ASHBURTON SWIMMING POOL

Registered charity 1164272 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ashburton Swimming Pool CIO run Ashburton Swimming Pool, which is an outdoor, heated swimming pool situated in Ashburton, Devon. Our aim is to ensure the pool can continue to operate so that we can provide swimming facilities to the local area and promote swimming safety.

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Latest income

£112k

Latest spending

£139k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a net deficit of £27,048, reducing its unrestricted cash reserves from £59,719 to £32,709. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to hold reserves to support day-to-day cash flow and equipment replacement, noting that weather impacts seasonal income and that financing essential repairs has been challenging.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: enough reserve to support the day-to-day cash flow of the pool over poor ticket sales (held: £33k)

“The charity aims to hold enough reserve to support the day-to-day cash flow of the pool over poor ticket sales.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Ashburton and Buckfastleigh League of Friends — “Firstly the Ashburton and Buckfastleigh League of Friends who have given us £6984.51 to replace the filter media in the filter pumps that ke…” (source page)
Teignmouth Lottery — “Take part in our weekly local lottery for a chance to win big jackpots while supporting Ashburton Pool. It’s an easy and fun way to give bac…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Lucy Woodchair
Barbara Waugh
Christopher Waugh · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Tim Meldrum
Elaine Thelier
Jerry Griffiths
Rachel Mary Griffin

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£112k	£139k
31/03/2024	£134k	£98k
31/03/2023	£56k	£56k
31/03/2022	£36k	£39k
31/03/2021	£5k	£8k

Common questions

Is ASHBURTON SWIMMING POOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a net deficit of £27,048, reducing its unrestricted cash reserves from £59,719 to £32,709. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to hold reserves to support day-to-day cash flow and equipment replacement, noting that weather impacts seasonal income and that financing essential repairs has been challenging. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ASHBURTON SWIMMING POOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ASHBURTON SWIMMING POOL as a grant recipient include MARISTOW CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
MARISTOW CHARITY	FY2025	£0
MARISTOW CHARITY	FY2024	—

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	06/06/2016	£73k	A more sustainable pool with shelter and activities.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIXHAM ADMIRAL SWIM COMPANY LTD.

BRIXHAM ADMIRAL SWIM COMPANY LTD income £349k
SHOALSTONE SEAWATER POOL income £305k
GREYSTOKE AND DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION income £113k
DARTMOUTH SWIMMING POOL COMPANY LIMITED income £116k
SWIM TORQUAY LIMITED income £481k
ABERAERON SECONDARY SCHOOL DISTRICT SWIMMING POOL AND RECREATIONAL PROJECT income £122k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ASHBURTON SWIMMING POOL	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIXHAM ADMIRAL SWIM COMPANY LTD FY2025	£349k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHOALSTONE SEAWATER POOL FY2025	£305k	—	above	—	no doubt
GREYSTOKE AND DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DARTMOUTH SWIMMING POOL COMPANY LIMITED FY2024	£116k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SWIM TORQUAY LIMITED FY2025	£481k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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