Bulldogs Boxing & Community Activities
What it does
The Bulldogs creates Social Impact through the power of Boxing and non-contact training as a means of embedding a theory of change into individuals lifestylesWe aim to achieve this by: Creating changes in a persons behaviour, activity or situation, embedding changes in perspective and perception of themselves and of others by increasing motivation and lifestyle decision making.
Its charitable purposes
1)THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR AMATEUR BOXING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY USING BOXING AND ITS TECHNIQUES AS A MEANS OF CHANGING PEOPLES SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN A POSITIVE WAY; 2)TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH BY WORKING WITH LOCAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND LOCAL GROUPS TO PROVIDE ACTIVITIES TO HELP ADDRESS GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING; AND3)TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY PROVIDING SUCH PHYSICAL OR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY) OR THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC POSITION WITHIN SOCIETY.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Bridgend
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport City
- Pembrokeshire
- City of Swansea
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £325,409 and spent £307,423.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £325,409 | £307,423 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2024 | £308,956 | £270,018 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2023 | £338,082 | £281,650 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2022 | £244,099 | £213,616 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 March 2021 | £240,320 | £175,936 | Not reported | 12 |
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 35%, from £240,320 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £325,409 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 94% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £140,037 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £140,037 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £85,347 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £221,413 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £24,604 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £72,395 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 18 grants to this charity since 2014, worth at least £921,143.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£256,172, 3 grants
- The Tudor Trust£216,000, 4 grants
- BBC Children in Need£202,147, 4 grants
- Henry Smith Foundation£101,100, 1 grant
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation£60,000, 1 grant
- Veterans Foundation£25,724, 1 grant
- Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£15,000, 1 grant
- The Clothworkers' Foundation£15,000, 1 grant
- SHAREGIFT£10,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2025 | SHAREGIFT | £10,000 |
| 3 Apr 2024 | Veterans Foundation | £25,724 |
| 28 Sept 2023 | Community Foundation in Wales | £15,000 |
| 20 Oct 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £500 |
| 15 Dec 2021 | BBC Children in Need | £1,000 |
| 10 Aug 2021 | BBC Children in Need | £90,390 |
| 21 Jan 2021 | The Tudor Trust | £2,000 |
| 25 Feb 2019 | The Tudor Trust | £64,000 |
| 10 Dec 2018 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £60,000 |
| 17 Oct 2017 | BBC Children in Need | £110,257 |
All 18 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2017 | The Clothworkers' Foundation | £15,000 |
| 26 Apr 2017 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £20,000 |
| 12 Nov 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £2,000 |
| 17 Feb 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £249,242 |
| 16 Dec 2015 | The Tudor Trust | £70,000 |
| 3 Dec 2015 | Henry Smith Foundation | £101,100 |
| 17 May 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,930 |
| 12 May 2014 | The Tudor Trust | £80,000 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
15 June 2026, Swansea
Named in an agenda item or minute of Armed Forces Community Covenant Signatories Panel
Regional Armed Forces Covenant Liaison Officer.
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Daniel CrosslandChair
- Ceri Howell Anthony Thomas
- Clive owen
- Matthew Herman
- Mike Jones
- Stuart Phillips
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 16 January 2026, 15 days early | Received 16 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 24 January 2025, 7 days early | Received 24 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 28 December 2023, 34 days early | Received 28 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 30 December 2022, 32 days early | Received 30 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 20 January 2022, 11 days early | Received 20 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1156591
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 8 April 2014
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 08 APR 2014AMENDED ON 30/05/2015
- Website
- www.bulldogsboxingcommunity.wales
- 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.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.