Cardiff Chameleons Mencap/ Gateway Swimming Club
What it does
The relief of people with a learning disability in particular by the provision of help and support for them and for their families, dependants and carers, to promote the needs of those with learning disabilities. To provide facilities for physical recreation and competitive sport, or other leisure activities with the object of improving their conditions of life.
Its charitable purposes
[A] THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS, TO PROMOTE THE NEEDS OF THOSE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND TO PURSUE A GENERAL POLICY OF OPENNESS TO ALL ETHNIC GROUPS.[B] TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE."LEARNING DISABILITY MEANS ANY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OF THE MIND AND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION HOWSOEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER MIND. MODERATE OR SEVERE.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Disability
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined. in Practice Cardiff
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £16,435 and spent £10,691.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £16,435 | £10,691 | Not reported | 7 |
| 30 September 2024 | £27,989 | £20,808 | Not reported | 7 |
| 30 September 2023 | £20,404 | £20,766 | Not reported | 6 |
| 30 September 2022 | £17,308 | £13,918 | Not reported | 9 |
| 30 September 2021 | £8,044 | £4,441 | 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 104%, from £8,044 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £16,435 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 65% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 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
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £250, awarded in 2021.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2021 | Freemasons' Charity | £250 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Stephen Christopher BaileyChair
- Barrie Hugh Jenkins
- Denise Anne Frances Pearson
- Ian Marshall
- Pamela Jean Bailey
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 14 July 2026, 16 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 1 July 2025, 29 days early | Received 1 July 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 18 August 2024, 19 days late | Not required |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 17 May 2023, 74 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 22 June 2022, 38 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1103879
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 May 2004
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 4 FEBRUARY 2003
- Website
- www.cardiffchameleons.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.