RADNORSHIRE INDOOR BOWLS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1165546 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R.I.B.A.

We aim to develop amateur sport by promoting the game of bowls for the benefit of residents in Llandrindod Wells and the county of Powys. We provide the facilities for learning, coaching and playing the game of bowls for the residents in Llandrindod Wells and the wider community of Powys with the objective of improving the health, fitness and overall quality of life of our patrons.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LLANDRINDOD WELLS AND THE COUNTY OF POWYS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING BOWLS.

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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Latest income
£58k
Latest spending
£63k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £4,735 for the year ended 30 September 2025, driven by a significant drop in grant income and increased expenditure. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £101,648, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet reasonably foreseeable contingencies. The charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: meet any reasonably foreseeable contingency (held: £102k)
“Previously, Radnorshire Indoor Bowls Association was required to ensure that free monies are available in each financial year to meet any reasonably foreseeable contingency.” — page 4
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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Powys

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£58k£63k
30/09/2024£103k£58k
30/09/2023£63k£53k
30/09/2022£52k£51k
30/09/2021£38k£50k

Common questions

Is RADNORSHIRE INDOOR BOWLS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £4,735 for the year ended 30 September 2025, driven by a significant drop in grant income and increased expenditure. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £101,648, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet reasonably foreseeable contingencies. The charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery30/09/2024£21kUnrestricted Funding
Postcode Lottery30/06/2023£17kUnrestricted Funding