Aid sales We have awarded immediately after the training. Staff were much £250,000,000 more confident in asking 17,864 since 2000 for gift aid admission.’ the number of record Laura Verga-Birtles, checks undertaken Bodelwyddan Castle by our Criminal Records Unit 347 275 the number of third sector vacancies advertised on 978,460 recruit3.org.uk nominations across our the number of volunteers in Volunteer of the Year organisations in Wales and Third Sector Awards Cymru schemes 50,960 employees in the third sector in Wales

‘I had the determination, but needed the skills. 229,900 Couldn’t have done it £1.6 billion trustees or management without Better Bids.’ estimated total income of committee members third sector in Wales in Wales 2 2 Chair’s report ‘Enjoyed the @ioftweets training course @WalesCVA today’ It’s been a hectic year! Challenge and Graham Mallaghan, Fostering Network Wales, via Twitter change have been the themes as the third sector copes with both financial and ‘New jobs offered to 8 happy 18-24 yr olds in Newport & local area @Wastesavers today! governance challenges, as well as the ‘Thanks @WalesCVA for making it happen. prospect of change in our relationship Penelope Goodwin, via Twitter with the Welsh Government.

‘Really enjoying @WalesCVA’s new website. Very informative and easy to use. Well done. This ‘refreshing of the Lots of good ideas for our new website.’ relationship between the Learning Disability Wales, via Twitter Welsh Government and the third sector’ as set out in Continuity and change, ‘My internship was an the Welsh Government’s invaluable experience, consultation document, and has led to me finding has prompted much employment within the discussion and debate third sector.’ throughout the year, Rachel Benson, Youth Cymru and whilst this will Win Griffiths OBE, provide opportunities for Chair WCVA has worked improvement, it brings with the Charity Retail with it the inevitable uncertainties tied up with change. Association and helped to influence22,500 Another wider challenge with implications for the people to sign a petition third sector coming strongly to the fore during the opposing the proposed year has been the recognition that public services will cut to charity shop need to be delivered in different ways if they are to be sustainable. Co-production as a theme for the future business rate relief. of some public services has been put on the agenda by the WCVA and others.

‘So pleased that Macmillan has the In the meantime, despite the challenges and recognition it deserves - well done!’ uncertainty, I would like to thank all those who Lindsey, via wcva.tumblr.com, on a post promote and take part in these activities from about Macmillan Cancer Research in Wales’ all our member organisations - large and small - win at the Third Sector Awards Cymru 2012 throughout Wales, the CVCs, and the staff of WCVA. It’s so important that our sector works together in these difficult times to fly the flag for volunteers ‘An excellent course and trainer. Thoroughly and voluntary organisations, and celebrate their enjoyed the course and have learnt a lot. achievements. I feel energised to go and get lots of funding from trusts and foundations. This course has helped significantly to give me the confidence I needed.’ Vicki Alexander, Mencap Cymru

3 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Chief Executive’s report 3 Looking back and looking forward Our chief executive, Graham Benfield OBE, takes time out to reflect on a challenging year for the third sector in Wales, and ponder what the future has in store.

How would you reflect on the last the sort of society and public funding. Social finance is not a 12 months? service that we want to create. panacea but organisations both There is now a clear narrative and old and new do need to think in There’s no doubt it’s been a vision for the future in terms of imaginative ways about how they challenging time for the sector. the sector’s role. can fund their work. There have been financial challenges around funding which We have developed a finance How would you describe the have affected many organisations, portfolio in the last year where funding landscape and what are including WCVA. There has also organisations can access £1,000 the key financial challenges? been pressure on the sector to through to £5 million and respond to some of the governance We have to put funding in everything in between, so the crises of the previous year. proportion. There are around potential for innovation and 33,000 organisations in Wales; replication is excellent. How would you sum up the last most of them are small, year for WCVA? What are the key community-based and totally self What are your hopes for the things we’ve been saying and sustaining and self funding. next round of European doing? Structural Funds? Some larger scale organisations We’ve been able to reflect on rely on a degree of governmental The programmes must get off to the culmination of many of the support and that is becoming a good start by building on what programmes we’ve developed over more difficult. Charity retail has worked well previously. It’s the last few years. Our Gateway will continue to be significant vital that we create an economic programme has provided access to in the future and it will be vital legacy and that’s why we want European Structural Funds for over that organisations develop new to see more investment in loans 700 third sector projects. Through income streams and enterprise to and recyclable finance which can the access and support we have safeguard their services. continue to have an impact for provided, thousands of people years to come. It’s important to point out that have benefited and the sector has the sector remains extraordinarily We also want the programmes been able to play its part in ways good value. Only two per cent to be accessible to a range of that would otherwise not have of Welsh Government funds are organisations, large and small, been possible. spent on the third sector in Wales because some of the best work We’ve helped over 1,000 people and 90 per cent of WCVA funds that’s been done in communities into jobs and work placements come in and go straight back out on employment and tackling through our employability and to hundreds of organisations the poverty has been done at a very internship programmes. Almost length and breadth of Wales. local level. 500 community groups accessed With poverty on the increase and funding through our grant Social finance is emerging and welfare reform and austerity set schemes and our information WCVA is playing a lead role. How to continue, how is the role of the sheets have been accessed over do you see this evolving? third sector evolving in Wales? 600,000 times. I think we need a mix of funding I think the role of the sector is We’ve also been able to clarify at all times and to look to where more critical than ever. Most of our and develop our messages about we can develop new forms of

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33,000 organisations are working You said in last year’s impact What will WCVA’s role be in with people in need or people report that there is greater supporting that? experiencing greater challenges as appetite for collaboration in Our role will be to set out a clear a result of changes that have taken the sector. What has been the pathway and vision for the third place. In-work poverty is also on experience 12 months on? sector in Wales. Taking forward a the increase. We have seen an acceleration in co-production approach to public Quality of life and wellbeing is both collaboration and merger in services will be central to that. incredibly dependent on having the sector over the last year. We will need to defend the a strong community and vibrant The tendering market has become sector’s independence and take local organisations – not just to extremely competitive and while up issues where it disagrees with support people, but also to enable there is certainly a greater appetite government – as we did this year, them to feel valued and contribute for collaboration in this regard, it’s most notably, on charity shops in to their own communities. likely that this will need to increase Wales. in speed and scale for the sector to A lot has been said about a ‘co- I think it’s about us constantly flourish in this market. production’ approach offering updating our services to reflect a more sustainable vision for emerging technology and trends. Has volunteering and public services in Wales. What It’s also about continuing to open the creation of volunteer are your thoughts on this? up opportunities for the sector to opportunities taken on achieve its own objectives, be that Co-production places greater greater significance? through the design and delivery emphasis on early, community- We’re seeing new and different of services, or in scrutinising how based support and a preventative forms of volunteering emerge decisions are made. approach which will ultimately including time-banking, street reduce pressure on more ambassadors and volunteering The Welsh Government is expensive, acute public services. in the education system. People consulting on its relationship We believe that this will be the are volunteering to enhance their with the third sector at the future of sustainable public labour prospects, learn new skills, moment. What would you services. We need to value people and to have a more fulfilling life. like to see come out of this and communities as assets and consultation? It’s important that volunteering give them a sense of ownership continues to be supported and I would like to see a stronger over the services they receive in championed, because the link relationship built around a their communities. between volunteering and a greater understanding and healthier, happier society is awareness of the issues where A year on from the demise of proven. government and the sector can AWEMA, how has the debate work together. There also needs around governance and grant How will third sector to be a greater determination to management moved on? organisations need to adapt maximise the added value that The support available from WCVA in order to flourish over the comes from pursuing a common to improve governance has been coming years? agenda. Defining and articulating widely taken up. I also think that that common ground will be Organisations will continually grant-givers have acknowledged absolutely key. need to look at new and different that their practice needs to ways to achieve their objectives. improve and they have set about This will mean using new doing that. technologies and ensuring that So the combination of both these they are using and attracting every things is ensuring that a stronger resource that they can. and more diligent governance Being adaptable and determined culture is developing in Wales. in an environment with increasing demands and uncertainties over resources are qualities that will see organisations flourish.

5 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Supporting the sector 4 Supporting the sector In the last year we supported thousands of organisations. Every day our staff are providing information, advice and guidance which is helping the sector support thousands of people who rely on its services. Our new website is an integrated, multi-media showcase for the third sector in Wales. Our free governance ‘health-check’ is strengthening the governance culture within hundreds of organisations. And our programme of training, conferences and events are connecting people in the sector with the latest thinking on emerging issues while helping them find fresh ways to develop their organisations. Informing, advising, supporting We offer information and support to the third sector team, Legal Services Officer or Criminal Records in countless different ways. Groups can access Unit, while our training service continues to go from information from our authoritative Helpdesk service, strength to strength, with some new courses already which offers advice on all sorts of subjects, our new proving popular. website and weekly newsletters for members, and our Over 3,000 members and thousands of other suite of social media pages, an increasingly popular organisations and individuals use our information way for people to engage with us. services regularly. We’re proud of the depth, breadth Those looking for advice and assistance on specialist and quality of the service we offer. subjects can get in touch with our Funding Advice Our funding conference: making an impact on fundraisers

WaLeS Third SeCTOr funding COnferenCe 2012 First off the blocks – how to get ahead in funding your future

Venue Cymru, Llandudno • Tuesday 9 October 2012

It’s back! • The authoritative guide to key funding trends and funder policy • Showcasing the best in Welsh fundraising • Providing valuable networking opportunities

Our 2012 funding conference – First off the blocks: social investment to project #wcvafundingconf how to get ahead in funding your future – was a planning, making money go resounding success. further and successful corporate partnerships. The event focused on how sector groups could be The feedback received was overwhelmingly successful in their funding efforts. Speakers such positive, including comments such as ‘inspiring as Angela Hughes of Wales Air Ambulance and Sir and informative’, ‘excellent speakers, I thoroughly Adrian Webb, Wales Chair of the Big Lottery Fund enjoyed all three’, ‘a great range and topics of attracted nearly 200 people to Venue Cymru in workshops’ and ‘an ideal location and a very Llandudno. Also on offer was an array of over 20 informative programme, well advertised and workshops, examining topics from tendering and attended’.

6 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Supporting the sector Website branches out Our new website, which has brought together all our information, social media and news services, has proved very popular with members and the sector. Each week, WCVA update is produced, giving our 3,000 plus members a bespoke news service across eight topics, in either Welsh or English. We are keen to make sure that we use our new website as effectively as possible to raise the profile of Achievements this year include: our policy and influencing work. This means using the website to highlight our policy priorities and n Attracting over 375,000 visitors to our website. our consultations, briefings and n Responding to over 10,400 enquiries on our Helpdesk. responses along with marketing our conferences, events and n Launching our new e-newsletter for members covering news across training and our membership eight topics. Over 3,000 sector members receive it weekly. services. n Over 5,600 people follow/like/favourite us across Twitter, Facebook,

This week’s LinkedIn, Pinterest and our other social media sites. Projects such top jobs Prif swyddi’r as Participation Cymru and Wales Africa Community Links reach wythnos hon Jobs WCVA Director of Corporate Services £49,777

several hundred others through their own social media sites. Race Equality First PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR £25,450 p/annum

SPICE Issue No 350 16 October 2013 IT and Programme Angharad helps out young performers Support Worker Angharad yn cefnogi perfformwyr ifanc £25,000 n  Performer and director Angharad Lee This week’s For a copy of Network thrives on bringing out the creativity Mae’r berfformwraig a’r gyfarwyddwraig Maintaining a suite of 12 affinity scheme providers who offer in others. Jobs via email, contact topAngharad jobs Lee wrth ei bodd yn ennyn [email protected] Porth native Angharad trained as an creadigrwydd mewn eraill. Am gopi o Network Jobs actress at the Royal Welsh College of PrifGaned swyddi’rAngharad yn y Porth a bu’n dros yr ebost, cysylltwch a Music and Drama and as a singer at [email protected] wythnoshyfforddi’n actores hon yng Ngholeg the Royal Academy of Music in London. Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru ac yn She has worked as a theatre director Jobs discounted goods and services to our members – adding gantores yn yr Academi Gerddoriaeth at the Arad Goch theatre company, ChurchBrenhinol in yn Wales Llundain. - Mae hi wedi Contact details RCT Theatres, the Urdd and the Welsh Bangorgweithio fel cyfarwyddwr theatr yng National Opera, and is now Creative Cysylltiadau Diocesannghwmni Secretary theatr Arad Goch, Theatrau Learning Associate at Sherman Cymru. RhCT, yr Urdd ac Opera Cenedlaethol c. £47,500 Matthew Bates Her role sees Angharad work to Cymru, a bellach mae’n Swyddog Cyswllt employment advice from Hugh James Employment and HR Services enhance the literacy standards of young Dysgu Creadigol yn Sherman Cymru. 029 2019 6700 Mirus people and disadvantaged groups, and Yn y rôl hon, mae Angharad yn ymdrechu [email protected] encourage love of communication. She Regionali godi safonau Manager llythrennedd pobl ifanc is heavily involved with Sherman’s new ofa grwpiauDisability dan Services anfantais, a’u hannog i INC Youth Theatre project, a theatre Wales Council for £34,000fwynhau - £40,000cyfathrebu. Mae hi’n rhan fawr Voluntary Action group for young people with and o brosiect newydd Sherman, sef Theatr Cyngor Gweithredu without learning difficulties. Ieuenctid INC, grw^p theatr i bobl ifanc Group and Unity Trust Bank’s Property Loan Fund to the list this year. Children in Wales Issue No 346 18 September 2013 Gwirfoddol Cymru She said: ‘Creating meaningful sydd naill ai’n meddu ar anawsterau Development Officers Christine improves lives in two countries charity no/rhif elusen relationships with everyone we work dysgu neu ddim. with will help us see more clearly £30,856 218093 ‘Bydd creu perthynas ystyrlon a^Christine phawb yn gwella bywydau mewn dwy wlad through that looking glass into each rydym yn gweithio gyda nhw ynChristine ein Watson works to improve other’s lives and realise that we are helpuFor a copy i weld of Network yn gliriach drwy’r thedrych lives of others in both Swansea Jobs via email, contact Mae Christine Watson yn gweithio i stronger as one.’ hwnnw i fywydau ein gilydd a andsylweddoli Zambia. [email protected] wella bywydau pobl eraill yn Abertawe ein bod yn gryfach gyda’n gilydd.’ third sector jobs in Wales Am gopi o Network Jobs As Manager of Discovery Student ac yn Zambia.

swyddi’r trydydd sector dros yr ebost, cysylltwch a Volunteering in Swansea, Christine Fel Rheolwr Darganfod, mudiad [email protected] n  yng Nghymru works with student volunteers to enrich gwirfoddol myfyrwyr Abertawe, the lives of disadvantaged people in the mae Christine yn gweithio gyda Publishing 21 issues of Network Wales magazine and 50 editions of area by challenging discrimination and gwirfoddolwyr i gyfoethogi bywydau supporting those with disabilities. pobl yn yr ardal sydd dan anfantais Contact details Christine is also Founder and Co- drwy herio gwahaniaethu a chefnogi’r Cysylltiadau ordinator of the Swansea Siavonga rheini ag anableddau. Christine hefyd Partnership, which works in Siavonga, yw Sefydlydd a Chydlynydd Partneriaeth Matthew Bates Zambia. Christine is working a on Keep Abertawe-Siavonga, sy’n gweithio yn Network Jobs magazine. Girls In School in Siavonga scholarship Siavonga, Zambia. Mae Christine yn 029 2019 6700 scheme and establishing a training gweithio ar gynllun ysgoloriaeth i gadw [email protected] centre for women. merched yn yr ysgol yn Siavonga, ac ar sefydlu canolfan hyfforddi i fenywod. As well as all this, Christine is a trustee Wales Council for Voluntary Action of Swansea Council for Voluntary Ar ben hyn i gyd, mae Christine Services, a role she has held for 16 yn ymddiriedolwr ar gyfer Cyngor Cyngor Gweithredu years, and is also on the board of the Gwasanaeth Gwirfoddol Abertawe, Gwirfoddol Cymru Swansea Charity Partnership and the ac mae hefyd ar fwrdd Partneriaeth charity no/rhif elusen Institute of Fundraising Cymru. Elusennau Abertawe a Sefydliad Codi Arian Cymru. ‘Ar ôl dod i’r trydydd sector 218093 She said: ‘Having come into the third n  flynyddoedd lawer yn ôl, rwyf wedi dod sector many years ago, I have found the o hyd i’r swydd berffaith. Mae’n rhaid ei Publishing 12 editions of our national supplement for CVCs. perfect job. It must be as I have been at bod yn berffaith gan fy mod wedi bod Discovery for over 20 years now.’ gyda Darganfod ers dros 20 mlynedd third sector jobs in Wales nawr.’ swyddi’r trydydd sector yng Nghymru n Four People and Places funding application training sessions took place, including a webinar. n Attracting a total of 670 attendees to our programme of five major conferences. ‘We recently used recruit3 n Our Legal Services Officer responded to 226 enquiries for the first time and were from the sector. delighted with the number and perhaps more importantly the n  Advertising 347 vacancies on www.recruit3.org.uk, the sector recruitment site run by ourselves and the Big Issue Cymru. quality of the candidates they attracted. We shall certainly be n Attracting over 350 nominations to our award schemes and other using them in the future.’ award schemes that WCVA supports. Julie Smith, General Manager, Headway Cardiff

