Welsh Association of Visually Impaired Bowlers
What it does
To Organise and Participate in Bowls events in Wales, UK and World Tournaments for People who are either Blind or Partially Sighted.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION FOR THE GAME OF BOWLS TO BE PLAYED BY VISUALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE IN WALES DN TO ENCOURAGE SUCH PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GAME. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE THE ASSOCIATION MAY: (A) ASSIST AND ENCOURAGE THE FORMATION OF LOCAL BOWLING CLUBS FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE. (B) ENCOURAGE AND ORGANISE PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS. (C) RAISE FUNDS BY WAY OF CONTRIBUTIONS, DONATIONS, LEGACIES AND GRANTS AND ANY OTHER LAWFUL METHOD. (D) DO ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Amateur sport
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: The Principality of Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £6,516 and spent £6,924.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £6,516 | £6,924 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £6,140 | £10,921 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £689 | £2,920 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £747 | £2,192 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £0 | £293 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 772%, from £747 in the year to 31 December 2022 to £6,516 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 106% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 4 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £10,000, awarded in 2020.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Owen James WilliamsChair
- Julie Thomas
- Phillip John Wilson
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 30 October 2026, 1 day early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 30 October 2025, 1 day early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 5 November 2024, 5 days late | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 30 October 2023, 1 day early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 18 November 2022, 18 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 512850
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 29 June 1982
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27 MARCH 1982 AS AMENDED 6 JANUARY 2003. as amended on 29 May 2024
- Website
- www.welshvibowls.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Caerphilly
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.