The Sports Council for Wales Trust
What it does
As per the Trust deed
Its charitable purposes
1. THE PRESERVATION AND SAFEGUARDING AND ASSISTANCE IN THE PRESERVATION AND SAFEGUARDING OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PHYSICAL RECREATION (INCLUDING SPORTS) AND EDUCATION IN RELATION THERETO. 2. THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE SAME ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED OF FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL RECREATION (INCLUDING SPORTS) WHICH SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £1,191,000 and spent £452,000.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,191,000 | £452,000 | 0 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £615,000 | £458,000 | 0 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,679,000 | £464,000 | 0 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,918,000 | £412,000 | 0 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £432,000 | £425,000 | 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 176%, from £432,000 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £1,191,000 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 38% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Sport Wales gave £1,191,000 in the year to 31 March 2025, 100% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£1,191,000
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 1 funder who gave £1,191,000. £1,191,000 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport Wales | Other public body | £1,191,000 | £615,000 | £1,679,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
1 trustee runs the charity.
- The Sports Council for WalesOrganisation
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 28 October 2025, 95 days early | Received 28 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 29 October 2024, 94 days early | Received 29 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 6 December 2023, 56 days early | Received 6 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 31 August 2022, 153 days early | Received 31 August 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 16 September 2021, 137 days early | Received 16 September 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 524477
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 14 September 1972
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST 16TH MAY, 1972.AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 24 JUN 2022
- Website
- www.sport.wales
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.