BILLINGHAY AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY (SWIMMING) POOL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1012247 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of outdoor swimming facilities

Objects

TO PROVIDE SWIMMING AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BILLINGHAY AND SURROUNDING AREA.

Area of benefit: BILLINGHAY AND DISTRICT

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
£35k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £5,911.90 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in bank balances. The charity's unrestricted reserves fell to £10,768.90, which remains above its stated minimum policy target of £2,000. However, the Independent Examiner highlighted ongoing issues with accounting records and noted that the pool did not open in 2025, creating uncertainty about future operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £2000 (held: £11k)
“maintain a balance on unresiricted funds at the end of the financial year at a minimum of £2000.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Independent Examiner noted errors/discrepancies in financial statements and absence of supporting documents.
“There were still some errors/discrepancies in the financial statements and the absence of some supporting documents.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£35k£41k
31/12/2023£28k£32k
31/12/2022£35k£33k
31/12/2021£24k£23k
31/12/2020£15k£22k

Common questions

Is BILLINGHAY AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY (SWIMMING) POOL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £5,911.90 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in bank balances. The charity's unrestricted reserves fell to £10,768.90, which remains above its stated minimum policy target of £2,000. However, the Independent Examiner highlighted ongoing issues with accounting records and noted that the pool did not open in 2025, creating uncertainty about future operations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/03/2013£7kReplacement Automatic Chemical Dosing System
The National Lottery Community Fund13/09/2012£2kPool winter cover
The National Lottery Community Fund12/11/2004£5kThere is no project name available for this record