CVSC (Community and Voluntary Support Conwy)

What CVSC (Community and Voluntary Support Conwy) does

CVSC (Community and Voluntary Support Conwy) is a registered charity (1151397) and company limited by guarantee (3867751) founded in 1997 and headquartered at 7 Rhiw Road, Colwyn Bay, Wales. The organisation operates as Conwy County Borough's County Voluntary Council, supporting voluntary and community action through advancement of education, protection of health, and relief of poverty, distress and sickness. CVSC employs 21 staff and is governed by trustees; it is a member of the Third Sector Support Wales network alongside WCVA and sister county voluntary councils (DVSC, FLVC).

The organisation's core products and services are organised around two functions: (1) independent administration of multiple long-term community funds on behalf of external funders, and (2) free capacity-building services for third-sector organisations and individuals. Administered funds include the £19m Gwynt y Môr Community Fund (RWE, coastal Conwy/Denbighshire/Flintshire), the £19m Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm Fund (rural Conwy and Denbighshire), the North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm Community Fund (£126k/yr, Greencoat UK Wind), the Rhyl Flats Community Fund, the UKSPF Capacity Building and Key Fund programmes (over £800k invested plus 42 grants totalling £412,090.10), the Winter Wellbeing Fund (BCUHB, up to £5k per grant), and the Youth Led Grants Fund (up to £2k, administered on behalf of WCVA). Capacity-building services comprise free funding advice (1-2-1 funding surgeries, application checking, bespoke guidance), training and events (annual Third Sector Conference with 30 organisations and 15 workshops in 2025), the Loto Lwcus community lottery (50p of every £1 ticket to local good causes), volunteering brokering, and a Community Support Hub. The technology stack is non-proprietary; the organisation operates a bilingual (Welsh/English) website, Eventbrite for events, and standard CRM/communications tools. There are no mobile apps, no AI/ML models in production, and no API surface.

CVSC's revenue mechanics combine managed-services administration fees on the community funds it oversees, membership subscriptions (CVSC Supporters), a per-ticket transaction slice from Loto Lwcus, and pass-through grant programmes. The customer base spans hundreds of small charities, community groups, social enterprises, sports clubs, hospices, and youth organisations across Conwy County Borough and adjacent North Wales counties; funding sources (RWE, Greencoat UK Wind, UK Government, Welsh Government, BCUHB) are concentrated among a small number of institutional partners.

Name

CVSC (Community and Voluntary Support Conwy)

Legal name

Community and Voluntary Support Conwy

Website

https://cvsc.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CVSC (Community and Voluntary Support Conwy) is a Welsh registered charity that independently administers multiple wind farm and government community funds and provides free funding advice, training, volunteering, and lottery services to third-sector organisations and individuals across Conwy County Borough and wider North Wales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Colwyn Bay

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Administration Services: CVSC receives funding from various wind farm community funds (Gwynt y Môr, Clocaenog, North Hoyle, Rhyl Flats) and government programs (UKSPF) to administer community grants. The organization distributes these funds to qualifying third sector organizations and retains administrative fees.
2. Membership Fees: CVSC offers membership (CVSC Supporters) to organizations, providing access to funding advice services, training, and support resources.
3. Loto Lwcus Community Lottery: CVSC operates a community lottery platform (Loto Lwcus) where local not-for-profits can raise funds. The organization receives a portion of each £1 ticket sold to support running costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CVSC is a Council for Voluntary Service that supports voluntary and community action in Conwy County Borough. It administers multiple community grant funds on behalf of funders (wind farm operators, Welsh Government, UK Government, the local health board), provides free funding advice and application support to third sector organisations, runs the Loto Lwcus online community lottery for local charities, delivers training and events, and brokers volunteering opportunities and wellbeing referrals for individuals.

Product overview

CVSC (Community and Voluntary Support Conwy) operates as a voluntary sector support organisation rather than a technology product company. Its core offering consists of funding administration services for multiple community funds (Gwynt y Môr Fund, Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm Fund, North Hoyle Fund, Rhyl Flats Fund, UKSPF, Winter Wellbeing Fund, Youth Led Grants Fund), free funding advice services, the Loto Lwcus community lottery fundraising tool, training and events programs, volunteering services, and a Community Support Hub. These services are delivered through a bilingual (Welsh/English) website and focus on supporting voluntary organisations, community groups, and individuals in Conwy County Borough.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Loto Lwcus Community Lottery: A free online fundraising lottery tool for local not-for-profits to raise ongoing funds, administered by CVSC.

