The Cowbridge Institute Educational Trust
What it does
The Charity awards grants that promote the education, including social and physical training, of persons under the age of 25 who reside in the community of Cowbridge with Llanblethian.
Its charitable purposes
PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO OR WHOSE PARENTS ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 20 OF THE SCHEME).
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- In Wales
- Vale of Glamorgan
Area of benefit in its governing document: Community of Cowbridge With Llanblethian
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £13,718 and spent £10,359.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £13,718 | £10,359 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 December 2024 | £13,709 | £12,815 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £12,682 | £16,189 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £13,747 | £13,961 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £11,313 | £8,810 | 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 21%, from £11,313 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £13,718 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 76% 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
5 trustees run the charity.
- Prof Anthony IslesChair
- Gweneira Baty
- Jackie Griffin
- Peter Noel Thurley Whiting
- Susan Bond
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 14 October 2026, 17 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 9 October 2025, 22 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 20 October 2024, 11 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 12 September 2023, 49 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 7 October 2022, 24 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 517611
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 3 June 1986
- Governing document
- SCHEM OF THE 27TH JANUARY 1989
- 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.