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Achievements this Training year include: We run a range of courses and are the sector’s main provider of training. We continue to encourage the sector to invest in training and learning n 41 Communities First training for staff, volunteers and trustees. courses took place, training 549 learners who gave their courses a 94 per cent average satisfaction rate. Our ‘finding funding’ suite of courses help groups face the future n The People and Places training scheme hosted our first ever The Gaer Community Network webinar. is a community centre providing opportunities for local people in n Providing a wide range of Newport through projects such as training to organisations job clubs and a youth forum. involved in European funding: 16 courses for 161 learners. However, the organisation faced reductions in funding and, having Jane Weale n Delivering 115 courses for been very reliant on grants, knew 1,258 learners; of these they had to change in order to really supportive. He helped us courses, 20 were accredited. survive. In order to develop a with getting the outcomes right sustainability plan, they contacted and understand how to write the n 206 participants have Sustainable Funding Cymru. completed between one and targets properly.’ ‘The courses themselves really six training modules that Wales Since their training and successful helped us decide what direction Africa Community Links are Lottery funding application, the to take,’ said Jane Weale of Gaer commissioned to run on behalf Network has set up a childcare Community Network. They helped of the Wales International social enterprise and a coffee Development Hub. us understand the avenues of shop, both helping them become sustainability we could look for. more sustainable. They aim to set n Supporting CVCs to run a core It wasn’t just about funding, it up a minimum of two other social training programme: broadened our horizons.’ 788 courses for 7,695 learners. enterprises, including possibly a The Better Bids project supported gardening service. the Network in applying for ‘There’s a really positive vibe from Lottery funding. ‘It was my first everyone in the centre now to help time writing a Big Lottery bid,’ take all this forward. Everybody said Jane, ‘and it was quite who comes in gets involved,’ daunting so to get support was said Jane. great for me. We had an advisor who was absolutely brilliant and

Supporting Communities First WCVA has provided support to Communities First since 2009, over two contracts. In February this year, we were awarded the contract for the next two years. Here is an extract from Welsh at least 90 per cent (ie, 70 of WCVA as being either ‘very Government’s The evaluation 78 respondents) rating each of good’ or ‘good’ in terms of of Communities First – technical these three aspects of the WCVA its relevance and quality. Of appendix: support as being either ‘good’ these, many commented upon or ‘very good’. the positive aspects of the n The feedback provided on the training received – for example: relevance, quality and timeliness n Nearly all of the surveyed ‘training for partnership of the WCVA advice and respondents rated the training members was very good and support was very positive with that they had received from relevant to their needs’. 8 ‘WCVA helps organisations make the most of their applications to the Big Lottery. That’s important, particularly for smaller groups who may not have the skills, expertise or knowledge to be able to match all the requirements that we need at the Big Lottery to make sure the application matches our specifications.’ Sarah Breeze-Roberts, Fundraising Officer at RSPB Cymru: The Learning Gareth Newton, Big Lottery Fund Zone gave her ‘more confidence in my role on a daily basis’.

Making the most of the Learning Zone The Learning Zone is hosted on WCVA’s website at Sustainable Funding Cymru’s focused in my job as a Fundraiser www.wcva.org.uk/funding Learning Zone offers the sector - when setting objectives and the chance to learn online about outcomes, for example. funding and finance, with courses Some of the courses also helped covering grants, contracts, trading reassure me that I was on the right and more. track and gave me confidence in Sarah Breeze-Roberts, Fundraising my role on a daily basis. They are Officer at RSPB Cymru, is among full of valuable information which those who have taken Learning I have saved to enable me to use Zone courses this year. Here, she on a weekly basis tells us how the Learning Zone I believe the courses have benefited her organisation. benefited RSPB Cymru as I am a ‘I signed up for the Learning more confident in my role and Zone courses as I was looking at more assertive when setting improving my knowledge and outcomes, aims, and objectives skill of fundraising. Being able when applying for funding. The to sign up and “attend” the courses have enabled me to courses online enabled me to take assess my skills, which I believe advantage of flexible learning will benefit RSPB Cymru in ‘Fantastic trainers who were and knowledge transfer from the applications to trusts and grant very clear and explained things comfort of my office desk and at providers. I have also become well. I now have a better my own speed also. more organised and more focused understanding of how I will on what is important to funders, evidence health projects in I signed up and benefited from therefore more likely to succeed in the future.’ four courses - Getting fit for grant gaining funding for RSPB Cymru. A learner on Communities First funding, Finding the right funding training course Understanding mix, Writing winning funding bids I will definitely be signing up to and working with the health and To bid or not to bid. I learnt a other courses within the Learning sector great deal, such as the difference Zone in the future.’ between outcomes and objectives, and it made me much more

9 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Supporting the sector Trustees and governance

We have continued to underpin and promote high standards of governance in the sector. Our flagship publicationsFaith and hope don’t run charities (trustees do) and Good governance – a code for the third sector in Wales, plus our Governance health check are all now available on a handy USB stick. The Governance health check has been well received and widely used in the sector – including by WCVA’s own trustees!

Faith and hope Good Governance don’t run charitiesgovernancehealth check (trustees do) A code for the third sector in WalesA self-assessment toolkit for voluntary organisations A practical guide for voluntary members of management committees Second edition: April 2012

Third Edition 2012 • Compiled by Mel Witherden WCVA acknowledges and thanks ACEVO, the Charity Commission, Charity Trustee Network, ICSA and NCVO for permission to publish this guide in Wales.

Our new website has a dedicated section on trustees and governance, and this is regularly refreshed with new items included in the weekly electronic WCVA update. The programme of trustee events, including the annual charity law conference in association with charity law experts Geldards, has attracted over 300 participants on subjects including Responsibilities when employing staff, Fundraising – getting the most from your Board, and Tendering for trustees. Paul Frost, one of our Wales Volunteer of the Year trustee winners, helped establish the Tracey Downes of Penarth Youth Project attended North West Wales Outdoor a Tendering for Trustees event, facilitated by a WCVA Partnership at Plas y Brenin in member of staff, and this is what she said about it: 2004. The outdoor activities programme has seen more ‘I completed my evaluation form last evening, but felt that I than 25,000 local people also needed to email and express my sincere thanks for such an taking part in events over the informative evening on the tendering process. past seven years. It certainly put everything into perspective as well as into plain Paul helped produce the language, that I now feel I am able to approach the process with original strategy and work foresight and knowledge. Your delivery and content were both programme for the new excellent, you answered all questions asked, allowing people organisation, to secure in the room the opportunity to share their experiences and ask the support of partners questions of each other. A great facilitator, and this is not just my and funding from Welsh view but a view that was shared by others’. Government, Sport Wales and the local authorities to employ members of staff. He now chairs the organisation.

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One of our key objectives is to support volunteers and volunteering. One of the highlights this year was the re-launch of our volunteering website www.volunteering- wales.net, which helps to bring people seeking volunteering opportunities and organisations together. And our groundbreaking, two-day digital volunteering conference, presented jointly with Communities 2.0, attracted over 110 delegates and had very positive feedback.

Our 2013 Third sector statistical resource showed that those aged 50 years plus, people with disabilities, nearly 200 million hours of voluntary effort is given and people unemployed in rural and urban areas. each year by over 978,000 people in Wales. We have also provided funding for projects involving Our flagship Volunteering in Wales Fund grant seeks young people through the Millennium Volunteers to fund organisations to recruit volunteers from the and GwirVol schemes. underrepresented sectors of the population such as

Grant funds conservation charity to monitor Welsh sea life

The national marine research and conservation charity, Sea Watch Foundation, received funding from WCVA’s Volunteering in Wales Fund, to appoint Katrin Lohrengel as its Welsh Development Officer. The coast around Wales is one of the most important in the UK for cetaceans- whales, dolphins and porpoises. It is home to populations of bottlenose dolphins and harbour porpoises, and is regularly used by Risso’s dolphins, common dolphins, minke whales and fin whales. Katrin has been Sea Watch’s volunteer regional Katrin will be heading up a Welsh Sea Watchers sightings co-ordinator for North West England for project by developing a network of volunteers trained two years, and the grant has enabled her to move to carry out regular land-based surveys at points into the paid role. along the north, west and south coasts of Wales. Sea Watch Sightings Officer Danielle Gibas said: ‘Eco She will also be creating a team of Sea Watch tourism already plays an important role in the Welsh lecturers who can go into primary and secondary economy, and we hope that by raising the profile of schools to raise awareness of the Welsh coast’s the Welsh marine wildlife we will encourage more importance for marine wildlife, and to inspire people to become actively involved in many aspects youngsters to consider careers in marine sciences. of conservation and scientific research.’

11 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Volunteering – at the heart of the sector

Achievements Fund allows charity to reach out this year include: to those suffering bullying Bullies Out, an anti-bullying n Maintaining and developing, charity set up in 2006, secured with volunteer centres, a suite £22,302 from the Volunteering of volunteering information sheets on working with in Wales Fund in 2012-13 for volunteers their Reaching Out project. In total 64 volunteers, n Maintaining and retaining the contributing 4,000 volunteering www.volunteering-wales.net hours, were recruited by the website’s position as the top volunteering website on Google organisation in Bridgend, when searching for ‘volunteer in Neath Port Talbot, Swansea and Wales’, advertising nearly 6,000 Rhondda Cynon Taff. volunteering opportunities Volunteers were either trained and attracting nearly 270,000 to deliver workshops to children visitors and young people in schools or youth clubs, or as Young n Promoting good practice in the management of volunteers Ambassadors who are the public face of anti-bullying work in schools through the Investing in and communities. Volunteers programme The funding allowed the organisation to significantly n Organising a national increase its volunteer base through employing a Volunteer volunteering awards scheme Co-ordinator – the organisation’s first ever paid employee.

Volunteering ‘gave me confidence’, says Jessica Jessica is a young person who has been volunteering in the volunteer centre at the Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham (AVOW) since January this year. ‘When I first met Lisa at AVOW I told her that I enjoyed being on social network sites,’ Jessica said, ‘so this is what I do for her project. I keep her BIG Volunteering project Facebook page up to date by adding photos and updates. I also help her with some filing and small admin tasks. ‘I got involved to improve my confidence. I am very shy and nervous around people so I thought that by pushing myself to do a little bit of volunteering would help with this and I could try something different with new people other than my family.’ ‘Lisa has made it easy for me and has helped me all along. She also texts me and emails me a lot so I have got to know her and feel comfortable. ‘Lisa has made it easy for me ‘Lisa has helped me do a college application form for a Beauty and Nails and has helped me all along. course which I would like to do as it will hopefully help me get a job She also texts me and emails in the future as this is something I enjoy doing in my spare time at the me a lot so I have got to know moment.’ her and feel comfortable’. Jessica has also been supported to find a suitable volunteering opportunity through the BIG Wales volunteering project.

12 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Volunteering – at the heart of the sector

New volunteering websites Achievements this year include:

Volunteering Wales n Providing access to criminal relaunches records checks for volunteers and staff of voluntary In January 2013, Volunteering organisations, handling Wales launched its new 18,000 disclosure requests website, allowing people to find and keeping voluntary volunteering opportunities in their organisations up to date on changes to vetting and local area. Volunteering Wales, a safeguarding arrangements partnership between WCVA and local volunteer centres, aims to n Organising the annual Wales link volunteers with organisations volunteering conference across Wales. The website is populated with opportunities in every local authority area in Wales. n Through GwirVol, the youth volunteering partnership Opportunities are searchable by location, age group, language facilitated by WCVA, providing preference, where out-of-pocket expenses are paid, where public grants totalling nearly transport is nearby and where training is provided. £800,000 to 105 projects that Organisations who involve volunteers in their work can advertise their planned to involve over 4,300 volunteering opportunities and can now also add their opportunities young volunteers. directly to the website when they are recruiting volunteers, making this n Developing the GwirVol process much quicker and easier. website www.gwirvol.org, the youth volunteering portal n www.volunteering-wales.net n Supporting nearly 1,500 young people who received GwirVol gets young people involved a Millennium Volunteer in new site certificate for over 50 hours of volunteering This year, GwirVol – the youth volunteering initiative for Wales – n Supporting the recruitment also relaunched its website, shortly and training of over 2,700 newly recruited volunteers after receiving its two millionth through the Volunteering visitor. The new site offers young in Wales Fund, contributing people and youth volunteering nearly 176,000 volunteering organisations their own profile and hours for the benefit of their the chance to provide content for communities the site. n Users can submit news and events Wales Africa Community Link and comment on articles posted. visits involved 136 exchange They can also publish their own participants, 1,928 Welsh and stories so others can learn from their experience. The website also gives 1,668 African volunteers, and more young people access to the Millennium Volunteers (MV) Award, 21,419 supporters in Wales which recognises the time young people give to volunteering by giving them 50 and 100 hour certificates. It also integrates Gwirvol’s social media networks. n www.gwirvol.org

13 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Volunteering – at the heart of the sector GwirVol’s successful year In 2012-2013, Gwirvol’s Millennium Volunteers Award continued to go from strength to strength. In total, over 2,750 MV certificates were claimed by volunteers in Wales, meaning that there have now been over 18,000 Millennium Volunteers in Wales since the programme launched. The MV50 Sport scheme, part of the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, continues to grow and over 500 certificates have been issued for volunteering completed in sport in Wales. Overall more than 45,000 hours have been given by volunteers in Wales to support sport and physical activity. MV50 Sport is run in partnership with Sport Wales, Sport Leaders UK and StreetGames.

In 2012-13, the first MV50 Global certificates were issued. A GwirVol partner, UNA Exchange, ran a GwirVol grants also had a successful year with 223 pilot programme whereby volunteers from Wales projects receiving funding, 59 through national grants who gave their time to volunteer abroad could be and 164 through local youth led grants. The national recognised as part of the MV programme. Following grants resulted in 141,981 hours of volunteering and a successful pilot and the award of the certificates for through the grants, the MV programme and the it in November, the scheme has been rolled out across Youth Volunteering Advisers, 6,737 young people Wales and will continue to grow in 2013-14. were placed as volunteers in 2012-2013.

Investing in Volunteers goes from strength to strength Nine organisations achieved the IiV (Investing in Volunteers) standard in 2012-13 with four renewing their accreditation. Barnardo’s Cymru has become one of the latest and ‘Our volunteers make an enormous impact on how we largest organisations in Wales to have achieved the work with children and young people and in doing IiV Award. Barnardo’s Cymru Children Services was so enables us to be a better organisation. This award assessed against a range of best practice standards demonstrates our commitment to our volunteers; we and proved to excel in all aspects of working with its want their journey with Barnardo’s Cymru to be as volunteers. positive and as meaningful as it can be.’ The children’s charity has over 100 volunteers helping out at over 80 services for children, young people and their families across Wales. These volunteers help disabled children, young carers, families who are struggling to cope, young homeless people and children who have been sexually exploited. Melanie Andrews (pictured right), Barnardo’s Cymru Volunteering Advisor, said: ‘We are proud to achieve this award and to receive the recognition of the hard work and dedication that takes place in our Children’s Services across communities in Wales.

14 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Resourcing the sector 6 Resourcing the sector

During the year, we’ve managed millions of pounds in grants, contracts and loans on behalf of a range of funders. Over £19 million to be precise. This means that at the end of the 2012-13 financial year, we have awarded a quarter of a billion pounds – £250 million – to the sector since 2000. Tens of thousands of voluntary organisations the length and breadth of Wales have benefited. Our grants are reaching small groups that play a big role in their communities. We’re funding larger organisations to use their specialisms to deliver major government programmes. And we’re providing loan finance that would otherwise be out-of-reach to help emerging enterprises grow.