Products and services

• Free Funding Advice Service
• Gwynt y Môr Community Fund
• Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm Fund
• North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm Community Fund
• Rhyl Flats Community Fund
• UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) Voluntary Sector Key Fund
• Winter Wellbeing Fund
• Youth Led Grants Fund
• Loto Lwcus Community Lottery
• Training & Events
• Volunteering Services
• Community Support Hub (Hwb Cefnogaeth Cymunedol)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £800,000 invested in voluntary groups through UKSPF Capacity Building Project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WCVA (Welsh Council for Voluntary Action)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCVSC administers Youth Led Grants Fund on behalf of WCVA and Welsh Government. WCVA provides the funding portal (funding.cymru) for thousands of funding opportunities. Both are members of Third Sector Support Wales.
• BCUHB (Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCVSC hosts the Community Resource Team Development Lead role in partnership with BCUHB and both local authorities, working on integrated health and social care across Conwy and Denbighshire.
• Conwy County Borough CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority partner for CRT Development Lead role and represented on wind farm community fund panels. Provides Ten Degwm Fund for charitable projects in local communities.
• Denbighshire CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority partner for Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm Fund and represented on fund panels for rural communities in Conwy and Denbighshire.
• Flintshire CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative partner with CVSC for Gwynt y Môr Fund administration serving coastal communities of Conwy, Denbighshire and Flintshire.
• Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council (DVSC)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCounty Voluntary Council partner cooperating with CVSC for Gwynt y Môr Fund administration.
• Flintshire Local Voluntary Council (FLVC)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCounty Voluntary Council partner cooperating with CVSC for Gwynt y Môr Fund administration.
• Cadwyn ClwydminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresented on Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm Fund panel for rural Conwy and Denbighshire communities.
• Third Sector Support WalescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of Welsh Councils for Voluntary Action including CVSC, WCVA, and county voluntary councils working together to support the third sector in Wales.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gwynedd Voluntary Services Council: Another North Wales County Voluntary Council with identical structure and mission to CVSC, supporting Gwynedd's voluntary sector. Demonstrates the network of similar CVS bodies across Wales.
• Anglesey Voluntary Services Council: Isle of Anglesey's CVS body, another peer in the same Third Sector Support Wales network. Operates the same model of community fund administration, voluntary sector support, and bilingual Welsh/English service.
• Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council (DVSC): Neighbouring County Voluntary Council in Wales that co-administers the Gwynt y Môr Fund with CVSC. Directly comparable in structure, mission, and funding administration role, serving adjacent Denbighshire communities.
• Flintshire Local Voluntary Council (FLVC): Third County Voluntary Council in the Gwynt y Môr Fund partnership, serving Flintshire. Has the same CVS structure, voluntary sector support mandate, and statutory council partnerships as CVSC.

Broad incumbents

• National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO): UK-wide umbrella body for the voluntary sector providing training, resources, and advocacy. Comparable to CVSC's broader mission but at a much larger scale.
• Welsh Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA): National umbrella body for the Welsh voluntary sector that CVSC is a member of. Operates the funding.cymru portal and administers Youth Led Grants on behalf of CVSC — similar mission at a Wales-wide scale.
• Community Foundation Wales: Wales-wide grantmaking foundation that distributes funds to community organisations. More established as a permanent endowment-based grantmaker, but overlapping significantly in target beneficiary organisations and funding streams.

Regional players

• Cumbria Community Foundation: UK community foundation operating in a different UK region (Cumbria) but with a comparable grantmaking and community fund administration model. Useful as a peer for benchmarking fund management and customer base size.

Others

• WCVA Funding Cymru: Wales-wide funding portal operated by WCVA. Partially substitutes for CVSC's funding advice offering from an end-user perspective, making it a thematically adjacent ecosystem player rather than a direct competitor.
• Welsh Government Communities Division: Major funder of CVSC's programmes via UKSPF, Youth Led Grants, and other initiatives. Not a direct competitor but a key ecosystem partner whose policy priorities shape CVSC's funding pipeline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/conwyvol
• Facebookfacebook.com/conwyvol
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conwy-voluntary-services-council

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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