DARTMOUTH SWIMMING POOL COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 1049536 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operates a public open-air swimming pool during the summer months.

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Latest income

£116k

Latest spending

£100k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £15,925 for the year, with total income rising to £115,528 from £91,039 in the prior period. Total unrestricted reserves increased to £49,038, while the trustees note that reserves are held for future repairs and to ensure funds are available during periods of low income. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: future pool repairs, capital replacement work and to ensure that there are sufficient funds available to keep the pool running in those periods where income falls, due to bad weather or other unforeseen circumstances (held: £49k)

“The reserves are held for future pool repairs, capital replacement work and to ensure that there are sufficient funds available to keep the pool running in those periods where income falls, due to bad weather or other unforeseen circumstances.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dartmouth Swimming Pool Company Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

David Bondchair
DAVID MICHAEL GENT · trustee of 2 other charities
Hilary Douglas Bastone
Jonathan Hawkins · trustee of 4 other charities
Steve Smith

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£116k	£100k
31/12/2023	£91k	£88k
31/12/2022	£131k	£81k
31/12/2021	£52k	£55k
31/12/2020	£13k	£5k

Common questions

Is DARTMOUTH SWIMMING POOL COMPANY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £15,925 for the year, with total income rising to £115,528 from £91,039 in the prior period. Total unrestricted reserves increased to £49,038, while the trustees note that reserves are held for future repairs and to ensure funds are available during periods of low income. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAMPTON POOL TRUST.

HAMPTON POOL TRUST income £668k
SWIM TORQUAY LIMITED income £481k
THIRSK AND SOWERBY SWIMMING BATHS income £1.4m
HELMSLEY OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL income £155k
JESMOND COMMUNITY LEISURE income £1.2m
CALDAY GRANGE SWIMMING POOL TRUST income £503k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DARTMOUTH SWIMMING POOL COMPANY LIMITED	£116k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HAMPTON POOL TRUST FY2025	£668k	—	above	—	no doubt
SWIM TORQUAY LIMITED FY2025	£481k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THIRSK AND SOWERBY SWIMMING BATHS FY2025	£1.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HELMSLEY OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL FY2023	£155k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JESMOND COMMUNITY LEISURE FY2024	£1.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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