Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

BULLDOGS BOXING & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES 

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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 10 years

www.bulldogsboxingcommunity.wales

hello@bulldogsbca.org

01639820103

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£338£282£56n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/22£244£214£30n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/21£240£176£64n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/20£188£211£-24n/an/an/an/an/a27
31/03/19£206£219£-13n/an/an/an/an/a27
31/03/18£238£202£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£294£216£78£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£365£347£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£66£48£18£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bridgend, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, City Of Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Newport City, Pembrokeshire, Rhondda Cynon Taff,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
BBC Children in Need£91,390
Ministry of Defence£60,000
Tudor Trust£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£30,000 10/02/2023
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£30,000 10/02/2023
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bulldogs Boxing & Community Activities
£1,000 15/12/2021
This project will provide training and mentoring to a project worker who will deliver money management sessions to disadvantaged children. Children will improve their life skills through developing ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bulldogs Boxing & Community Activities
£90,390 10/08/2021
The project will provide a range of activities to care experienced children and young people. They will lead more healthy lives, feel better about themselves and be able to form better relationships ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Bulldogs Boxing & Community Activities
£2,000 21/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to Bulldogs Boxing & Community Activities
£64,000 25/02/2019
24
over two years as continuation funding towards salaries at a community sports and wellbeing centre in Port Talbot
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Growing sustainability and partnership working
£60,000 10/12/2018
24
The Bulldogs is a boxing charity based in Port Talbot in Wales. This grant will support the organisation to maximise income generation opportunities afforded by a new community venue to increase long ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bulldogs Boxing & Community Activities
£110,257 17/10/2017
36
This project will provide boxing-inspired fitness sessions for looked after children and young people. They will feel more confident, have a greater sense of belonging, and make better life choices.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Bulldogs Boxing & Community Activities
£15,000 28/04/2017
minibus for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Port Talbot
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000 26/04/2017
Bulldogs Laces
National Lottery Community Fund - Bulldogs 5 Pillar Programme
£249,242 17/02/2016
35
Bulldogs 5 Pillar Programme
Tudor Trust - Grant to Bulldogs Boxing & Community Activities
£70,000 16/12/2015
36
over three years as continuation funding towards the core salary costs of an organisation using boxing to support community health, learning and employability in Port Talbot
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bulldogs Boxing & Community Activities
£101,100 03/12/2015
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing boxing activities, mentoring and other educational support to hard to reach young people in Neath Port Talbot, South Wales
Tudor Trust - Grant to Bulldogs Boxing & Community Activities
£80,000 12/05/2014
24
over two years towards the manager's salary at this new charity providing sporting and personal development opportunities in Port Talbot, Wales
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/04/2014, number: 1156591
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

Bulldogs Boxing & Community Centre
Fenbrook Close
PORT TALBOT
West Glamorgan
SA12 7PA

Objectives

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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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