Winchester City Swimming Club

Registered charity 1153439 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WCPSC, WINCHESTER CITY PENGUINS SWIMMING CLUB

To operate as an aquatics club that provides facilities for and promotes the participation of thecommunity in competitive swimming and other related activities and encourages the teaching,development and practice of these activities without discrimination and regardless of sex, ethnicorigin, religion, age, disability or political persuasion.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £28,101 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to a loss of approximately £90,000 in lesson income caused by a prolonged pool closure. Despite this deficit, the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £198,790, which the trustees noted were just below their policy target of three months' operating expenditure. The trustees confirmed 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

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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

• SUSAN FALCONERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Darren Whitt · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Lynch
• Jim Bellinger
• Lucy Hutchin
• Michael Fowkes

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

• SUSAN FALCONER — trustee here and at THE FALCONER FAMILY TRUST

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.