Axe Valley Swimming Association

Registered charity 1123066 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AXE VALLEY SWIMMING AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION

Provision and maintenance of a swimming pool for the benefit of inhabitants of Axe Valley and its neighbourhood who are in need thereof by reason of their social circumstances or youth, sickness or old age.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£560k

Latest spending

£714k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £153,217 for the year, with total expenditure of £713,700 exceeding income of £560,483. The trustees' report describes the pool's financial situation as being at a 'critical level' and notes that considerable funds must be raised to see the charity through 2026. Despite these challenges, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £335k; policy: sixty day's income)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to sixty day's income.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05843714

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

EBDON, Jonathan — director, appointed 01/11/2023on trustee list
TURNER, June Elizabeth — director, appointed 01/05/2023on trustee list
PARKER, Gareth — director, appointed 01/03/2023on trustee list
JORDAN, Rachel — director, appointed 01/01/2023on trustee list
STOKES-MUNTON, Suzanne — director, appointed 03/11/2021on trustee list
BROOM, Jane Katherine — director, appointed 01/05/2010on trustee list
CHURCH, Diana — director, appointed 05/05/2009on trustee list
PARRIS, Shirley — director, appointed 15/06/2008on trustee list

Official officers record.

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.

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

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

Total income

£560k

Total spending

£714k

Cost of raising funds

£24k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

DIANA CHURCH
Gareth Parker Mr · trustee of 1 other charity
JANE BROOM
Jonathan Ebdon
June Elizabeth Turner
Rachel Jordan
SHIRLEY PARRIS
Suzanne Stokes-Munton · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Devon · Dorset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£560k	£714k
31/03/2024	£507k	£607k
31/03/2023	£696k	£603k
31/03/2022	£494k	£500k
31/03/2021	£389k	£416k

Common questions

Is Axe Valley Swimming Association financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £153,217 for the year, with total expenditure of £713,700 exceeding income of £560,483. The trustees' report describes the pool's financial situation as being at a 'critical level' and notes that considerable funds must be raised to see the charity through 2026. Despite these challenges, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	30/10/2025	£5k	CF - Save The Flamingo Community Hydrotherapy Pool
Sport England	02/06/2020	£9k	COVID-19 CEF

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH AXHOLME COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL ASSOCIATION.

SOUTH AXHOLME COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL ASSOCIATION income £147k
TADCASTER SWIMMING POOL TRUST income £1.3m
ABERAERON SECONDARY SCHOOL DISTRICT SWIMMING POOL AND RECREATIONAL PROJECT income £168k
PAULTON COMMUNITY POOL income £323k
DARTMOUTH SWIMMING POOL COMPANY LIMITED income £116k
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
Axe Valley Swimming Association	£560k	—	below	—	no doubt
SOUTH AXHOLME COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£147k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TADCASTER SWIMMING POOL TRUST FY2024	£1.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ABERAERON SECONDARY SCHOOL DISTRICT SWIMMING POOL AND RECREATIONAL PROJECT FY2025	£168k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PAULTON COMMUNITY POOL FY2025	£323k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DARTMOUTH SWIMMING POOL COMPANY LIMITED FY2024	£116k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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