The Central Team

Taking care of the finances for St.iiltyds community development is of utmost importance to the local co-operative membership scheme.

The central team comprises of Matthew Coombes, Finance and Compliance Manager and Keith Clinton, Finance and Compliance Officer. A programme Manager is currently being recruited to join the team during September 2009. The team are currently based at St.Illtyds Resource Centre, Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent.

The full team will be responsible for Finance, HR, policy and procedural matters within the Communities First Partnerships (detailed below) that are administered by the Co-operative Group, the Grant Recipient Body (GRB).

Additionally the team applies for appropriate levels of funding from the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) and ensures that all subsequent expenditure is spent in accordance with WAG's Terms and Conditions.

Finally the team acts as the representative for the GRB and as the interface between the GRB, Communities First Teams and WAG.