ARUNDEL AND DOWNLAND COMMUNITY LEISURE TRUST

Registered charity 1091478 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARUNDEL LIDO

The Trust's objectives are to provide swimming pools & other recreational facilities for the community of Arundel and visitors. The Trust aims to improve conditions of life & health, particularly for those who are disadvantaged, and, as the only Lido remaining in West Sussex, to preserve the lido heritage. The Lido is open all year round, with pools heated from April to September and at Christmas

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE "OBJECTS") ARE TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF A SWIMMING POOL AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE COMMUNITY OF AND VISITORS TO ARUNDEL IN THE COUNTY OF WEST SUSSEX IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC FACILITIES FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF THEM BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Area of benefit: WEST SUSSEX

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust incurred a small loss on unrestricted funds for the year, driven by energy costs that approximately doubled when fixed-price contracts expired. Despite this operational loss, the Trust held free reserves of £182,602 and reported a net increase in cash, with the Trustees confirming adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Arundel & Downland Community Leisure Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (64% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stephen Sampsonchair
• Emily Victoria Waring
• Emma Louise Penn
• JOANNA WILLIAMS
• Jeremy Clive Harrison
• Joanna Scutt
• John Seton Kyffin

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ARUNDEL CASTLE TRUSTEES LIMITED.

• ARUNDEL CASTLE TRUSTEES LIMITED income £5.7m
• WOLVERTON LEISURE TRUST income £2.1m
• HALTWHISTLE SWIMMING & LEISURE CENTRE income £504k
• Docklands Sailing Centre Trust income £739k
• BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE COMMUNITY LEISURE TRUST income £5.6m
• LYONSDOWN COMMUNITY TRUST income £127k

Side by side with its peers

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