Investment fund helps arts centre expand

Finance through our Communities Investment Fund The new screen - Mwldan 3 – is equipped with high has helped a not-for-profit arts centre in West Wales quality digital projection and can present live satellite increase its turnover, expand its workforce and broadcasts and digital 3D. develop a new digital screen cinema. It was developed alongside the venue’s two existing Theatr Mwldan in Cardigan began life as a screens to make Mwldan the first independent all- community theatre project in the 1980s and has since digital three-screen cinema in Wales. transformed itself into an award-winning arts and Dilwyn Davies, Chief Executive at Mwldan, said: ‘This entertainment complex. has been a fantastic development which is providing After securing loan funding from the Communities the local community with a significantly improved Investment Fund, Mwldan developed a new 101-seat choice of titles, more films on their national release digital cinema that opened its doors in 2012. dates, and an experience featuring the very latest in digital cinema technology. Six months after opening the new cinema, Mwldan had boosted its sales by 37.9 per cent, created three ‘As a not-for-profit enterprise, every penny we earn is new jobs and is on course to increase its cinema ploughed back into the organisation, ensuring that screenings by 1,000 to 3,000 annually in addition to the venue, and in turn Cardigan, remains well and its programme of live events and exhibitions. truly on the map as a leading cultural destination and hub for West Wales.’

15 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Resourcing the sector At the forefront of social finance After striking up new partnerships with Unity Trust Bank and Finance Wales, we are breaking new ground in the emerging field of social investment. The Communities Investment Fund was the first social investment fund of its kind in Wales and has been investing loan finance of between £20,000 and £250,000 into third sector enterprise since 2006. During the last year, we have added new packages with Unity Trust Bank and Finance Wales to a portfolio where organisations can now access finance ranging from £1,000 to £5 million and everything in between.

Rhondda-based charity Valleys Kids has used the Property Loan Fund with Unity Trust Bank to re-finance their purchase of The Pop Factory in Porth (pictured right) and help develop a residential centre for young people on the Gower. Grant panels

We are grateful to the range of This year marked the fifth independent experts drawn from birthday of the Wales Africa the third sector in Wales that Community Links programme, make up our grant panels and which has so far secured ensure that funding decisions are and dispersed £445,677 to made with probity, integrity and 202 projects. In October diligence. 2012, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu came to Wales The commitment of our panel to visit organisations in Cardiff, members is ensuring excellent During the year, Environment Pontypridd and Penygraig Wales grant panel member Alan governance of our grants and undertaking linking projects with that funding for the third sector in Underwood stood down. We are very grateful for the expertise he South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Wales is managed within the third shared with us. Swaziland and Uganda. sector in Wales.

16 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Resourcing the sector Careers in sport for North Wales youngsters

‘My previous job ended and for three or four months I was out of work and there wasn’t much out there’, said Shane, 21, from Deeside

Funding through our Jobs Growth Wales programme Both Shane and Jamie had themselves been has enabled a Flint-based social enterprise to create unemployed before their jobs were created by Us two new roles designed to help the organisation Unltd through the third sector strand of the Jobs develop further opportunities in sport for young Growth Wales programme. people in North Wales. ‘My previous job ended and for three or four months Us Unltd has employed Shane Poynton and Jamie I was out of work and there wasn’t much out there’, Jones to develop partnerships with football clubs in said Shane, 21, from Deeside. the region to provide work placements where young people can learn about the business side of sport and ‘I was actually part of the group which set up Us achieve a qualification in sports industries. Unltd and have been a volunteer here for a few years so to be able to make a difference as a member of They are also working in partnership with Street staff and earn a wage through it is absolutely brilliant Football Wales to create street football opportunities for me.’ for young people affected by homelessness that can lead to North Wales representation at future University graduate Jamie, 25, from Wrexham, had Homeless World Cups. been looking for work since returning home from teaching abroad in the summer. Shane, who has previously been affected by homelessness, said: ‘First and foremost we want ‘Jobs as interesting as this and career opportunities in to create opportunities to get young people out of sports development barely exist nowadays - certainly hostels, playing sport and improving their health not in this area, anyway. and wellbeing. ‘This has broadened my horizons, taken me out of my ‘Creating leisure and sporting opportunities for comfort zone and given me a lot of varied experience people affected by homelessness is effective in terms and skills that will make a big difference to my of helping motivate them to get their lives back on prospects. track. Ultimately we want to create the pathway for ‘It’s been pretty life-changing for me and hopefully some people from North Wales to take part in the our legacy will be the creation of more learning, Homeless World Cup next year.’ leisure and work opportunities for young people in the area.’

17 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Resourcing the sector Pembroke makes a difference! Over 600 people in Pembrokeshire reduced their carbon emissions by a third of a ton after getting involved in a project funded by Environment Wales. Environment Wales is a partnership of third sector organisations, administrated by WCVA, and its Supporting Sustainable Living grant scheme is helping to create changes in behaviour and lifestyle to reduce Wales’ carbon footprint. Angle farmer Barry Hathway selling his produce direct to local people at the Pembroke Farmers Market. With DEFRA estimating that up to 20 per cent of UK greenhouse gas emissions relate to food ‘from plot to plate’, the Pembroke Can Make a Difference food A container garden was created with the help of project received a grant last year to change behaviour volunteers to show that it can be easy and fun to in relation to growing, purchasing and eating local grow food in a small space and ‘low carbon cook- and seasonal food. off’ events and cookery demonstrations were held to The project looked to address some of the barriers promote local, seasonal produce. to buying and growing local food that had been In total, 626 people participated in the project identified in a previous study, including accessibility and results from before-and-after questionnaires and availability within retailers and perceptions and statistical evaluation indicate that the project regarding convenience and price. contributed to an average reduction in the carbon A website was then developed where retailers and emissions of respondents of 0.3 tonnes per person – consumers could interact alongside other marketing or a 3 per cent reduction in the average UK carbon initiatives including a Local Food logo and loyalty footprint. card, while the project also worked with the local There were also further benefits to health, resilience Farmers Market to promote the social aspects of and the local economy brought about by people market shopping. moving to a more sustainable local diet.

Concept gains European recognition

Our work around employability was recognised by originated in North West a European institution at an international event in Wales in 2000 and has Brussels this year. since developed into a national project that After making a nomination to the REVES Excellence has been mainstreamed Award 2013, we were one of 25 organisations from into Welsh Government across Europe – and the only Welsh organisation policy for tackling – to make the final cut and be invited to present at unemployment through the event. the Jobs Growth Wales REVES is the European network of cities and regions programme. for the social economy, and guests from a range In that time, over 5,000 people have been of European institutions, including the European helped back into work, including people from Parliament, were present to hear examples of projects the most challenging circumstances of economic and partnership working from across Europe. inactivity and young people at most risk from the Our successful nomination centred on the current economic conditions. intermediate labour market (ILM) concept which

18 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Representing the sector 7 Representing the sector

We have continued to seek opportunities to influence policy in Wales, by representing the sector’s views and promoting policies and ideas that create opportunities for third sector and community engagement. This year we have developed our thinking on co- production, which we believe should be placed at the heart of future public service design and delivery.

Tackling poverty We believe that the third sector has a unique role to play in developing This year we have: anti-poverty programmes, and have been working to use the sector’s experience in policy and practice to influence Welsh Government’s n Established the Third Sector Anti Tackling Poverty Action Plan and strengthen the priority given to anti- Poverty Programmes Taskforce in partnership with leading poverty and social inclusion through European Programmes. third sector networks and organisations, providing a focus for coordinating activities and Wales Africa helps tackle global hunger supporting the sector to work strategically. Wales Africa Community Links next day, and called on UK Prime helped spearhead a unique Minister David Cameron to use n Developed proposals to campaign against global hunger, the G8 presidency and the Summit proactively influence policy which launched in Wales in Enniskillen later that year to and delivery of the Welsh in January 2013. take action on the root causes of Government’s Tackling Poverty the hunger crisis in the poorest Action Plan and align this as far The Enough Food for Everyone countries, land rights for poor as possible with the objectives IF campaign was formed by a farmers, investment of appropriate of European Cohesion Policy coalition of over 100 civil society aid, prevention of tax dodging, and 2014-2020 to maximize organisations, including Wales transparency in the food system. Structural Funds in relation to Africa Community Links, which key department programmes. warned that almost a billion The Welsh Government were young people will be in poverty also asked to play their part n The Wales Africa Community worldwide by 2025 – despite the through supporting Fair Trade and Links programme facilitated fact that we live in a world with environmental sustainability. 136 people to participate in knowledge and learning enough food for all. Other members of the IF campaign exchanges between Welsh The campaign launched at Cardiff in Wales include CAFOD, Christian and African organisations, and Castle in January 2013, with events Aid, Fairtrade Wales, Oxfam Cymru focused on sharing ideas and in Bangor and Wrexham the and Save the Children. community solutions to the Millennium Development Goals for grassroots poverty reduction.

n In partnership with the Bevan Foundation, hosted a major conference, Hard times ahead - meeting the challenges of poverty in 21st Century Wales.

n Published a policy paper, The poverty challenge - and the role of the third sector, outlining the various innovative ways in which we believe the sector is working to tackle poverty.

19 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Representing the sector Participation Cymru works with the Citizens’ Panel for Social Services in Wales Over the last year Participation Cymru (PC) was privileged to be commissioned by the Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services to Working with recruit and support members for a National Citizens’ Panel in Wales. This work included people who currently use Social Services, carers and government families. The initiative spanned all ages including children and young people. The aim of the panel and the accompanying work was to offer The Third Sector Partnership the perspectives of citizens on the strategic direction of the new Social Council continues to provide Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Bill. the essential lead partnership for support and development This afforded Participation Cymru an excellent opportunity to put into of the third sector. At the end of practice the work they support other organisations to do in terms of the year the Welsh Government effective engagement and enabling citizens’ voices to influence policy announced its intention to and service. The year saw over 30 people involved in setting the direction refresh its relationship with the of travel for Social Services in Wales. There were many challenges and the third sector, and followed this PC team learned a lot from members of the panel who came from many up in its Continuity and change different walks of life and faced a variety of difficulties. The work was consultation document. evaluated and recommendations for similar work in the future agreed. This is the first major review As Participation Cymru reflects on this work, we can see that the National of the relationship since 2007, Principles for Public Engagement were invaluable in the planning, running and the conclusions will lay and evaluation of the panel. A considerable amount was learned in terms the foundations for future joint of accessibility of materials, enabling and empowering people to take part working at a critical time for public effectively and in assuring that a difference was made. services in Wales, and for the One of the team members, Dyfrig Williams, who worked on the panel Welsh Government’s commitment reflected in a blog, ‘I’ve really enjoyed the practical work we’ve done with to supporting the sector. citizens around Wales. I’ve met so many committed people who have WCVA ended the year been more than ready to give their time to try and make public services developing and consulting on its and society in general better. It’s for this reason that the most memorable response. This encourages the piece of work I’ve been part of has been the Citizens’ Panel for Social Welsh Government to embrace Services in Wales.’ co-production, emphasising the role that the sector plays in the design and delivery of public services, and how the infrastructure supports the sector in this. It considers the future support needs of the sector, and the importance of responding to the growing use of digital technologies to improve and widen access to services. We look forward to the Welsh Government’s conclusions, and hope that these will help shape a joint agenda that we can pursue together through the Third Sector Partnership Council, Photo courtesy of Welsh Government: Deputy Minister for Children and ministerial meetings and other Social Services, Gwenda Thomas AM, with a panel member. mechanisms for joint working.

20 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Representing the sector Co-production and Building National public services Outcomes in The third sector can play a critical role in improving public services, Wales through especially at a time when resources are shrinking, but demand and a discussion with expectations are increasing. people We have continued to highlight the importance of Welsh Government At the heart of the Social Services working with the sector to co-produce public services, based on four and Wellbeing Wales Bill is essential pillars: a commitment to a national n Engaging individuals and communities in identifying need or working statement of outcomes for social together to meet those challenges care services in Wales. Together n Prevention and early intervention with a range of national alliances with an interest in social care n Seeking alternative and better models of delivery and health, we committed n Scrutiny to support the Assembly in building this statement on basis This co-production or sharing of responsibility, power and resource of what matters to people. We recognises more accurately how we actually live our lives. It meets our launched I Matter, We Matter to needs to live in safe, healthy and prosperous and attractive places and build and support this national accords with our understanding that quality of life is determined by conversation. This conversation a mix of individual, family, community and state action in which the was built around two questions: former will often be the most important. n What things are important to This year we have worked to put these ideas into practice: you in your life? n Through our Wales Wellbeing Bond, we are n What helps you to do these working with Cwm Taf Local Health Board, things? Interlink and Voluntary Action Merthyr Wales Wellbeing Bond Transforming public services together Tydfil to invest in a new initiative to support People involved with over a third sector mental health intervention 30 organisations and groups strategy aimed at reducing spending on offered 2,735 answers to these prescribed drugs. questions. In February 2013, these organisations facilitated n In partnership with the health and social a large workshop involving 53 care Alliance of Alliances (including Age people to create a shared set of Alliance Wales, Cymorth Cymru. Wales ‘We Matter’ statements which Alliance for Citizen Directed Support, expressed the things that we Wales Alliance for Mental Health, Wales all share in common. These Association of County Voluntary Councils, Wales Carers Alliance and statements have been used to Wales Disability Reference Group) we are working to ensure that shape the Welsh Assembly’s the Welsh Government’s National Outcomes Framework for social national statement on outcomes. services is created though a national wide-scale discussion with people facilitated by WCVA and the members of all the Alliances. You can see a film about this work on www.imatterwales.org.uk

Supported by

WCVA AnnuA l C onferenC e An D AGM 2012 I Matter, We Matter: Co-production into action Cardiff City Stadium • 29 n ovember 2012 We believe the third sector can improve services for people in Wales by co-production: designing and delivering services together with the people who use them in their communities, and putting people at the centre.

Co-production is a working partnership that recognises and draws on the resources This year’s annual conference will explore of the individual and the community, how we make this happen across Wales. as well as those of the service provider, It will explore the meaning, mechanics where everyone has something to give and and models of co-production and our 21 everyone benefits. opportunities for taking this further. This is your chance to help Wales take a new direction in service delivery.

#IMatterWeMatter WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Representing the sector

This year we have: Climate change and sustainable development n Represented the third sector on the Welsh Government’s Climate Our work with the third sector Climate Change Leadership Group has Change Commission on sector continued to focus on how organisations can take practical action to play engagement and support. their part in addressing the causes and effects of climate change. As the administrative partner for Environment Wales we have provided both n Supported a new Third Sector advice and funding to community projects that improve the environment Partnership Council workstream, and address climate change throughout Wales. committing TSPC members to take action on climate change.

n Set up a dedicated webpage on the new WCVA website which includes resources for the sector on climate change.

n Provided a suite of 12 information sheets on climate change, the implications for the third sector, and how organisations can address the causes and effects.

n Through Environment Wales, invested grant aid of over £696,000 as 178 grants to community-led sustainable development projects, involving over 8,000 volunteers. The Wales Africa Community Links Clean Energy Grants programme secured and dispersed £45,845 to six projects in Uganda, Kenya, n Also through Environment Zanzibar, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, collectively offsetting 538.9 tonnes Wales, managed the Supporting of carbon. It also benefits livelihoods, education, health, women’s Sustainable Living Grant empowerment, nutrition, access to water and food for the African Scheme funded by the Welsh Government which provided communities involved, and raises awareness of climate change issues more than £250,000 for through schools and local media in eight Welsh counties. 22 projects encouraging Fiona Cullen, Volunteer Coordinator of Labata Fantalle Cymru said the behavioural change in response Clean Energy grant was helping to irrigate the tree nursery which was to Climate Change. in danger of being polluted by chemicals in water running into it from a sugar plantation. n Secured and dispersed £131,216 in grant funds to 42 Wales Africa ‘The grant is fantastic,’ she said. ‘We’ve been struggling for years to Community Link organisations keep the project site ticking over with small amounts of money, drip- and projects. feeding it as and when from local fundraising efforts in Wales as well as a few regular donations. This is the first injection of money we’ve n Worked with had and will hopefully raise awareness of the project and enable a coalition of organisations the tree nursery to really become established and positively move to influence forward’. the shape of the Future Shaping our Future How Wales can lead the world with Generations a sustainable development law Bill.

22 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Representing the sector Structural Funds Feedback has been consistently positive: WCVA’s third sector European team (3-SET) provided information, advice and training to third sector organisations seeking to benefit from ‘Their knowledge and expertise European Structural Funds. was indispensible as they were able to professionally guide us The focus for 2012-13 was on training third sector project sponsors through the various processes and contractors in tools for managing an EU funded project; risk involved in setting up the project. management and quality assurance; gaining publicity; measuring soft They were also able to interpret outcomes and how to tender. The third sector European forum (3-SEF) the WEFO guidance, which also facilitated the sharing of information and good practice amongst caused us some confusion early third sector lead project sponsors. on in the project. We could not We have also begun to work with the third sector on preparations for the have progressed as quickly as we did without the professional next round of European Structural and Investment Funds for 2014-2020 support they provided.’ through information and awareness raising events, to identify opportunities for third sector delivery of the proposed programme priorities. ‘The bespoke EU project management training which was delivered to our project team This year we have: was invaluable. The training n Delivered 15 training courses in all aspects of managing an EU provided information and funded project to 174 participants. guidance specifically for projects funded through the EU which n Hosted three events to promote good practice in exit strategies and developed the team’s knowledge succession planning, and a State Aid awareness raising session. in a key area.’

n Provided support to third sector EU funded projects during ‘We provided evidence (with project development and post-award. WCVA) to the NAfW Enterprise & Business Committee on their n Submitted evidence to the Welsh Government’s reflection Inquiry into the Draft Legislative exercises on the Structural Funds and Rural Development Proposals for the Structural Plan programmes 2007-2013 and the Guilford Review of Funds 2014-2020 (Jan 2012). implementation arrangements. The opportunity to provide this n Provided written and oral evidence to the National Assembly for evidence was most valuable and Wales’ inquiries to scrutinise the Structural Funds programmes welcome and would not have in Wales. happened had we not been a part of the 3-SEF group.’ n Actively participated in the European Programmes Partnership Forum and WEFO’s work streams to prepare for the 2014-2020 ‘The WCVA 3-SET team provided programmes. impartial advice and guidance. WCVA were able to clear up n Secured wide stakeholder engagement to respond to the Welsh several queries. We would like European Funding Office’s consultation on the Structural Funds to see WCVA given a similar role and Rural Development programmes 2014-2020 through events if there are further European and meetings. Funding streams in 2014-2020.’

‘It is important that the 3rd Sector have a voice around the “Top Table” as all too often the impression is given by officials that the same level of scrutiny is not given to local authorities and other Government agencies.’ ‘Our membership of the 3-SEF group (a forum for funded projects) has enabled us to link with other organisations in a similar sector and to share our knowledge and experience of running an ESF funded project. It has also enabled us to stay informed in relation to issues for the sector.’

23 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Grants, loans and contracts 8 Grants, loans and contracts

Procured contracts We ran 7 (2012: 8) procured contract schemes during the year.

2013 2012 Value of Value of contracts contracts Paid Paid £ £

Intermediate Labour Market - Convergence Area 2,524,557 7,369,705

Intermediate Labour Market - Competitiveness Area 934,807 3,141,964

Climate Change 62,778 34,500

Future Jobs Fund - 4,137,157

GwirVol - 330,000

Making the Connections 527,840 -

Community Economic Development 635,446 664,276

Gateway - Convergence Area 5,431,921 10,168,158

Gateway - Competitiveness Area 1,136,216 1,959,857

11,253,565 27,805,617

Assembly Member for Clwyd West, Darren Millar, meeting people who got back into work after taking part in our Intermediate Labour Market project.

24 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Grants, loans and contracts Grants We ran 15 (2012: 12) grant scheme during the year and grant payments were made to 957 (2012: 1,829) organisations.

Grants 2013 2013 2012 2012 Number of Value of Number Value grants paid grants of grants of grants paid paid paid £ £

Communities Investment Fund 5 58,653 - -

Communities First Trust Fund 442 (209,492) 1,380 4,094,156

Infrastructure Funding - CVCs 19 3,021,861 19 3,021,861

Wales for Africa Community Links 45 125,811 34 115,188

Volunteering in Wales Fund 76 1,092,263 70 905,710

Safer Future Communities 4 15,000 - -

Size of Wales - - 2 2,100

Supporting Sustainable Living grant scheme - Climate Change 26 258,215 12 115,048

Environment Wales 106 830,568 106 810,907

Biodiversity grant fund 22 85,401 27 282,727

Interreg 2 20,747 - -

Infrastructure Funding – Volunteer Centres 19 1,346,323 19 1,346,323

BIG Wales Volunteering project 19 444,633 3 3,256

GwirVol 118 1,088,487 121 704,597

Partnership Capacity Fund 32 118,525 36 130,475

Gateway – Convergence Area 22 366,561 - -

957 8,663,556 1,829 11,532,348

Loans 2013 2013 Value of loans Value of loans awarded repaid £ £

CIF 1 125,000 504,781

CIF 2 448,972 68,216

Group 573,972 572,997

25 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Our award winners 9 Here are all our award winners in the last 12 months...

Daniel Walsh, a winner in the Young Person category Theatre versus Oppression, runners-up in the Health, social care and wellbeing category

Wales Volunteer of the Year 2013 Third Sector Awards Cymru 2013 Crystal Matthew, Abercynon Young Person Class Award for Best Telecommunications Aaron Evans, Rhyl Young Person Plant Dewi DadVenture Winner Rachel Wood, Caerwent Young Person Age Cymru Runner-up Daniel Walsh, Merthyr Tydfil Young Person Macmillan Cancer Support in Wales Runner-up

Joan Davies, Newport Adult The Green Award Mandy Powell, Cardiff Adult RSPCA Llys Nini Winner Ruth Walters, Newport Adult Cardiff YMCA Prefab Project Runner-up Llangattock Green Valleys Runner-up Cardigan Castle Volunteers Group Teen Spirit in aid of Teenage Group Health, social care and wellbeing award Cancer Trust, Cardiff Contact the Elderly Winner Chooselife Wales, Llanelli Group Theatre vs Oppression Runner-up Harlech and Ardudwy Leisure Runner-up Alice Midmore, Pwllheli Green volunteer Horticulture Learning Zone Runner-up Sam Holt, Cardiff Green volunteer James Wilkes, Caerphilly Green volunteer The Award for Good Governance Ashfield Community Enterprise Winner David Owens, Angelsey Trustee Dangerpoint Runner-up Tracey Griffiths, Merthyr Tydfil Trustee YogaMobility Runner-up Paul Frost, Conwy Trustee Adrienne Howes, Neath Port Talbot Trustee Most Admired Organisation Macmillan Cancer Support in Wales Winner Ieuan the Lion Memorial Fund Runner-up Leading Wales Awards (WCVA is part of Ely Garden Villagers Runner-up the Awards consortium) A merger between the Neath and Lliw Valley and knowledge to the Women’s Aid groups led to the formation of Calan fore to help local groups. DVS, led by Leading Wales Award voluntary and not- She is founder of BRAVE, a for-profit winner Rhian Bowen Davies. specialist team providing support, intervention and Rhian helped lead both organisations through the preventative services for merger, ensuring a smooth transition to the new children and young people in Neath Port Talbot. The group, of which she is CEO. She is also a trustee of award category is supported by the Fairwood Trust. Welsh Women’s Aid, where she brings her leadership

26 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | WCVA Board Members 2013 10 WCVA Board Members 2013 (as at 1 September 2013)

Member Category Represented Win Griffiths OBE (Chair) General Eurwen Edwards OBE, BEM (Vice Chair) Older people Margaret Jervis MBE (Vice Chair) Community Philip Avery Sport and Recreation Louise Bennett Volunteering Rocio Cifuentes Ethnic Minorities Pam Boyd (Observer) Education and Training Peter Davies General (co-opted) Mike Denman Community Justice Walter Dickie General (co-opted) Cherrie Galvin Faith Paul Glaze Youth Efa Gruffudd Jones General Mair Gwynant General Simon Harris General Dilys Jackson Arts John R Jones General Liza Kellett General Joy Kent Housing Judy Leering General (co-opted) Moira Ann Lockitt Employment Roy Norris Intermediaries Chad Patel (Treasurer) General Martin Pollard International Aid L Mair Stephens Gender Anne Stephenson General Hilary Stevens General (co-opted) Fran Targett OBE Advice and Advocacy Catriona Williams OBE Children and Families Jan Walsh Environment Thomas Michael Williams MBE General Michael Williams General Clive Wolfendale Health and Social Care Pauline Young MBE Disability

WCVA Advisers Hanef Bhamjee OBE Legal adviser David Evans Management adviser Doug Morris Property adviser

WCVA Vice Presidents Tom Jones OBE Margaret Thorne CBE DL

WCVA President Glenys Kinnock

27 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Summarised financial statements 11  Summarised financial statements

These summarised financial statements are a The Annual Accounts were approved on 10 October summary of information extracted from the 2013 and have been delivered to the Charity statutory Annual Report and Accounts. They may Commission and the Registrar of Companies. The not contain sufficient information to allow for a full accounts have been audited by a qualified auditor, understanding of the financial affairs of the Charity. Grant Thornton UK LLP, who issued an unqualified For further information, the full Annual Accounts, report on the full annual financial statements and on the report of the independent auditor on those the consistency of the directors’ report with those accounts and the Trustees’ Annual Report should be annual financial statements. Their report on the full consulted. Copies of these can be obtained from annual financial statements contained no statement T Lewis, Company Secretary. under Sections 498(2) and 498(3)) of the Companies Act 2006.

WCVA would like to thank the following organisations for their support:

Big Lottery Fund Charities Aid Foundation Class Telecommunications European Commission European Structural Funds Gwynedd County Council Welsh Government Waterloo Foundation Ynys Mon County Council

28 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Summarised financial statements Group Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 March 2013

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds Funds Funds 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Incoming resources Incoming resources from generated funds: Activities for generating funds 785,305 165,832 951,137 946,027 Investment income 85,204 138,892 224,096 271,641 Incoming resources from charitable activities: Grants receivable 1,260,421 16,827,042 18,087,463 37,516,560 Expenditure recovered 1,592,670 - 1,592,670 1,632,681 Other incoming resources - - - 3,040,230 Total incoming resources 3,723,600 17,131,766 20,855,366 43,407,139

Resources expended Costs of generating funds: Costs incurred in generating funds 696,293 - 696,293 666,272 Investment manager's costs 808 - 808 5,309

Charitable activities 3,013,277 24,684,053 27,697,330 47,155,158

Governance costs 18,234 - 18,234 18,793 Pension finance costs (60,000) - (60,000) (70,000) Total resources expended 3,668,612 24,684,053 28,352,665 47,775,532

Net incoming resources before other recognised gains 54,988 (7,552,287) (7,497,299) (4,368,393) Transfers between funds 79,644 (79,644) - - Other transfers (1,110) 1,110 - - Actuarial gain/(loss) on defined benefit pension scheme (360,000) - (360,000) (1,280,000) Gain/(loss) on revaluation of investments 12,264 - 12,264 (1,093) Net movement in funds (214,214) (7,630,821) (7,845,035) (5,649,486)

Fund balances brought forward at 1 April 2012 1,760,027 14,089,601 15,849,628 21,499,114

Fund balances carried forward at 31 March 2013 1,545,813 6,458,780 8,004,593 15,849,628

29 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Summarised financial statements Group Balance sheet as at 31 March 2013

2013 2012

£ £ £ £ Fixed assets Tangible assets 2,311,908 2,420,215

Current assets

Investments 77,575 65,311 Debtors and prepayments 153,737 102,663 Debtors: amounts falling due after more than one year 1,828,253 1,973,167

Cash at bank and in hand 7,171,028 14,787,814 9,230,593 16,928,955

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (527,908) (649,542) Net current assets 8,702,685 16,279,413 Total assets less current liabilities 11,014,593 18,699,628 Defined benefit pension scheme liability (3,010,000) (2,850,000) NET ASSETS 8,004,593 15,849,628

Funds

Unrestricted: General funds 3,055,813 3,110,027 Sustainable funds 1,500,000 1,500,000 Unrestricted Funds (excluding pension liability) 4,555,813 4,610,027 Pension reserves (3,010,000) (2,850,000) Total unrestricted funds 1,545,813 1,760,027

Restricted

Funds in surplus - relating to property 1,026,135 1,080,144 Funds in surplus - relating to long term loans awarded 1,828,253 1,973,167

Funds in surplus - other 4,767,038 11,664,944 Funds in deficit (1,162,646) (628,654) Total restricted funds 6,458,780 14,089,601 TOTAL FUNDS 8,004,593 15,849,628

30 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Summarised financial statements

Incoming Resources (Unrestricted Funds)

Activities for generating funds £785,305 21.1% Investment Income £85,204 2.3% £3,723,600 Grants Receivable £1,260,421 33.8% 100.0% Expenditure recovered £1,592,670 42.8% Other incoming resources £0 0.0%

Incoming Resources (Restricted Funds)

Activities for generating funds £165,832 1.0% Investment Income £138,892 0.8% £17,131,766 Grants Receivable £16,827,042 98.2% 100.0%

Resources Expended (Unrestricted Funds)

Charitable Activities £2,953,277 80.5% Governance and Pension Costs £18,234 0.5% £3,668,612 Costs incurred in generating funds £696,293 19.0% 100.0% Investment manager’s cost £808 0.0%

Resources Expended (Restricted Funds)

Charitable Activities £24,684,053 100.0%

£24,684,053 100.0%

31 WCVA Impact report 2012-13 | Summarised financial statements Statement of the independent auditor to the members of Wales Council for Voluntary Action

We have examined the summarised financial Basis of opinion statements of Wales Council for Voluntary Action We conducted our work in accordance with the Limited for the year ended 31 March 2013 which Bulletin 2008/3 ‘The Auditors’ Statement on the comprise a summary statement of financial activities Summary Financial Statement’ issued by the Auditing and balance sheet set out on pages 28 to 31. Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom. This statement is made solely to the company’s Our report on the company’s full annual financial members, as a body, in accordance with Section statements describes the basis of our audit opinion 428 of the Companies Act 2006 and the regulations on those financial statements and the Trustee’s made thereunder. Our audit work has been Report. undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members those matters we are required to state to Opinion them in an auditors’ statement on Summary Financial Statements and for no other purpose. To the fullest In our opinion, the summarised financial statements extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume are consistent with the full annual accounts and the responsibility to anyone other than the company trustees’ report for the year ended 31 March 2013 and and the company’s members as a body, for our audit complies with the applicable requirements of Section work, for this statement, or for the opinions we have 428 of the Companies Act 2006, and regulations formed. made thereunder. Grant Thornton UK LLP Respective responsibilities of trustees Chartered Accountants and auditors Registered Auditor 11-13 Penhill Road The trustees (who are also the directors of the Cardiff Wales Council for Voluntary Action for the 10 October 2013 purposes of Company Law) are responsible for the preparation of the summarised annual report in accordance with applicable law. Our responsibility is to report to you our opinion on the consistency of the summary financial statements within the summarised annual report with the full annual accounts, the trustees’ report and its compliance with the relevant requirements of Section 428 of the Companies Act 2006 and the regulations made thereunder. We also read the other information contained in the summarised annual report and consider the implications for our report if we become aware of any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the summary financial statements. Our responsibilities do not extend to any other information.

32 WCVA members | Aelodau WCVA 2012-13

12 WCVA members (as at 1 September 2013) Aelodau WCVA (ar 1 Medi 2013) General / Cyffredinol Galeri Caernarfon The Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust Blaina Heritage Action Group GFS Platform for Young Women The Dandelion Trust Boston Centre-Stage A K Palmer Glasdir Thomas Henry Jones Brackla Organisation For Community Aberystwyth University Guild of Glyndwr Students’ Guild Tir Coed Activities Students Glyndwr University Careers Centre Tredegar Community Interest Brecknock Wildlife Trust Accounting for Business Gorseinon Tertiary College Students’ Company Brecon Advice Centre ACE - Action in Caerau & Ely Union Trinity Child and Family Centre Brecon and District Contact AgriTechTalk International CIC Hafod Housing Association Trinity Saint David Students’ Union Association Alain Thomas Consultancy Ltd Haverfordwest Town Council Tydfil Training Consortium Ltd Brecon and District Disabled Club Arad Goch Cwmni Theatr Dyfed HYBU Limited UNISON Ymlaen-Forward Brecon and Radnor Samaritans Arena Pontardawe Ian Cuddy Thomas Unite The Union Brecon Volunteer Bureau Arts Factory Independent Age United Reformed Church (Wales) BRfm Community Radio for Blaenau Barry College Students’ Union Kaleidoscope Project Trust Gwent Benenden Healthcare Society - North Kazuri Cymru United Welsh Housing Association Bridgend Carers Centre Wales & Cheshire Llanarmon yn Ial Community Council University of Glamorgan Students’ Bridgend Citizens Advice Bureau Black Voluntary Sector Network Wales Llandrillo College Students’ Union Union Bridgend County Care and Repair Breaking Barriers Community Arts Llantwit Fardre Community Council University of Wales Bridgend Foodbank Bridgend College Students’ Union Llyfrau Llafar Cymru Upper Afan Valley Community Bridges Community Centre Bridgend Lifesafers Credit Union Ltd Margaret Thorne CBE DL Regeneration Forum Britannia Community Association British Association of Social Workers Mawr Development Trust Village and Valleys Bronafon Community Housing Ltd Wales Menter a Busnes Wales TUC Cymru Bryncynon Community Revival Caerphilly and District Credit Union Menter Cwm Gwendraeth West Wales Biodiversity Information Strategy Cancer Research Wales Menter Iaith Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili Centre Brynmawr Scene Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias Menter Iaith Sir Benfro West Wales Credcer Credit Union Ltd Builth Wells Community Support Cardiff Concern Counselling Service Menter Iaith Sir Ddinbych Wikima Butetown History and Arts Centre Cardiff Storehouse Menter Maldwyn Women Connect First Buzz-AH Cardiff University Students’ Union Menter Ysgolion Cymraeg Women Count C.A.L.F. Cardiff Vale & Valleys Institute of Blind Michael Williams Young Music Makers of Dyfed C.H.A.D. People Mirus Ystrad Mynach College Students’ Cadwyn Housing Association Carmarthenshire Sports Development Molly Zacharias Union Cae Post Ltd Unit Money Saviour CIC Caerleon Festival Cartrefi Cymru - Conwy Morawelon Regeneration Partnership Local / Lleol Caerphilly Borough Mind Cefn Neath Port Talbot College Students’ 2300 Squadron ATC - St Athan Caerphilly Citizens Advice Bureau Cefn Community Council Union 3Gs Development Trust Caerphilly Learning Festival Planning Cefnpennar and District Welfare Newlink Wales 55 Stanley Rd Group Association Newport Credit Union Ltd A Voice for You Ltd Caia Park and Hightown Communities Cerebra North Wales Credit Union Ltd Abbey Road Centre First Cluster CERED Menter Iaith Ceredigion Pain Concern ABCD Caia Park Partnership Ltd Ceredigion Care Society Pembrokeshire College Students’ Aberconwy Domestic Abuse Service Calan DVS Chernobyl Children Cancer Care Union Aberconwy Mind Canolfan Dreftadaeth Kate Roberts Cardiff (5Cs) Pennysmart CIC Aberfan and Merthyr Vale Youth Canolfan Felin Fach Children’s Hospital for Wales Appeal People’s Health Trust Project Cardiff and Vale Action for Mental Clwyd Special Riding Centre Plaid Cymru Abergavenny Mind Association Health Coleg Ceredigion Students’ Union Play Right / Chwarae Iawn Abergorki Community Hall Cardiff Christian Healing Ministry Coleg Glan Hafren Students’ Union Pontypool Community Council Aberystwyth Group of the Ramblers Cardiff Citizens Advice Bureau Coleg Gwent Students’ Union Prestatyn Town Council Adamsdown Community Forum Cardiff Community Housing Coleg Meirion Dwyfor Students’ PSS Cymru Advice Mid Wales Association Union Rhyl Town Council Advocacy Works Cardiff Conservation Volunteers Coleg Menai Students’ Union Riverside Community Market African Community Centre Cardiff Gypsy and Traveller Project Coleg Morgannwg Students’ Union Association African Mothers Foundation Cardiff Law Centre Coleg Powys Students’ Union Robert Owen Credit Union Ltd International Cardiff Mind Coleg Sir Gâr Students’ Union Rounded Developments Enterprises Age Concern Neath Port Talbot Cardiff People First Colegau Cymru - Colleges Wales Ltd Age Concern Pembrokeshire Cardiff Rivers Group Compass Community Care Limited Roy Allan Norris Age Concern Sir Gar Cardiff Transition Project Co-Options Ltd Royal College of Nursing Age Cymru Ceredigion Cardigan Playscheme Creation Development Trust Royal Welsh College of Music and Age Cymru Gwynedd a Môn Cardigan Youth Project/Area 43 Crest Co-operative Ltd Drama Students’ Union Age Cymru Powys Care and Repair Caerphilly Crimestoppers Wales Samye Foundation Wales All Creatures Great and Small Animal Care and Repair Neath Port Talbot Crossroads Care Swansea & NPT Sarah Herbert-Jones Sanctuary Carmarthen Breakthro’ Cwmbran Centre for Young People Sazani Associates Alway Community Association Carmarthen Family Centre - Ty Ni Cwmni Clydach Development Trust Scout Enterprises Ltd Alzheimer’s Society - Cardiff and the Carmarthen Mind Cynnal y Cardi Single Parent Action Network - SPAN Vale Carmarthen Youth Project Deeside College Students’ Association Sir Donald Walters Alzheimer’s Society - Swansea Carmarthenshire Counselling Service Development Trusts Association Wales Smd Counselling Antur Nantlle Cyf Carmarthenshire Youth & Childrens’ DIY Futures Snowdonia National Park Authority Antur Waunfawr Association Dyfed Archaeological Trust SPPOT CIC Anxiety Support Group Catch Up Ltd Dynamix Ltd St David’s Sixth Form College Atal Y Fro Cathays & Central Youth & Dyslexia Action Cymru Students’ Council Ategi Ltd Community Project Ebbw Vale Food Bank (Festival Church Students Union ATL Celf o Gwmpas/Arts Round About Trust Ltd) Sue Barlow Associates Awel Aman Tawe Ceredigion Mobile Shopmobility Elizabeth Finn Care Sundance Renewables Barbara Bus Gwynedd Chapter Arts Centre Eurwen H Edwards OBE BEM Sustrans Cymru Barnardo’s - Neville Street Project Chepstow and District Mencap Family Housing Association (Wales) Swansea College Students’ Council Barry Communities First Cluster Children’s Contact Centres Ltd Swansea Metropolitan University Barry YMCA “CHOOSE LIFE” The Prisoners FFT Education Ltd Students’ Union BCA Independent Advocacy Services Initiative Flintshire Advocacy Services Swansea Print Workshop Beacon Centre Trust Cardiff Christian Aid Friends of Comin Infants Swansea University Students’ Union Bethel Baptist Church CIL De Gwynedd Friends of Israel Educational Taff Housing Association Black Mountain Centre / Canolfan y Clwb Hwyl Rowen Foundation Taran Disability Forum Ltd. Mynydd Du Clwb Ieuenctid Bont Youth Club GA Unitarian & Free Christian Temp2Perm Housing CIC Blaenymaes, Portmead, Penplas Clydach Vale Community Centre Churches The Big Issue Cymru Development Trust CMIG - Supporting Mental Health

33 WCVA members | Aelodau WCVA 2012-13

Coed Cadw - The Woodland Trust Gaer Community Network Mencap Cymru - Carmarthenshire Phoenix Community Furniture Coleg Elidyr Camphill Centre for Gateway Credit Union Ltd Projects Scheme Ltd Special Education Gellideg Foundation Group Mental Health Advocacy Providers Phoenix Cymru Colwyn Bay Community Sports Gilfach Goch Community Association Mental Health Advocacy Scheme Planed - Pembrokeshire Local Action Communities First - Gwynedd Cluster GISDA Menter Aberteifi Network Communities First - NE Swansea Glyndwr Women’s Aid Menter Bro Dinefwr Plas Cybi Partnerhip Cluster Glyntaff Tenants and Residents Menter Caerdydd Platform 51 Cymru - Cwmafan Communities First - North Association Menter Fachwen Play Montgomeryshire Denbighshire Cluster Gorseinon Development Trust Menter Gorllewin Sir Gar Play On The Move Ltd Communities First - Swansea North Goytre After School Club Menter Iaith Abertawe Pontarddulais Partnership East Cluster Graigfelen Residents in Action Menter Iaith Rhondda Cynon Taf Ponthafren Association Communities First - Taf West Cluster Grassroots Cymru - Cardiff Menter Y Felin Uchaf Pontrobert Recreation Association Communities First - West Flintshire Greek Cypriot Assocation of Wales Merched y Wawr Felinfach Pontygwaith Community Centre Cluster Green Links Community Interest Merlin Savers Pontygwaith Regeneration Communities First - West Flintshire Company Merthyr Tydfil Borough Credit Union Partnership Cluster Greenhouse Ltd Ltd Port Talbot Magnet Communities First - Western Valley Groundwork Bridgend & Neath Port Merthyr Tydfil Citizens Advice Bureau Port Talbot Mind Cluster Talbot Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association Powys Carers Service Community Arts Rhayader and Groundwork Caerphilly Merthyr Valleys Homes Powys Citizens Advice Bureau District (CARAD) Groundwork Wrexham & Flintshire MEWN Swansea Powys Dance Community House Growing Space Mid Powys Mind Powys People First Community Kickboxing GTFM Mid Wales Rape Centre Preseli Rural Transport Association Compton’s Yard Charitable Trust Gwelfor Community Centre Mind Aberystwyth Prestatyn and Rhyl Lions Club Conwy Care and Repair Gwent Defibbers Mind in the Vale of Glamorgan Presteigne and Norton Community Conwy Citizens Advice Bureau Gwynedd Hospice at Home Moelyci Environment Centre Support Conwy Community Transport Hafal Seibiant Monmouth Youth Project Prospects Conwy Festival of Youth Hanes Llandoch Montgomery Community Care Project Radnorshire Healthy Friendships Cornerstone Church - Cwmbach Hay and District Community Support Montgomeryshire Community Radnorshire Women’s Aid Cornerstone Church - Swansea Hay and District Dial-a-Ride Regeneration Association RASCAL Craft Home-Start BGSRE Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre Raven House Trust Crafts For Everyone Home-Start Caerphilly Borough Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust RAY Ceredigion Crossroads Care in the Vale Home-Start Caerphilly Borough East Mosque and Islamic Community RCMA Social Enterprise Ltd Crossroads Care North Wales Home-Start Cardiff East Centre RCT Young People First Crossroads Care Porthcawl Home-Start Carmarthen & Llanelli MS Society - Cardiff and Vale Branch RDCS Crossroads Care Sir Gar Home-Start Ceredigion Multiple Sclerosis Support Centre - N Recovery Cymru Cruse Bereavement Care Cardiff Home-Start County Borough of Wales Refurbs Flintshire Cruse Bereavement Care North Wales Wrexham Murchfield Community Association Resolven Building Blocks CSP Home-Start Denbighshire NCH Cymru - Flintshire Rhondda Community Development CSV RSVP Home-Start Dinefwr Neath Mind Castell Nedd Association Cwm Harry Land Trust Home-Start Flintshire Neath Port Talbot Carers Service Rhondda Cynon Taff People First Cwmni Penllan Development Trusts Home-Start Newport Neighbours & Residents Action Group Rhondda Taff Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd HOPE MS Therapy Centre of Trowbridge Rhyl Adventure Playground Cwmni’r Bermo Horn Development Association Neuadd Dyfi Association Cwmpark Community Association Hospice of the Valleys Neuadd Goffa Llansilin Memorial Hall Rhyl City Strategy Cyfeillion Croesor Huggard New Direction for Congo Rhymney Valley Young at Hearts Cylch Meithrin a Ti a Fi Y Drenewydd Ieuenctyd Tysul Youth New Foundationshe Right from the Start Cymdeithas Aberaeron Society Ihsaan Social Support Association New Hope - Llantwit Major Ringland Community Association Cymryd Rhan Wales New Horizons River and Sea Sense Cymuned Artis Community In4Fun Newport Access Group RNIB Cymru - North Wales Office Cymunedau yn Gyntaf - Bowydd a Innovate Trust Newport Chinese Community Centre Rowan Tree Cancer Care Rhiw Iorwerth Rowlands Centre Newport Citizens Advice Bureau RSPB Volunteering Cymunedau yn Gyntaf - De Pwllheli Islwyn Community Credit Union Newport Mediation RSPCA - Cardiff & District Cymunedau yn Gyntaf - Pen Llyn iSmooth Community Cafe Newport Mind Ruperra Conservation Trust Cyngor ar Bopeth Ceredigion Citizens Josef Herman Art Foundation Newport People First Safer Merthyr Tydfil Advice Bureau Kenfig Hill Pyle and Cornelly Youth Newtown and District Dial a Ride Safle Cyswllt - Contact Centre North Denbighshire Dial a Ride Salvation Army - Morriston Dewis Ltd Keyring Living Support Networks North Denbighshire Domestic Service Sanctuary Counselling and Training Dinas Powys Voluntary Concern KIDZ R US North East Wales Wildlife Ltd Sands Cymru Diocese of Bangor, Church in Wales KIM - Inspire North Gwent Cardiac Aftercare Scope Wales Diocese of Llandaff Board for Social Kings Christian Fellowship North Gwent Joint Missionary Senghenydd Youth Drop In Centre Responsibility Kinmel Bay Communities First North Montgomeryshire Volunteer SEREN Diocese of St Asaph Knighton and District Community Centre Seren Ffestiniog Cyf Disability Powys Support North Wales Music Tuition Centres SHARE Centre Discovery SVS L’Arche Brecon North Wales Police and Community Shared Earth Trust Dolen - Môn Leonard Cheshire - Danybryn Home Trust (PACT) Shopmobility Merthyr Tydfil Borough Domestic Abuse Safety Unit Leonard Cheshire - Llanhennock North Wales Women’s Centre Siawns Teg Dowlais Community Development Home Ogmore Valley History & Heritage Sir Gar Carmarthenshire Federation Forum Lightship 2000 Society of WI’s Duffryn Community Link Linden Church Trust Ogwr Transport for Elderly or Sirhowy Tenants and Residents Dulais Valley Partnership Llamau Ltd Disabled Association Dyfodol Powys Futures Llandrindod Wells Volunteer Bureau Oriel Bach Sketty Kids Club / Summer Club Dynamic Llandudno Community Radio Ltd PACTO Small World Theatre Ely & Caerau Parents Council Llanelli Women’s Aid Ltd. Partneriaeth Cymunedol Porthyfelin Somali Advice and Information Centre Estyn Llaw Llanharan Recreation Ground Trust Cyf South Montgomeryshire Volunteer Every Link Counts Llanidloes Community Transport Partneriaeth Maesgeirchen Bureau Ltd Family Awareness Drug Support Scheme Partnership South Splott Residents Association Family Contact Llanidloes Resource Centre Pathways Home Span Arts Ltd Fernhill and Glenboi Communities Llanishen Good Neighbours PCRG Spark Blaenymaes Ltd First Llanwrtyd Community Transport Pembroke 21C Community St Anne’s Hospice Fernhill Youth Project Local Aid for Children and Association St David’s Children Society Firing Line - Museum of the Welsh Community Special Needs Pembrokeshire CAB St Davids Diocesan Team Plant Dewi Soldier Machynlleth Community Children’s Pembrokeshire Care and Repair 200 Ltd St John’s Community Hall Fishguard & Goodwick Young Persons Project Pembrokeshire Care Society Management Committee Trust Ltd - Point Maesglas Community Network Pembrokeshire Counselling Service St Kentigern Hospice Flintshire Disability Forum Make a Change Pembrokeshire Mind St Philip Evans Parish Flintshire Mind Mediation Cymru Pen yr Enfys Stars Gogledd Cymru/North Wales Flintshire Neighbourhood Watch Meithrinfa Meirion Cyf Penarth Youth Project Strata Florida 50+ Association Melin Homes Limited Penlan Communities First Student Volunteering Bangor Forest School Swansea, Neath and Memoco Penley Rainbow Centre Student Volunteering Cardiff Port Talbot Menai Bridge Community Heritage Penparcau Community Forum Sure Start Vale of Glamorgan Foundation 14a Trust Ltd Penrhys Partnership Sustainable Gwynedd Gynaladwy Funkystars Morris Dancing Troupe Penygraig Boys and Girls Club Swansea Care and Repair

