The (Rhondda) Cold Knap Lifeguard Club
Analysis
The (Rhondda) Cold Knap Lifeguard Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mid Glamorgan. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The (Rhondda) Cold Knap Lifeguard Club reported income of £16k and spending of £14k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £20k to £16k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 1025%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The (Rhondda) Cold Knap Lifeguard Club sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Playing Field and Recreation Ground (£16k), Queen Elizabeth 2 Playing Field, Child Okeford, Charitable Trust (£16k) and Digby War Memorial Hall (£16k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide voluntary surveillance and rescue service in the area of the Knap, in the Vale of Glamorgan.To provide a purposeful form of physical recreation for its members.To further the aims of lifesaving and lifeguard work.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Playing Field and Recreation Ground | Norwich | £16k |
| Queen Elizabeth 2 Playing Field, Child Okeford, Charitable Trust | Dorset | £16k |
| Digby War Memorial Hall | Lincoln | £16k |
| Berwick Cricket Club | Berwick-upon-Tweed | £16k |