Bridgend County Allotments Association
What it does
A Management Organisation, whose aims are to pursue allotment gardening as a recreation, to promote health, education and community fellowship, meet the allotment and leisure gardening needs of its members and local communities, widen participation and community engagement.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BRIDGEND COUNTY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, OR OTHER OPINIONS BY PROVIDING ALLOTMENT FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATIONAL LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Recreation
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Bridgend
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £7,290 and spent £6,593.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £7,290 | £6,593 | Not reported | 70 |
| 31 December 2024 | £1,780 | £1,355 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 December 2023 | £7,764 | £6,835 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £8,136 | £7,190 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 December 2021 | £1,425 | £1,080 | Not reported | 20 |
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 412%, from £1,425 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £7,290 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 90% of its income in the year to 31 December 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 December 2025: £5,900 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £5,900 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £6,350 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £7,190 from 3 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Gerald Frederick BallChair
- David Keith Grey
- George Raymond Davis
- John Stanley Jones
- Julie Anne Coles
- Lynne Parsons
- Nigel Ray
- Philip John Archer
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 4 September 2026, 57 days early | Received 4 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 17 September 2025, 44 days early | Received 17 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 23 September 2024, 38 days early | Received 23 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 18 July 2023, 105 days early | Received 18 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 28 July 2022, 95 days early | Received 24 August 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1189388
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 6 May 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 06 May 2020
- Council area of its contact address
- Bridgend
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.