Cor Meibion y Bontfaen Cowbridge Male Voice Choir
What it does
The choir performs concerts for various charities.
Its charitable purposes
TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE COUNTY OF SOUTH GLAMORGAN, IN PARTICULAR, IN THE APPRECIATION OF CHORAL MUSIC AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURAL SOCIETIES RELATING TO THE PRACTICE, PRESENTATION AND THE STUDY OF MUSIC IN ORDER TO PROMOTE BETTER AND MORE WIDESPREAD PERFORMANCE OF MALE CHORAL WORK BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE COUNTY OF SOUTH GLAMORGAN. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION.)
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- France
- Germany
Area of benefit in its governing document: South Glamorgan
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £143,003 and spent £86,985.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £143,003 | £86,985 | Not reported | 80 |
| 31 December 2024 | £88,757 | £86,985 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £35,553 | £71,471 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £51,001 | £56,384 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £47,105 | £15,035 | 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 204%, from £47,105 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £143,003 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 61% of its income in the year to 31 December 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 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Jonathan Hugh WilksChair
- Christopher George
- Jeffrey Wood
- Leon Fear
- Mr Robert Hywel
- Philip Thomas Insley
- Raymond Mccabe
- Terry Bunston
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 October 2026, 27 days early | Received 4 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 7 October 2025, 24 days early | Received 7 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 22 October 2024, 9 days early | Received 22 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 16 October 2023, 15 days early | Received 16 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 22 October 2022, 9 days early | Received 22 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 514917
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 16 May 1984
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25 JANUARY 1984
- Website
- www.cmvc.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
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.