Cowbridge with Llanblethian United Charities
What it does
Relief in need. Financial assistance for further, higher, or vocational education. General benefit of the area.
Its charitable purposes
IN RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF (1) BENEFIT WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS. THE TRUSTEES MAY PAY FOR SUCH ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES BY WAY OF DONATIONS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO INSTITUTIONS OR ORGANISATIONS WHICH PROVIDE OF WHICH UNDERTAKE IN RETURN TO PROVIDE SUCH ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR SUCH PERSONS.(2) IN ASSISTING PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND WHO ARE PREPARING FOR, ENTERING UPON OR ENGAGED IN ANY PROFESSION, TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE BY PROVIDING THEM WITH OUTFITS, OR BY PAYING FEES, TRAVELLING OR MAINTENANCE EXPENSES, OR BY SUCH OTHER MEANS FOR THEIR ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OR TO ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR LIVING AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.(3) IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IS NOT REQUIRED FOR USE AS AFORESAID THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY THE SAME FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL OR INDIVIDUAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- In Wales
- Vale of Glamorgan
Area of benefit in its governing document: Town of Cowbridge With Llanblethian
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £31,234 and spent £31,963.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £31,234 | £31,963 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | £32,008 | £30,727 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | £30,004 | £30,638 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2022 | £27,993 | £28,365 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2021 | £28,090 | £33,030 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 11%, from £28,090 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £31,234 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 102% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 September 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Huw Llewellyn-MorganChair
- Elizabeth Ann George
- Peter James John
- Rev Duncan Charles John Ballard M.Phil
- Ruth Margaret Chapman
- Sian Janet Vaughan
- Terry Williams MBE
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 26 May 2026, 65 days early | Received 26 May 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 25 May 2025, 66 days early | Received 25 May 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 24 May 2024, 67 days early | Received 24 May 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 10 May 2023, 81 days early | Received 10 May 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 18 May 2022, 73 days early | Received 18 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1014580
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 3 October 1992
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 7 OCTOBER 1991
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.