BULLDOGS BOXING & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Registered charity 1156591 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOXING COMMUNITY ACTION, PORT TALBOT BOXING CLUB

The Bulldogs creates Social Impact through the power of Boxing and non-contact training as a means of embedding a theory of change into individuals lifestylesWe aim to achieve this by: Creating changes in a persons behaviour, activity or situation, embedding changes in perspective and perception of themselves and of others by increasing motivation and lifestyle decision making.

Objects

1)THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR AMATEUR BOXING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY USING BOXING AND ITS TECHNIQUES AS A MEANS OF CHANGING PEOPLES SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN A POSITIVE WAY; 2)TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH BY WORKING WITH LOCAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND LOCAL GROUPS TO PROVIDE ACTIVITIES TO HELP ADDRESS GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING; AND3)TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY PROVIDING SUCH PHYSICAL OR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY) OR THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC POSITION WITHIN SOCIETY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Neath Port Talbot, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£325k
Latest spending
£307k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £554,886, with unrestricted reserves of £64,539. The trustees report that the charity is a going concern and that systems are in place to monitor risks and maintain reserves at a level no greater than 6 months of operating costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months operating costs (reserves figure: £65k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain available funds, the reserve, at a level no greater than 6 months operating costs including service provision.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £140,037 — grants £140,037 (1); 43% of the £325,409 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £85,347 — grants £85,347 (1); 28% of the £308,956 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £221,413 — grants £221,413 (1); 65% of the £338,082 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bridgend · Cardiff · Carmarthenshire · City Of Swansea · Neath Port Talbot · Newport City · Pembrokeshire · Rhondda Cynon Taff

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£325k£307k
31/03/2024£309k£270k
31/03/2023£338k£282k
31/03/2022£244k£214k
31/03/2021£240k£176k

Common questions

Is BULLDOGS BOXING & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £554,886, with unrestricted reserves of £64,539. The trustees report that the charity is a going concern and that systems are in place to monitor risks and maintain reserves at a level no greater than 6 months of operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BULLDOGS BOXING & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BULLDOGS BOXING & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES as a grant recipient include THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government10/02/2023£30kCovenant Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund12/11/2016£2kThe Bulldogs in the Commumity
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2016£249kBulldogs 5 Pillar Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2014£5kBCA Cymru

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COLLYHURST AND MOSTON BOXING CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BULLDOGS BOXING & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES£325k—0unclear—no doubt
COLLYHURST AND MOSTON BOXING CLUB FY2025£356k——unclear—no doubt
BOXING FUTURES LTD FY2025£567k—0unclear15.5%no doubt
BOXWISE FOUNDATION FY2025£513k—0above—no doubt
BOXER DOG RESCUE NORTHERN ENGLAND FY2025£39k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BULLDOG TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.0m——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.