34 WCVA members | Aelodau WCVA 2012-13

Swansea Carers’ Centre Women’s Aid - South Gwynedd Buttle UK Deaf Access Wales Swansea Centre For Deaf People Women’s Aid - Swansea Cadarn Housing Group Ltd Deaf Association Wales Swansea Chinese Community Co-op Women’s Aid - Wrexham CADMHAS Deafblind UK Centre Wrexham Citizens Advice Bureau Caer Las Dee Valley Community Partnership Swansea Community Boat Trust Wrexham Hospice and Cancer CAIS - Cyngor Alcohol Information Ltd Swansea Community Farm Support Centre Foundation Services Denbighshire Voluntary Services Swansea Mind Wrexham Youth Justice Service Campaign for the Protection of Rural Council Swansea Neath Port Talbot CAB Y BONT - BDRCB Wales Diabetes UK Cymru Swansea Women’s Resource and Y Ganolfan Cardiff and the Vale Parents Digartref Ynys Mon Ltd Training Centre YMCA - Bargoed Federation Disability Action Group Wales Swansea Young Single Homeless Ymlaen Ceredigion Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC) Disability Arts Cymru Project Ynys Môn Citizens Advice Bureau Cardiff Transport Preservation Group Disability Law Service Swyddfa’r Urdd Ynysybwl Regeneration Partnership Care and Repair Cymru Disability Wales Sylfaen Cymunedol Cyf Your Voice Advocacy Project Care for the Family Disabled Workers Co-operative Taff Bargoed Development Trust Yr Institiwt Corris Carers Trust - Wales Disablement Welfare Rights Taff Ely Drug Support (TEDS) Ysbrydoliaeth y Grael Cyf Carmarthenshire Association of Diverse Cymru Talking Hands Children and Young Ystalyfera Development Trust Voluntary Services Dolen Cymru (Wales - Lesotho Link) People Ystradgynlais Volunteer Centre Cartrefi Cymru Dolen Ffermio Talybont-on-Usk Energy Zimbabwe Newport Association CaST Cymru Down’s Syndrome Association Tan y Maen Ltd Catch 22 Drama Association of Wales Ten Green Bottle Powys CIC National Regional / CCN Cymru Drive The Antioch Centre Cenedlaethol Centre for Alternative Technology Drugaid The Butterfly Project Ceredigion Association of Voluntary Eiriol The Caerphilly Woodlands Trust Ltd Rhanbarthol Organisations Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru The Community Church 3 Space Chamber for Business and Social Electoral Reform Society Wales The Disability CAN DO Organisation 4 Winds User Led Association Action (Wales) Ltd ELITE Supported Employment Agency The Engine House Community Project ACE Women’s Group Changing Faces Cymru Ltd The Gate Arts and Community Centre ACEVO Charities Aid Foundation Epilepsy Bereaved The Prince’s Trust - Splott Action On Hearing Loss Cymru Charity Retail Association Epilepsy Wales/Epilepsi Cymru The Quilt Association ActionFirstPlus Charter Housing Esmee Fairbairn Foundation The Ragamuffin Project Adoption UK Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru Eye to Eye Youth Counselling Service The Rest Convalescent Hotel Adref Ltd Children and Young Peoples’ Families Need Fathers Wales The Vanguard Centre AdviceUK University Federation of City Farms and The Welfare Ystradgynlais Advocacy Matters (Wales) Children in Wales - Plant yng Community Gardens The Willows Centre Advocacy Support Cymru Nghymru Federation of Disability Sports Wales The Women’s Workshop C T C Ltd Aelwyd Housing Association Chooselife Drug & Alcohol (FDSW) The Wye and Usk Foundation Afasic Cymru Intervention Service Federation of Welsh Anglers Tools for Self Reliance Cymru African Friendship Association Church Army Ffotogallery TOPIC House After Adoption - South Wales Churches’ Counselling Service in Fields in Trust Cymru Torfaen Citizens Advice Bureau Age Concern Cardiff and the Vale of Wales Firebrake Wales Torfaen Community Transport Glamorgan Chwarae Teg First Choice Housing Association Ltd Torfaen Mind Age Concern Morgannwg CILT Cymru Flintshire Local Voluntary Council Torfaen Women’s Aid Age Concern North Wales Central Citizens Advice Cymru Follow Your Dreams Touch Trust Age Cymru Civic Trust for Wales Friends of Pedal Power Project Ltd TPAS Cymru Age Cymru Gwent Clinks Fundraising Standards Board Track 2000 Age Cymru Swansea Bay Clubs for Young People Wales Funky Dragon Traditional Arts Support in the Agoriad Cyf Clwyd Alyn Housing Association G2G Communities CIC Community AIDS Trust Cymru Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids’ Club Genetic Interest Group Travol Community Transport Alcohol Concern Cymru Coal Industry Social Welfare George Thomas Hospice Care Trawsnewid Calon Teifi All Wales Forum Organisation Ghana Union of Wales Tredegar Development Trust Ltd All Wales People First Coalfields Regeneration Trust Gingerbread Wales Trefechan Community Centre Alzheimer’s Society Coed Lleol Girlguiding Cymru Treganna Family Centre Amelia Trust Farm Coleg Harlech WEA North Wales Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Tri-County Play Association Anheddau Cyf Comic Relief Trust Trigonos Animal Welfare Network for Wales Community Development Cymru Gofal Cymru Ty Cwm Antur Teifi Community Justice Interventions Governors Wales Ty Elis Counselling ARC - Cymru Wales Greyhound Rescue Wales Ty Enfys Family Centre Army Welfare Service Community Music Wales Groundwork Merthyr & RCT Ty Hapus Family Centre Artes Mundi Prize Ltd Community Projects Centre Groundwork Wales Tyddyn Mon Arthritis Care in Wales Community Transport Association Guide Dogs for the Blind Association UCAN Productions Arts Care Gofal Celf Wales Gwalia Housing Group Unllais Conwy and Denbighshire ASH Wales Congolese Community of Wales Gwasanaeth Cynnal Gofalwyr Vale of Clwyd Mind Association of Voluntary Contact A Family Wales Gweini Vale of Glamorgan Citizens Advice Organisations in Wrexham Contact the Elderly Gwent Association of Voluntary Bureau Asthma UK Cymru Conwy Voluntary Services Council Organisations Vale Volunteer Bureau ATTEND Cotyledon Gwent Wildlife Trust Valleys Furniture Recycling - Autism Cymru Council for British Archaeology - Gwerin y Coed - The Woodcraft Folk toogoodtowaste Autism Initiatives UK Wales in Wales Valleys to Coast Autism Puzzles Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Hafal Viva! Barnardo’s Cymru Services Hafan Cymru Voice (Wrexham) BAWSO Ltd Crohn’s And Colitis UK Hafod Care Association Voluntary Action Centre BBC Children in Need in Wales Crossroads Mid and West Wales Hayaat Women Trust Voluntary Community Service Cymru B-eat Cymru Cruse Bereavement Care Cymru Headway Cardiff Ltd Benefit Advice Shop Cultivations Headway UK in Wales Volunteering Partnership Project Bi Cymru / Wales Cyfanfyd Healer Practitioner Association Wainfelin Area Regeneration Project Bipolar UK - Wales Cyfle International Walsingham Blind Veterans UK Llandudno Centre Cylch Healing The Wounds Wastesavers Charitable Trust Bobath Children’s Therapy Centre Cymdeithas Cyfieithwyr Cymru Hearing Link Welsh Crescent Wales Cymdeithas Tai Cantref Home-Start West Rhyl Young Peoples’ Project Body Positive - Cheshire and North Cymdeithas Tai Clwyd Hope for Wales West Wales Action for Mental Health Wales Cymdeithas Tai Eryri Hope Rescue West Wales Women’s Aid Booktrust Cymorth Cymru Include Whilen y Porthmyn Brain Tumour UK Cynnal Cymru - Sustain Wales Indian Society of South West Wales Women’s Aid - Aberystwyth Breast Cancer Care Cymru Cynon Taf Community Housing Inroads (Cardiff & the Vale Street Women’s Aid - Amman Valley Breastfriends Cardiff and Vale Group Drugs Project) Women’s Aid - Bangor and District Bridgend Association of Voluntary Cynon Valley Crime Prevention Institute of Fundraising Cymru Women’s Aid - Cardiff Organisations Association Institute of Rural Health Women’s Aid - Carmarthen British Heart Foundation Cyrenians Cymru Institute of Welsh Affairs Women’s Aid - Delyn British Lung Foundation Cytûn: Eglwysi Ynghyd yng Nghymru Interlink Women’s Aid - Monmouthshire British Red Cross - Wales Dangerpoint Limited Introsport Trust Women’s Aid - Pontypridd Brynawel Rehab Dawns I Bawb Journeys - Toward Recovery From Women’s Aid - Rhondda Cynon Taff Business in the Community in Wales Dawns TAN Dance Depression 35 WCVA members | Aelodau WCVA 2012-13

Keep Wales Tidy Refugee Voice Wales Valleys Kids Newport City Council - Aftercare Team Kids Cancer Charity Relate Cymru Valleys Regional Equality Council Pembrokeshire County Council LawWorks Cymru Relate Wales VEGFAM South Wales Police Learning Disability Wales Rhieni Dros Addysg Gymraeg Veteran Horse Welfare The Sports Council for Wales Leonard Cheshire Disability Rho Dy Law Victim Support Wales Torfaen County Borough Council Leukeamia & Lymphoma Research Rhondda Housing Association View / Dove Workshop Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust Llais y Goedwig Rhoserchan Village Enterprise Wales Lles Cymru Wellbeing Wales Riverside Advice Vision 21 - Cyfle Cymru E-members / E-aelodau Lloyds TSB Foundation RNIB Cymru Vision in Wales Macmillan Cancer Support Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Vision Support @67 Communications Ltd Mantell Gwynedd Health Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil 104 Community House Marie Curie Hospice, Penarth Royal College of Psychiatrists Voluntary Arts Wales 1st Cornelly Scout Group Media Trust Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Ltd Wales and West Housing Association 1st Llanfairpwll Beaver Scouts Medrwn Môn RSPCA Cymru / Wales Wales Assembly of Women 1st Newtown Llantwit Scout Group Mencap Cymru Rural Regeneration Unit (RRU) Wales Co-operative Development and 1st Penmark with Porthkerry MENFA RVS Training 2 Adar-Y-Mor Meningitis Trust Safer Wales Wales Council For Deaf People 2478 (Abergavenny) ATC Mental Health Foundation (Wales) Save the Children UK Wales Debating Federation 3SC Mental Health Helplines Partnership Scout Association - The Welsh Scout Wales Dyslexia 4CG Cymru Mental Health Matters Wales Council Wales Federation of Young Farmers 5th Barry (Salem Baptist) Scout Group Mentrau Iaith Cymru Sense Cymru Clubs Abbeyfield Society - Cymru Merched y Wawr Service Leavers Wales Wales Millennium Centre Aberaeron Memorial Hall Merthyr and the Valleys Mind Shelter Cymru Wales Mobility and Driving Management Committee Mess Up The Mess Theatre Company SHINE Cymru Assessment Service Aberaeron Swimming Pool MEWN Cymru Show Racism the Red Card Wales Orthodox Mission Aberdare & Ynys Community Centre Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust Sight Cymru Wales Pre-school Playgroups Aberdare Trefoil Guild Mind Cymru Skill Wales Association Aberfan Canoe Club Missing Wales Skills for Justice Wales Squash & Racketball Ltd Aberfan Sub Aqua Club Motor Neurone Disease Association Skillset Media Academy Wales Wales Touch Association Abergavenny Community Centre - S Wales SNAP Cymru Wellbeing Regeneration Ltd Abertillery Mini and Junior RFC Mountain Training Trust Somali Integration Society Welsh Amateur Boxing Association Aber-valley YMCA Mudiad Meithrin South East Wales Racial Equality Welsh Association of ME & CFS Aberystwyth Arts Centre Multiple Sclerosis Society Cymru Council Support Aberystwyth Citizen’s Advice Bureau Music in Hospitals Wales South Wales Baptist College Welsh Beekeepers’ Association Aberystwyth University NACUE Ltd South Wales Intercultural Community Welsh Books Council Able Radio NAID Arts Welsh Centre for International Affairs Access Included National Botanic Garden of Wales SOVA Welsh Chess Union ACE Cardiff National Day Nurseries Association Sported Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other ACIE National Energy Action Cymru St David’s Foundation Hospice Care Drugs ACISDA National Federation of Women’s St David’s Hospice Welsh Federation of Housing ACOT Institutes St Giles Trust Associations Action for Children National Osteoporosis Society St John Ambulance - Cymru Wales Welsh Food Alliance Action for Children - Penywaun Family NCH Cymru St Loye’s Foundation Welsh Historic Gardens Trust Centre NCT Stepping Stones Welsh Mountain Zoo Action for Mental Health - Cardiff Neath Port Talbot Council for Stonewall Cymru Welsh Pony and Cob Society Adult Autism Advice Voluntary Service Sustainable Wales Welsh Refugee Council Advance Brighter Futures Wrexham New Pathways Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Council Welsh Sports Association Advice & Support Carmarthenshire NEWI for Social Responsibility Welsh Tenants Afonydd Cymru Niace Dysgu Cymru Swansea Council for Voluntary Service Welsh Women’s Aid Africa Centre Wales No 3 Welsh Wing ATC Swim Cymru WEN Wales Africa United Society NoFit State Community Circus Ltd Sycamore Development Foundation West Glamorgan Council on Alcohol African Light Association North Wales Advice and Advocacy TACT & Drug Abuse Ltd Africatrust Networks Association Tai Esgyn Housing Whizz-Kidz Agape Community Church Ty-Sign North Wales Deaf Association Tai Pawb Wild Elements CIC Age Concern Cardiff and Vale Ageing North Wales Housing Association Teacher Support Cymru Wildlife Trusts Wales Well North Wales Mountain Rescue Techniquest Workers Educational Association - Akashic Communications Association Tenovus South Wales Albert Primary School PTA North Wales Training Ltd Terrence Higgins Trust Cymru Working Links All in this together-Active & Creative North Wales Wildlife Trust The Arts Council of Wales WWF Cymru Lifestyles NSPCC Cymru Wales The Bevan Foundation YMCA Wales Alopecia Areata Support Community Oxfam Cymru The Community Foundation in Wales YMCA Wales - Community College Alzheimer’s Society - Crosshands Paradise Found The Disability Advice Project Ymddiriedolaeth Addoldai Cymru Alzheimer’s Society - Pembrokeshire Parkinson’s UK - Cymru The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Youth Cymru Aman Valley Conservation Association PAWB The Dystonia Society in Wales Zomi Welfare Organisation Amman Valley Dementia Carers Pembrokeshire Association of The Fostering Network in Wales Amman Valley Trotting Club Voluntary Services The Friendly Trust Statutory / Statudol Ammanford Bible Church Trust Pembrokeshire FRAME Ltd The Makers Guild in Wales Ammanford Miners Theatre Aneurin Bevan Health Board Andi Pandi’s Day Nursery Penarth Arts and Crafts Ltd The National Trust Wales AONB Unit Gwynedd County Council People and Work Unit The Pernicious Anaemia Society Andrew Price Academy BBC Wales/Cymru Anna Freud Centre Person to Person Citizen Advocacy The Prince’s Trust Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Perthyn The Prince’s Trust - Cymru Anti Poverty Network Cymru Board APM Consultancy Planning Aid Wales The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Big Lottery Fund Platform 51 Cymru Institution Archbishop Rowan Williams After Board of CHC’s in Wales School Club Play Wales The Safe Foundation Brecon Beacons National Park Playworks Playcare Ltd The Salvation Army Ark Support International Authority Arkwright Scholarships Trust Powys Association of Voluntary The Samaritans Caerphilly County Borough Council Organisations The Stroke Association Articulture Cardiff and Vale University LHB Arts for us Powys Domestic Abuse Forum The Survivors Trust Care Council for Wales Prader-Willi Syndrome Association UK The Thomson Foundation Arts Surgery Carmarthenshire County Council Asbestos Awareness and Support Presbyterian Church of Wales The Wallich Childrens Commissioner for Wales PRIME Cymru The Waterloo Foundation Cymru Comisiynydd y Gymraeg Ashfield Action Group PRISM Theatr Fforwm Cymru Conwy County Borough Council Promo Cymru Timebanking Wales Athlete Performance Centre Denbighshire County Council Audiences Wales Ltd Prostate Screening Trust Torfaen Voluntary Alliance Disability Rights Commission QWEST Trefnu Cymunedol Cymru Axis Historical Society and Newsletter Equal Opportunities Commission B W Macfarlane LLP Race Council Cymru Tros Gynnal Plant Flintshire County Council Race Equality First Ty Newydd Writing Centre B2C Heritage Lottery Fund Babel Village Hall RASASC Rape And Sexual Abuse UNA Exchange Hywel Dda Public Health Team Support Ctre Unllais North West Office Backbeating Sounds Mid and West Wales Fire Authority Badminton Wales Rathbone Cymru Unltd Wales/Cymru National Library of Wales RCT Homes Urdd Gobaith Cymru Banc AFC National Museum and Galleries of Bangor Sound City Re-Create Vale Centre for Voluntary Services Wales 36 WCVA members | Aelodau WCVA 2012-13

