Aberavon Surf Life Saving Club
What it does
The objects of the charity are to advance the mental, physical and spiritual welfare of young people by promoting a scheme of awards and their personal development.
Its charitable purposes
TO SAVE LIFE BY PREVENTION OR RESCUE AND TO PROMOTE THE METHODS OF SURF LIFE SAVING AND FIRST AID FOR RESUSCITATION OF THE RESCUED IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Amateur sport
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Neath Port Talbot
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £0 and spent £0.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £61,391 | £77,556 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 December 2023 | £49,369 | £45,037 | Not reported | 32 |
| 31 December 2022 | £35,922 | £42,792 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2021 | £12,613 | £25,256 | Not reported | 15 |
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 387%, from £12,613 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £61,391 in the year to 31 December 2024.
- Spending against income
- It spent 126% of its income in the year to 31 December 2024. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 4 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2024: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £4,300, awarded in 2017.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,300 |
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Matthew ReesChair
- Anthony Rees
- Darren Chambers
- Emily Watkins
- Garod Wyn Thomas
- Harold Worth
- Patrick Bernard Jude Thomas
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 14 October 2026, 17 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 1 August 2025, 91 days early | Received 1 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 10 October 2024, 21 days early | Received 10 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 21 July 2023, 102 days early | Received 21 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 6 September 2022, 55 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1153019
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 July 2013
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10 JUL 1967AS AMENDED ON 03/06/2013
- Website
- www.aberavonlifeguardclub.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Neath Port Talbot
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.