Wales Deaf Bowling Association
What it does
Regional Bowls League and Competitions and also compete in Internationals and Home Nations Tournaments, fundraising activities to support players attending International and Home Nations Tournaments.
Its charitable purposes
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE THE RELIEF OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE LIVING IN WALES BY THE PROMOTION OF THE GAME OF BOWLING AS A RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY FOR SUCH PERSON IN ORDER THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.
Causes
- What it works on
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- In Wales
- Caerphilly
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bridgend
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Pembrokeshire
- City of Swansea
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £16,157 and spent £15,562.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £16,157 | £15,562 | Not reported | 60 |
| 31 March 2024 | £15,818 | £14,495 | Not reported | 65 |
| 31 March 2023 | £13,884 | £23,220 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 March 2022 | £10,904 | £7,670 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 March 2021 | £4,900 | £2,388 | 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 230%, from £4,900 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £16,157 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 96% of its income in the year to 31 March 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 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Alan Ringo Williams
- Barry Russell Clark
- Michelle Fowler
- Sarah Louise Smith
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 31 October 2025, 92 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 12 December 2024, 50 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 14 November 2023, 78 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 14 November 2023, 287 days late | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 14 November 2023, 652 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1139522
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 December 2010
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 4 JULY 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 30 NOVEMBER 2010
- 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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.