Gowerton Rugby Football Club Limited
What it does
Gowerton Rugby Football Club (RFC) operates from Gowerton in Swansea. Our objectives and aims are to promote community participation in healthy recreation for the public benefit in Gowerton and the surrounding areas by the provision of facilities to participate in the amateur sport of rugby union.The club attracts new players of all ages, and is committed to engaging with the local community.
Its charitable purposes
THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN GOWERTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AMATEUR SPORT OF RUGBY UNION.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE "FACILITIES" MEANS BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, ACCESS TO COACHING AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- City of Swansea
Area of benefit in its governing document: Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 April 2025, it had income of £266,829 and spent £266,501.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £266,829 | £266,501 | Not reported | 50 |
| 30 April 2024 | £260,894 | £281,806 | Not reported | 50 |
| 30 April 2023 | £220,789 | £234,703 | Not reported | 40 |
| 30 April 2022 | £216,685 | £198,836 | Not reported | 42 |
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 23%, from £216,685 in the year to 30 April 2022 to £266,829 in the year to 30 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 30 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 4 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2022 | £12,000 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Stephen John HowellsChair
- Alan Rhys Jones
- Marshall Nigel Thomas
- Richard Jenkins
- Thomas Berian Davies
Filing record
Of the last 4 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | 28 February 2026 | Received 27 February 2026, 1 day early | Received 27 February 2026 |
| 30 April 2024 | 28 February 2025 | Received 28 February 2025 | Received 28 February 2025 |
| 30 April 2023 | 29 February 2024 | Received 19 March 2024, 19 days late | Received 19 March 2024 |
| 30 April 2022 | 28 February 2023 | Received 12 April 2023, 43 days late | Received 12 April 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1195627
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 25 August 2021
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07 JAN 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 AUG 2021
- Company number
- 12390951This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- gowertonrfc.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
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.