Barnardo’s - Flintshire Caldicot and District U3A Clore Social Leadership Programme Cyfeillion Theatr Felinfach Barnardo’s - Merthyr Tydfil Caldicot Town Council Clwb Caredig - Clwb ar ôl Ysgol Cyfrwng Barnardo’s - North Wales Calkadies Academy Clwb Cledlyn Club Cylch Meithrin Abersychan Barnardo’s - Pembrokeshire Family Cambrian Archaeological Association Clwb Ffermwyr Ifanc Ceredigion Cylch Meithrin Cywion Bach Link Service Campaign For The Protection Of Rural Clwyd & Gwynedd Air Cadet Force Cylch Meithrin Llanfarian Barnardo’s - People in Community Wales CM International Cylch Ti a Fi Seren Fach Barracks Field Tenants Association Cancer Aid Merthyr Tydfil Coetiroedd Dyfi Woodlands CyMAL: Museums Archives & Libraries Barry Ladies Hockey Club Cancer Information and Support Cofnod Wales Baubo Moon Room - Community Services Colwyn and District Enterprise Cymdeithas Cae Chwarae Caeathro Belly Dance Cancercareline Alliance Cymdeithas Cymuned Cylch BAWSO Women’s Aid Canolfan Gymunedol Derwenlas Colwyn Bay Conservation and Aberystwyth BCU Health Board - Denbighshire Canolfan Plant Jig-so Children’s Environment Federation Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd BD-W Centre Communities First Cymdeithas Gwyl Plant Gwent Beacon of Hope Uganda Canton Green Party Communities First - Ely, Caerau & Cymdeithas Gymunedol Ystrad Beeline Community Theatre Cantref Primary School Fairwater Cluster Meurig Bees for Development Trust Carbon Mootral CIC Communities First - NE Swansea Cymdeithas Hwylio a Chymdeithasol Believe II Achieve Ltd Cardiconnect Cluster Hogia Llyn Belo Rural Development Organisation Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Carers’ Communities First - Newport North Cymmer Afan Youth Club Ben Reynolds Consulting Ltd. Centre Cluster Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru Benefice of Pontypool Cardiff & Vale Rescue Association Communities First - North Cyngor Sir Ynys Mon Bethel Congregational Chapel (CAVRA) Denbighshire Cluster Cynon Valley Citizens Advice Bureau Bettws in Bloom Environmental Cardiff Charity Consortium Communities@One DACE Community Association Cardiff County Council Community Action Machynlleth & Dads Can Bettws Local Partnership Board Cardiff Credit Union District Damauli Unesco Club Betws Family Centre Cardiff Deaf Sports and Social Club Community Connections Project Daniel James Community School Bible Society / Cymdeithas y Beibl Cardiff Dragons FC Community Empowerment In Action DANSA Ltd Bioplar UK Cardiff Metropolitan University (CEIA) DapperFM Management Committee Blaenau Gwent Baptist Church Foundation Community Events & Market Dark Sky Wales Education Services Ltd Blaenau Gwent Business Resource Cardiff Steiner Early Years Centre Company (DSWES) Centre Cardiff University Community House Eton Road Dash Blaenau Gwent Domestic Abuse Cardiff University Debating Society Community Initiative for a Sustainable Denbigh Music Festival Services (BGDAS) Cardiff Wales Mardi Gras Environment Denbighshire Community Task Group Blue Hook Cardiff Yemeni Community Community Lives Consortium Deri Regeneration Group Bocs Celf Association Community-it.org Deudraeth Cyf Bold Street Consulting Cardiff YMCA Computer Assistance in Cameroon Development For African Community BPP Development Trust Cardiff YMCA Housing Association Connaught plc Org Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Group- CONNECT Disability Rights Advice Dewin y Delyn Development - BIRD WTSWW Connecting Learners in 3rd Sector Dewis Centre for Independent Living Brakeley Ltd Care and Repair Denbighshire (North & Mid Wales) Disabilities and Self Help (DASH) Branching Out Consultancy Care and Repair Rhondda Cynon Taff Connections Community Hub Disability Resources Centre - North Bread ‘n’ Dripping Productions Carmarthen Athletics Ladies Hockey Construction Youth Trust Wales Bread of Heaven Project Club Consult Capital Disabled Drivers’ Association Llanelli Breast Cancer Care Carmarthen Children’s Centre Contact a Family Discovery - Student Volunteering Brecknock Access Group Carmarthenshire Domestic Abuse Contact the Elderly - Mid Wales Swansea Brecon & Glanusk Explorer Scout Unit Forum Conwy - The Partnership and Citizen Diverse Arts Ltd Brecon and District Credit Union Carmarthenshire Federation of Young Focus Team Dolau Youth Club Brecon Children’s Contact Centre Farmers Conwy & Denbighshire Rural Dowlais Male Choir Bridgend and District YMCA Carmarthenshire Youth Council Outreach Service Down to Earth Bridgend CBC Cartrefi Cymru - Bangor Conwy County Access Group Down’s Heart Group Bridgend College Casc-Aid Community Action Group Conwy Social Housing Ltd Down’s Syndrome Association Wales Bridgend County Borough Council CaST Cymru - Mid Wales Conwy Voluntary Access Group Duffryn Bellydancing Group Bridgend County Civic Charity CaST Cymru - South Wales Conwy Volunteer Centre Duffryn Infant School Bridgend People First Castell Photography Cooking For Pleasure Dyffryn Cricket Club Brit Growers Cathays Methodist Church Cor Meibion Morlais Earth Centre British Dyslexia Association Caudwell Children Cornelly Riders Eastside Family Support Project British Polio Fellowship CCI Cornist Area Residents Association Ebbw Vale and District Development British Red Cross Ceffyl Du Carriage Driving Group Cornonation Hall - Dale Trust British Red Cross - North Wales Celtic Archers Coronation Hall Pumsaint Echo Stow Hill British Red Cross - South and East Celtic Community Leisure Costar Partnership Ecobro Wales Celynen Collieries Workmen’s Coterie Ltd Eco-Dysgu/Creative Moments British Waterways Institute Counsel and Care / Independent Age Educ8 Training Ltd British Wireless for the Blind Fund Central and Eastern European Cowbridge Music Festival Eich Dewis Chi Your Choice Briton Ferry Library Association CPD Trefor Eileen Murphy Consultants Briton Ferry Town Sports Association Central Glamorgan Guides C-POW! ELECT Broomfield & Alexander Central KAFF Young Peoples Centre Craft in the Bay Elenydd Hostels Brunel Manor Centre 4M Create a Future Ely Star A.B.C. Brynteg Community House CIC Centre for Alternative Generations Creative Rural Communities Employment Opps for People with Brynteg Village Football Club Centre for Alternative Transformation Crickhowell Volunteer Centre Disabilities BTM Dolphins Centre for Performance Research Ltd Croes Sgwar SDC Enable Employment & Training Bullies Out Ceredigion County Council Croeserw Community Association Service Bus Users UK In Wales Ceredigion Domestic Abuse Forum Crossroads Care Cwm Taf Enfys Foundation Business Consultancy Ceredigion Youth Offending Team Crown Prosecution Service Enterprise Development Associates Business in Focus Challenge Wales Cruisers Talysarn Epilepsy Action CAAPO Charity Bank Cruse Bereavement Care Caerphilly Epilepsy Action Cymru Cadwallader & Co LLP Charity Commission Cruse Bereavement Care Gwent Equality Council Cadwgan Building Preservation Trust Charity Commission - Wales Office CSV Estuary Voluntary Car Scheme Caerau Development Trust Chepstow Mens Hockey Club CSV Action Cyfle Evangelical Alliance Wales Caerphilly 50+ Forum Child and Adolescent Mental Health CSV Training Wales EYST Caerphilly Care for Carers Ltd Children Under Risk from Bullying Cultural Concerns Fair Trade Wales Caerphilly County Borough Council - (CURB) Cwmafon Hornets A B C Family Friends for 5’s to 11’s Community Regeneration Chooselife Cymru Cwmaman Public Hall and Institute Family Mediation Cardiff Caerphilly County Citizens Advice Christian Lewis Cancer Care & Trust Trust Family Mediation NCH Cymru Bureau Christian Youth Outreach Cwmbran Leg Club Farm Crisis Network Caerphilly Local Health Board Churches in Action - Gigabites Youth Cwmcarn Angling Association Federation of Small Businesses Caerphilly Youth Service Project Cwmdauddwr Community Centre Ferndale Skate Park Caerwnon Park Residents Social Club Cilan Galleries CwmNi Fernhill Association of Residents Caewathan Community Centre Cilgwyn Community Council Cwmni Ifanc Ty’r Ysgol Filipino Community In Cardiff CAF Southern Africa Cilgwyn Theatre Company Cwmni Roced Fishguard Arts Society CAFCASS - Cymru City and County of Swansea Cwmtillery Saracens RFC Fishguard Sea Cadet Corps (Unit 142) Caia Park New 2 You (Wrexham) Ltd City and County of Swansea Tourism Cydlynydd Partneriaethau Diogelwch Fitness Wales Caitlin House Transport Project Dept Cymunedol Flintshire 50+ Advisory Group Calan Consultancies City of Newport Swimming Club Cyfeillion / Friends of Bro Allta Flintshire Citizens Advice Bureau - Mold

37 WCVA members | Aelodau WCVA 2012-13

Flintshire Volunteer Centre Hendref Building and Preservation Llanelli Youth Theatre Neath Port Talbot District Sports Flying Start Office Trust Llanfair Village Hall Committee Council Food Freeway Henna Foundation Llanfihangel Rhos y Corn Community Neath Port Talbot Youth Offending Foothold Regeneration Ltd Henwaun Street Allotment Assoc. Team Formations Morris Troupe HI Help Inside Llanfyllin Community Church Neath Schools Rugby Fostering Network Wales Highlights Video Production Llangenny School Hall Restoration Neighbours Friends of Candy Stripes Day Nursery Hijinx Theatre Fund N-ergy Group Ltd Ltd History Matters Llangollen District Scout Association Network Training Services Ltd Friends of Community Focus Schools Holyhead & District Round Table Llangollen International Musical Neuadd Bentref Cwmllinau Friends of Erwood Station Home Accident Prevention in Wales Eisteddfod Neuadd Cymunedol Eglwys Llanllwni Friends of Hafod Wen Home Start Carmarthen - Llanelli Llanharan Community Development Neuadd Goffa Penrhyndeudraeth Friends of Newbridge (Memo) Home-Start Ely Project NEW Dance Friends of the Animals RCT Home-Start Shrewsbury Llansteffan Community Council New Dawn House Friends of the Earth - Newport Hope37 Youth Trust Llanvapley Sports and Social New Sandfields & Aberafan - Friends of the Young Disabled Wales Horizon International Organisation Sustainable Generation Friends of Tonypandy Community Howardian Local Nature Reserve Llanwenarth Baptist Church New Tredegar Integrated Children’s College Howey Church in Wales Primary Llanybydder Hockey Club Centre Friends of Treborth Botanic Garden School Llay Park Resource Centre New Welsh Review Friends of Tredegar Comprehensive Huntington’s Disease Association - Local Aid Buddies Project Newgale YMCA OEC School Wales London Road Community Centre Newpart Friends of Trinity Fields School and HUTS LSCG Newport City Council Resource Hywel Dda Health Board LTL Connect Newport City Radio G.R.S. (Care) Ltd IA Kids Lynne Guy Newport Equity Partnership G4S Idox Mach Fringe Newport Housing Trust Gaer Association Football Club Imagematch Maesteg Citizens Advice Bureau Newport Memorial Hall Galaxy Theatre Arts Impact Schools Team Magdalene Foundation Newport Paths Group Garnsychan Partnership In2Action Cymru Maindee Festival Association Newtown PRU Garth Youth & Community Project Independent Consultant Margam Youth Centre Newydd Housing Association - Valleys Garw Valley Community Council Independent Regeneration (Training) Maria Rees Memorial Trust Office Garw Valley Garden History and Ltd Mathias Agency Noddfa Chapel Community Project Heritage Trust Indo-British Trade Council MATRA Ltd Garw Valley Railway Indycube Media Academy Cardiff North Clwyd Animal Rescue Gatehouse Information Commissioners Office MEIC Cymru North Coast Church GAVO (Wales)Swyddfa’r Melin Junior School North East Wales Dance GAVO - Caerphilly Volunteer Centre Inside Job Recruitment Melody Matters North Wales Carers’ voice GAVO - Carers Contact Centre Insight Social Research Ltd Mencap North Wales Chinese School GAVO - Monmouthshire Institute of Public Care Meningitis Research Foundation North Wales Medical Trust GAVO - Ringland Resource Centre Institute of Public Relations Cymru Mensana Group North Wales Police Gibbonsdown Children’s Centre Int Reiki Federation Menter Iaith Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen North Wales Regional Equality Gingerbread Integra Community Living Options a Mynwy Network Glamorgan Federation of Young Inter Penarth AFC Merthyr Cynog Village Hall North Wales Reptile & Raptor Farmers’ Clubs Intercultural Skills Link Merthyr Tydfil Institute for the Blind Sanctuary Global Love Youth Trust International Tang Soo Do Federation Merthyr Youth Creative Development North Wales Society for the Blind - Global Rescue Services J M Finn & Co Project Bangor Glyngaer Primary School J4B MHA Care Group North Wales Superkids Glynneath & District Historical James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer Mile End Mill Trust Northern Marches Cymru Association Jane Ryall – success for social Milestone Activities Nu-Hi Gofal A Thrwsio Gwynedd Cyf enterprise Milford Haven Port Authority NWECG Gofal Cymru - Cardiff Jigsaw Counselling Service Mind Consultancy NWIS Gofal Cymru - Newport JP Training Miskin Regeneration Trust Oakdale Comprehensive School Going Public Kaleidoscope Theatre Company Miskin Safety, Crime & Prevention Oaktree Integrated Children’s Centre Gower Bird Hospital Kenfig Hill and Pyle Bowls Club Mo*Lo Oasis Cardiff Grassroots Cymru Kenshole Children’s Centre Mold Players Objective 1 Team BCBC Great Dane Care Charitable Trust Kensington Baptist Church Money Advice Service Old Penarthians Rugby Football Club Green Phoenix Kiddy Winks Day Nursery Monmouthshire GreenWeb Opera’r Ddraig Greenfield Community Karate Kidz Kraze Monmouthshire Housing Association Opportunity to Fend for the Elderly Groundwork North Wales Kilgetty Cricket Club Morlan - Canolfan Ffydd a Diwylliant (Uganda) Grwp Gwalia Cyf Kinmel Bay & Towyn Sports & Morriston Playscheme Orbit Theatre GSP Community Regeneration Recreation Assoc Morriston Primary PTA Oxfam Boutique Partnership Kinokulture Mountain Music And Arts Association Pakistani Parents Association Guest Memorial Bowls Club Kyber Colts Amateur Boxing Club MS Support Centre for North Wales Panteg Community Sports Guillain-Barre Syndrome Support La Folia Ltd MSH Foundation Paraclete Congregational Church Group Labata Fantalle Cymru MTCBC - Community Education Park House Financial Services Gwalia Care & Support - Llanelli Lampeter Womens Workshop Service Partneriaeth Masnach Deg Môn Gwallgofiaid Cyf Learn With Grandma Ltd Murton Methodist Church Fairtrade P’ship Gwent Arts in Health Learning Through Landscapes Cymru Museum of Welsh Life Pater Hall Community Trust Gwyl Cilcain Legal and General Muslim Youth Wales Paul Hamlyn Foundation Gwynedd County Council LGBT Cymru Helpline Myrtle House Paul Murphy Associates Gwynfe Community Hall Association LGBT Wrexham and District N.E.W. Achievers Peace Mala Hafal - Cardiff Libyan Community Group NACRO Cymru PeBel Residents’ Association Hafal - Powys Life Acupuncture NACRO Cymru - Newport Peksig Hafod Youth Action Group Life Map Planners Nantyffyllon Youth Club Pelenna Valley Male Voice Choir Hands Around The World Life Music Foundation Nataim UK Pembroke North Community Hanover Court Residents Association Life Surfing National Assembly for Wales Association Harp Resettlement Ltd Light2digiart National Autistic Society Cymru Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum HASWC Limechapel Residents Association National Childbirth Trust Pembrokeshire College HAUL Lindisfarne Home for the Elderly National Development Team for Pembrokeshire Real Nappy Network Have HEART Links Inclusion Pembrokeshire Voluntary Transport Haven Home Care Links - Wales National Old Age Pensioners Pembrokeshire Volunteer Centre Hawarden Camera Club Little Footsteps Parent and Toddler Association Pembrokeshire Youth Bank Haweenka Women and Children Group National Public Health Service for Penarth & District Stroke Support Group Liverpool Life Coaching Wales Group Hay Town Council Living Stones National Theatre Wales Pencader Family Centre Haylemma Centre Ltd Llandeilo Indoor Bowls Centre National Trust Pencoed Charity Crafters Hazina Llandovery Old Age Pensioners National Union of Students Pendoylan Parish Houses Charity Health Network Development Project Association NATUR, Sefydliad Rheolaeth Cefn Pensychnant Foundation Hearts and Hands Llandrinio Village Institute Gwlad a Chadwraeth Pentre Gwyn and Coed-y-Bryn Helping Groups to Grow Llandudno Multidisability FC Natural Resources Wales Association Hendredenny Park Primary School Llandysul Family Centre NCMA Cymru Pentwyn Youth Club Association Llanedeyrn And Pentwyn ABC Neath Afan Gymnastic Club Penywaun Enterprise Partnership Hendredenny Park Primary School Llanelli Citizens Advice Bureau Neath Amateur Operatic Society Peter Kirkup Youth Club Association Llanelli Sea Cadet Corp Neath and District Sea Cadets Philharmonia of North Wales

