Gwynfi Bowls Club
What it does
Gwynfi Bowls Club manages and maintains the lawn bowling facilities serving the communities of Blaengwynfi and Abergwynfi, encourages and supports access to the facilities and training for non-members, community events centered around the sport of lawn bowls and participates in competitive bowls matches between clubs in the locality
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GWYNFI AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING BOWLS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Amateur sport
- 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
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Neath Port Talbot
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £5,458 and spent £6,499.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £5,458 | £6,499 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £7,300 | £6,104 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2023 | £7,316 | £8,383 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 March 2022 | £4,562 | £5,592 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,110 | £11,930 | Not reported | 2 |
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 392%, from £1,110 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £5,458 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 119% of its income in the year to 31 March 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 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 | £200 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £200 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Ian Jones
- Leigh Jones
- Paul Wilkins
- Robert Quinn
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 4 February 2026, 4 days late | Received 4 February 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 21 January 2025, 10 days early | Received 21 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 22 January 2024, 9 days early | Received 22 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 26 January 2023, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 26 January 2022, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1158830
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 10 October 2014
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 10 Oct 2014
- Website
- gwynfibowlsclub.wordpress.com
- 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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.