HALTWHISTLE SWIMMING & LEISURE CENTRE

Registered charity 1168520 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the charity is to provide the provision and maintenance of a recreation ground, playing field, swimming pool and leisure centre for the benefit of the inhabitants of the area and visitors without distinction of political, religious or other opinions with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

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

Latest income
£504k
Latest spending
£558k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £53,571 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an improvement on the previous year's loss of £66,506. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds totaled £1,542,106 at year-end, with £150,000 designated as a reserve for income disruption or unforeseen expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £150,000 (held: £1.5m)
The Trustees have set aside a designated fund of £150,000 within the unrestricted funds as a reserve to cover any disruption or downturn in the Centre’s income or unforeseen expenditure.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£504k
Total spending
£558k
Reserves (reported)
£459k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~9.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£504k£558k
31/03/2024£460k£526k
31/03/2023£454k£441k
31/03/2022£448k£346k
31/03/2021£301k£300k

Common questions

Is HALTWHISTLE SWIMMING & LEISURE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £53,571 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an improvement on the previous year's loss of £66,506. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds totaled £1,542,106 at year-end, with £150,000 designated as a reserve for income disruption or unforeseen expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England30/03/2022£1kJubilee Fund - Step into Fitness
Sport England29/06/2021£49kCOVID-19 CLRF
Sport England26/05/2020£10kCOVID-19 CEF