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ST. David's Children Society

Registered charity 509163 Registered since 1981

Operates: Throughout Wales

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

9
trustees on the board
7.7y median 7y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
6
trustees past 6 years
13.3y
average years in governance
7 vs 2 portfolio
first-time trustees
4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 2Disability 1General Charitable Purposes 1Other Charitable Purposes 1Overseas Aid/famine Relief 1Religious Activities 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Retail and trade 8Education 4Professional services 4

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Contact

Websitewww.adoptionwales.org
Emailinfo@stdavidscs.org
Phone02920667007
AddressLambourne House, Lambourne Crescent, Llanishen, CARDIFF, CF14 5GL

Finances

£1,557,521 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£2,015,898£1,709,149
2022£1,693,015£1,693,373
2023£1,258,529£1,666,294
2024£1,243,912£1,575,209
2025£1,557,521£1,642,360

What it does

What

General Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young People

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

3.1. The Company shall operate for the public benefit in pursuance of the following charitable purposes or objects:3.1.1 to offer relief to those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability, financial disadvantage or other disadvantage primarily by working as an agency to make arrangements for the adoption and fostering of children in Wales and delivering support services to children and their families in accordance with the Adoption and Children Act 2002 and the Adoption Support Services (Wales) Regulations 2005 (as amended in 2020) and the Regulated Fostering Services (Wales) Regulations 2019 and 3.1.2 to promote the needs of children and their families through advancing education.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 FEBRUARY 1981 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 19 FEBRUARY 1991, 23 JANUARY 2002 AND 14 OCTOBER 2008 as amended on 12 Nov 2019 as amended on 16 Dec 2022 as amended on 17 Jul 2023 as amended on 20 Sep 2023

Trustees (9)

9trustees
66median age
2aged 70+
Succession outlook: 2 of 9 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

ST. David's Children Society · 01546688 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 23/02/1981

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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