38 WCVA members | Aelodau WCVA 2012-13

Phoenix Project Sequence Telynau Teifi Cyf Trefgarn Owen Village Association Pill Bank Lane Community Action Severn Wye Energy Agency Tenants and Residents Association - Trelai Youth Centre Group Shared Lives Plus in Wales MATRA Trimsaran Juniors Rugby Football Club Plant Dewi (St David’s DCSR) Shaw Trust Terrence Higgins Trust Trinity University Play In Powys Sheep Music Ltd TForm TSA North Wales (The Stroke Play Radnor Shelter Cymru - Cardiff The Academy of Creative Arts Ltd Association) Pobl y Fforest Shiloh Pentecostal Fellowship Trust The Adolescent and Children’s Trust Ty Fforest Community House Polish Housing Society Ltd Shin-gi-tai Aikido Society - Neath Tylorstown Welfare Hall and Institute PONT Shirenewton Community Council The Amber Project (Church Army) Ty’r Morwydd Environmental Study Pontardawe Acoustic Music Club Sikh Association - South Wales The ARC Project Centre Pontardawe Air Training Corps Sindhura The Ark Youth and Community Project Tywyn Model Railway Club Pontyates Welfare Association Skanda Vale Hospice The Autism Directory UK Playwork Port Talbot Town Cricket Club Skin Care Cymru The Beaufort Community Centre Undeb Cymru a’r Byd Porth Harlequins RFC Juniors SMP Playgrounds Ltd The Bleeding Flag Theatre Company Undercurrents Porthcawl Athletic Association SNAP Cymru - Gwynedd The Breadwright Unica Solutions Powys - The Partnership and Citizen SNAP Cymru - Swansea The Bridge Mentoring Plus Scheme United Welsh Housing Association - Focus Team SNAP Cymru - Tor/New/BlGw/Mon The College Ystrad Mynach Cardiff Powys County Council Snowdonia Society The Co-operative Group Unity Group Wales Powys Sense So You Want To Learn The Doorway Youth Information University of South Wales Newport Presbyterian Tabernacle Chapel Social Education & Environmental Centre University of Wales Aberystwyth Presteigne Shire Hall Museum Trust Development The Encephalitis Society University of Wales Institute of Cardiff Prince’s Trust Carmarthen Social Enterprise Network Torfaen The Erlas Victorian Walled Garden University of Wales Trinity St David PRP Training Social Interface Project U-P Wales PRT - Pembrokeshire Carers Centre SOLAS Cymru Ltd The Erwood Market Hall Urban Saints Cymru PTA Cymru Somali Youth Association The FAN Charity Urbanlandscapes Public Interest Research Centre Ltd Soundscape The Film Agency for Wales Vale of Glamorgan Artists Pypedau Vagabondi Puppets South Gloucestershire Council The Friends of Llangollen Vale of Glamorgan Youth Forum QED - UK South Indian Cultural Centre International Music Valeplus Quarry Villages Key Fund South Wales Fire Service The Friends of the Newport Ship Valeways Radio Tircoed South Wales Gypsies and Travellers The Galon Uchaf and Penydarren Valley and Vale Community Arts Ltd Radnorshire Wildlife Trust South Wales Police Learning Communit Assoc Vi-Ability Educational Programme -Llandrindod Wells Development The Gower Society Victim Support - Flintshire Branch Railfuture (South Wales) South Wales Region Girl’s Brigade The Gwent Bobby Van Trust Victim Support - Gwent Area Office Rainbow Nari O Shishu Kallyan South Wales Sea Cadets The Health and Well Being Project Victim Support - North Wales Area Foundation South Wales Volunteer Manager The Hill Community Development Office Ramblers’ Association Forum Trust Victims Support - South Wales Area Ray of Light Wales Special Friends Unite Ltd The Hub Office Reach Spectacle Theatre Company The MATRIX Advantage VIP Drama Real Ideas Organisation Spice (formerly WICC) The Mentor Ring Visions and Voices Real Opportunities Spitalgate Church of England Primary The National Trust - Tyntesfield VISIT Red Cafe(a project of Linden Church school The North Wales Chrysalis Trust Voices From Care Trust) Splott Community Solutions The Olive Branch Volcano Theatre Company Ltd Relate - North Wales Splott Residents Association The Parade ESOL Service Voluntary Arts Network Resolve Cymru Sport Wales / Chwaraeon Cymru The Pearls Trust Voluntary Serivce for Peace Resource Renew Ltd St Albans RF Sports & Social Club The Pembrokeshire Darwin Science Wales Air Ambulance Rest Bay Lifeguard Club St Catherine’s Church Festival Wales Assembly of Women - Brecon RGT Network St Dogmaels Gallery The Pembrokeshire Federation of YFC Wales Centre for Health Rhayader and District Community St John Ambulance - Bridgend The Play and Leisure Opportunity Wales Cooperative Centre Support St John Ambulance - Mid Wales Library Wales Environment Link Rhondda Breast Friends St John Ambulance - Ystalyfera The Prince’s Trust Volunteers Cardiff Wales Pre-school Providers Association Rhondda County Borough Council St John Lloyd PTFA The Quarry Villages Community Wales Strategic Migration Partnership Rhondda Cynon Taff Carers Support St Joseph Community Development Transport Group Wales Trauma & Counselling Service Project Association The Really Amazing Charity (TRAC2) Walking For Health Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough St Madoc Christian Youth Camp The Recycle Lady Eco Store Walsall MBC Council St Margaret’s Church Hall Project The Rhondda Indoor Bowls Club Warren Woods Ltd Rhondda Paddlers St Mary’s Hostel Junior Section Warwick Emanuel PR Rhondda Radio St Mary’s Catholic Church The Right Ethos Watts Gregory LLP Rhuddlan Environment Group St Melons Community Education The Rowan Organisation WEA - North Wales Rhyl Community Agency Centre The Sea Cadet Corps TS Cardiff Unit WEFO Rhyl Football In The Community Ltd St Paul’s Community Youth Centre No 68 Wellbeing Through Work Risca United AFC St Paul’s Toddlers The South Wales MS Centre Welsh Auxiliary Corps Legion of RISE Learning Development Initiative St Peter’s Church in Wales The Southern XL’s Frontiersmen Riverside Park Tenants Association St Woolos Cathedral Rescue Appeal The Ultimate Stage Company Welsh Border Community Transport Robert Owen Society Starfish The United Reformed Church - Wales Welsh Equine Council Rock UK Summit Centre Stealth Wildlife Ltd Synod Welsh Folk Dance Society Rogerstone Primary School PFA Stick ‘n’ Step The Wales PB Unit Welsh Free Flight Federation Rokayah Abdulmajed Stori Pen Cyf The Wellsprings Fellowship Welsh Government Romani Cultural and Arts Company Street Soccer Wales The Welsh Sinfonia Welsh Government - Community Romy Johnson Sustainable Denbighshire The Winding House Friends and Safety Division Rotary Club of Briton Ferry Sustainable Swansea Volunteers Welsh Gymnastics Ltd Royal National Institute for the Blind Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Board of The Wood Bin Ltd Welsh Hockey Union Ltd - Hockey Cymru Finance The Works Wales Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Swansea Children Matte Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru Welsh Independent Living Foundation Fishermen Swansea CVS Volunteer Centre Theatre in the Community Welsh Kidney Patients Association RSPB Wales Swansea Womens Aid Third Sector Development and Welsh Music Foundation Ruabon Parish Church Swansea YMCA Training Welsh Sailing Venture Rubicon Dance Swimming Dragon School of Sun Style Thorn Hill Athletic Football Club West Wales Dyslexia Association Rural North Flintshire Family Centre Tai Chi Thyagaraja Rural Development Society West Wales European Centre Ruthin Show Society Systems Advocacy Service Timto West Wales Mediation S.A.F.E. Swansea Access for Everyone Denbighshire Tonmawr Darts Westward Community Centre Safer Caerphilly Taking Flight Theatre Tonna RFC Junior Section Bridgend Safety and Facilities for Equestrians Talbot Community Centre Tooth Fairies Dental Group Whitland Memorial Hall Salsa Wales Talking Hands Youth Club for Deaf Torfaen Community Enterprises Whitmore Bay Surf Life Saving Club Samba Bermo Tall Ships Youth Trust Torfaen Peoples First Wildlife Trusts - Reserves Access Samba Tawe TAPE Community Music and Film Ltd Torfaen Sports Development Project SARA Tata Institute of Social Sciences Trackside Management Project Wildmill Community Life Centre SAS TBG Learning Traingle Wales (North) Wipe Out Transphobia Save the Children - Pontypridd TCV Employment and Training Training All Areas Women 4 Resources Liberia Link Save the Children - Wales TEACH Trap Community Association Women in Tune SEEF Teen Challenge Trecwn Community Centre Project Women Making A Difference SEF-CYMRU Tela Borena Tredegar Corps of Drums Womens Aid Self Protection Academy Telecentre and Business School Tredegar Ironsides Rugby Football Club Women’s Aid - Brecknock

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Women’s Aid - Port Talbot and Afan Barry Clarke Annie Jenkin Andrew Rowlands Women’s Education Development Sean Cobley Lisa Jenkins Tim Rushton Society Mick Coleman David Jepson Colin Russell Women’s E-Village Laura Collins Stephanie Johns Dean Sargent Woodland Trust (UK) Joanna Cooper Steve Johnson Katie Searles Woodlands Avenue Community Sue Cooper Morgan Jones Judith Secker Association Luke Copley Rhia Jones JiaFan ShangGuan WorldIMG Martin Cowling Simon Jones Susan Simpson WPPA - RCT Rosie Cribb Ian Jones Hannah Simpson Wrexham Amputee Self Help Alliance Holly Cross Helena Jones Rita Singh Wrexham County Borough Council Arthur Crump Denzil Jones Roy Skelton Wrexham Family Information Service Jean Cuthbert Darren Jones Kevin Smith Wrexham Foyer Curon Davies Nadine Jones John Spence Wrexham Museum Simon Davies Sunita Joshi Stephanie Stares Wrexham Sustainability Forum Ruth Davies Fraser Keay Gareth Taylor XLWales Jill Davies Helen Kelavey Lisa Thomas Y Faenol Cyf Dave Davies Ray Khan Mike Thomas Yellow Wales Jenni Davies Steve Lester Glyn Thomas Yemeni Community Association Caroline Davies Darren Lewis Helen Thomas YMCA - Hirwaun David Davies Sandra Lewis John Thomas YMCA - Porthcawl Amelia Davies Caroline Liversage Kim Thomas Ymddiriedolaeth Tyddyn Bach Trust Nigel Davies Howard Lord Steph Thomas Ymlaen Glyncoch Robert Gwyn Davin Frank Lynch Huw Thomas Ynys Môn Council Economic Monica Dennis Rick Mabey Amanda Thompson Development Gail Devine Felicity Mackness Ruth Thompson Ynysdawley Playing Fields Association Keith Dewhurst Catherine Mahony Fran Timmins Ynyshir and Wattstown Communities Walter Dickie Beth Maiden Pru Timperley First Rachel Dillon Paul Maksymiw Agata Toth-Bednarska Ynysowen RFC Nick Diplock Gbenga Matiminu Kelly Treadwell Ynysybwl Community Project Esther Ditch Alice Matthews Anita Turner Yo!Maz Richard Doylend Nathan McCarthy Ravi Vedi Young Lives Lost - YLL Yvonne Earl Sam Mellor Gavin Vowles Youth Connections Solomon Edu Antonina Mendola Bethan Walilay Youth Hostels Association Ltd Joan Edwards Hywel Meredydd James Walmsley Youth Space Samantha Jay Edwards Tracey Miles John Weaver Youth Venture Trust Vikki Efford Luke Millar Shane Wetton Ysgol Beulah Susan Ellis Miftahuddin Mohammed Caroline Whelan Ysgol Y Berllan Deg Primary School Angela Ellis Joe Molloy Victoria White Ystalyfera Health and Well Being Liz Emrys Ibrahim Oshovieu Momodu Mike Whitfield Centre Laura Evans Jules Montgomery Annette Wiles Ystrad Meurig Youth Club Carli Evans Marc Mordey Michael Williams Ystrad Mynach Netball Club Miranda Evans Ann Morgan John Williams Ystradgynlais Mind Lucy Evans Stacey Munt Barrie Williams Ystradgynlais RFC Junior Rugby Club Ian Evans John Munton Bryan Williams Zimele Uk Neesha Fettah Terry Murphy Mandy Wills Jean Forsyth Jo Muscat Mark Witrylak Cecilia Francis Sarah Mutch S Woods E-members – individuals / Paul Freeman Esther Nagle Jayne Woolford E-aelodau – unigolion Claire George Martin Nangle Stella Wright Paul Addecott Neville Goward Callista Ngqula Hsiao-Yun Yang Najma Ahmad Dave Green Helen Nicholls Shirley Yendell Hassan Alfifi Jill Griffiths Claire Nissel Steven Yeo Ivy Alvarez Endaf Griffiths Monica Nobrega Leonard Amegashie-Quartey John Grimes Hussain Noor Private / Preifat Benedict Amusan Nelson Haerr Jackie Owen Ann Collins Vivienne Archer Caroline Hamilton Sally Owens Business and Employment Support Robert Atkins Nigel D Hardaker Jane Pagler and Training Adrian Bailey Martha Harding Trevor Palmer CCLA Investment Management Ltd Sian Baron Gemma Hargest Gordon Pankhurst Charity Futures Suzy Barrett David Harries Chad Patel Clive Scarlett Alan Bates Caroline Harries Phillip Pateman Deassartation Ltd Spencer Beale Linda Harris Marion Pearse Fusion Consulting Ltd Sandra Beer Clive Harris Andrew Penny GKA Catherine Beman Lucy Harris Lyndsey Perrott Grantfinder Cynthia Beynon Tobia Harty Cary Phillips Hywel Roberts Lise Beynon Vanessa Hawke Hannah Phillips ICP Partneriaeth Hanef Bhamjee OBE Alison Heale Jessica Phipps-Harkus IDT Training and Education Molly-Anne Bibby Simon Heaven Jane Picken Jobforce Wales (GVCE Ltd) Simon Blackburn Clare Henry Jill Piercy Keegan & Pennykid Catherine Board Yun Yun Herbert Rhiannon Powell ktsowensthomas Duncan Boffey Eleanor Hicks Colin Powell Martin Price Associates Celia Bond Jan Hill Brian Price Miranda Seymour-Smith Ian Borland Jennifer Hobbs-Roberts Elaine Pritchard Ncompass Vasilios Boulousis Lesley Hodgson David Prosser Plastic Buddha Productions Ltd Kieran Bowler Neil Howard James Purdue Richard Newton Consulting Ltd Steve Brace Angela Howells Kay Quinn RiverSource Pam Bradley John Howes Christine Ravenhill Stock Step One Enterprises Nicola Brain Vicky Huelin Ravi Ravi Rajan Stteps Wendi Briggs Cheryl Hughes David Ben Rees Telos Research Ginny Brink Gareth Hughes Geraint Rees The Workhouse Sarah Brown Mark Hughes Darren Rees Siriol Burford Lydia Hughes Rebecca Reitsis Peter Bush Marion Hughes Sam Richards Honorary / Gareth Butler Nia Hughes Jackie Richards Paul Butt Glenys Hughes-Jones Janet Roberts Anrhydeddus Sara Cannon Penny Hurt Cathy Roberts Marjorie Dykins OBE Wayne Carter Victoria Hurth Caroline Roberts Sir Stuart Etherington Pearl Chalk Bob Jackson Katie Roebuck Stan Salter Laura Chapman Darren Jackson Rebecca Rosenthal The Earl of Lisburne Jackie Charlton John James David Rouse John Chell Daniel James Christine Rouse

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