Brecon Sports Association Charitable Trust
What it does
To provide facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need for such facilities for reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social or economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Brecon and District..
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BRECON, POWYS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES FOR REASONS OF YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.TO ENSURE THAT THE OLD MOD PLAYING FIELDS AND PAVILION AT BRECON ARE MAINTAINED AS AN EXCELLENT FACILITY WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY OF BRECON AND DISTRCIT FOR THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR AMATEUR SPORT AND RECREATION. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPORTS OF CRICKET, RUGBY, FOOTBALL, TENNIS AND CANOEING AND AN ADDITIONALLY ASSOCIATION WILL PROVIDE ACCESS AND SUPPORT FOR LOCAL SCOUTS AND GUIDES ASSOCIATION BY ALLOWING THEM OPEN ACCESS TO LAND SUITABLE FOR CAMPING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. FURTHER EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON PROMOTING DISABILITY RELATED SPORTS AND RECREATION. THE PLAYING FIELDS WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR THE USE OF ANY AFFILIATED AMATEUR SPORTING OR RECREATIONAL ORGANISATIONS. AFFILIATION WILL BE OPEN TO ALL RECOGNISED COMMUNITY AMATEUR SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ORGANISATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS WITH EACH ORGANISATION/ASSOCIATION BEING REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY HAVE AN OPEN ENROLMENT POLICY.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 June 2025, it had income of £13,321 and spent £9,088.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £13,321 | £9,088 | Not reported | 5 |
| 30 June 2024 | £9,935 | £12,974 | Not reported | 5 |
| 30 June 2023 | £9,574 | £4,913 | Not reported | 5 |
| 30 June 2022 | £8,191 | £8,614 | Not reported | 5 |
| 30 June 2021 | £14,416 | £6,833 | Not reported | 5 |
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
- Down 8%, from £14,416 in the year to 30 June 2021 to £13,321 in the year to 30 June 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 68% of its income in the year to 30 June 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 June 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2021 | £10,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Barrie Pritchard
- Bryan Anthony Evans
- John David Michael Ford
- Joseph Anstie Vaughan Blackham
- Martyn Kim Bowley
- Ronald Rowsell
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | 30 April 2026 | Received 3 June 2026, 34 days late | Received 3 June 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | 30 April 2025 | Received 1 March 2025, 60 days early | Received 1 March 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | 30 April 2024 | Received 26 February 2025, 302 days late | Received 26 February 2025 |
| 30 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | Received 3 March 2023, 58 days early | Received 3 March 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | 30 April 2022 | Received 14 April 2022, 16 days early | Received 14 April 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1171153
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 January 2017
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Jan 2017
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
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.