SWIM NARBERTH
A community swimming pool that provides swimming activities, including lessons for schools and all ages. From Lifeguard, Life Saving and other training courses, social and health activities including 55plus Club, Parent & Toddler, Aquarobics, Disability Club, Canoe Club, Ladies only swimming, public swimming and much more. We also facilitate Free Swimming for certain age groups and Familys
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NARBERTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SWIMMING AND OTHER FITNESS AND WELLBEING ACTIVITIES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a £700 surplus and held £3,168 in unrestricted cash funds. The trustees report that these reserves remain significantly below the desirable target of three months' core operating expenditure. However, the filing notes encouraging progress in addressing historic liabilities and strengthening the financial position.
What the accounts disclose
“This was principally driven by continued growth in pool income, which increased to £237,585”
“the charity’s level of readily available reserves remains significantly below that considered desirable for an organisation operating a facility of this nature and scale.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025
- Volunteers: 8
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £10,020 — grants £10,020 (1); 4% of the £241,208 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023
- Volunteers: 8
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/10/2025 (received 04/09/2026, 4 days after the 31/08/2026 due date); year ending 31/10/2022 (received 11/09/2023, 11 days after the 31/08/2023 due date); year ending 31/10/2021 (received 07/11/2022, 68 days after the 31/08/2022 due date).
Trustees
- Christopher James Walterschair
- Judith Jones
- Nina Jane Goldsworthy-Griffiths
- Richard Jones
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £251k | £251k |
| 31/10/2024 | £241k | £238k |
| 31/10/2023 | £215k | £222k |
| 31/10/2022 | £219k | £214k |
| 31/10/2021 | £102k | £146k |
Common questions
Is SWIM NARBERTH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a £700 surplus and held £3,168 in unrestricted cash funds. The trustees report that these reserves remain significantly below the desirable target of three months' core operating expenditure. However, the filing notes encouraging progress in addressing historic liabilities and strengthening the financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SWIM NARBERTH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SWIM NARBERTH as a grant recipient include THE OAKDALE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE OAKDALE TRUST | FY2026 | £6k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWIM NARBERTH | £251k | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| ROMFORD TOWN SWIMMING CLUB | £280k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BROOMFIELD PARK SWIMMING AND RECREATIONAL CLUB LIMITED | £148k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WIRKSWORTH SWIMMING POOL | £214k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ASCOT ROYALS SWIM CLUB | £102k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SWIM TORQUAY LIMITED | £481k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |