FAVERSHAM SWIMMING POOLS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE LTD

Registered charity 1169615 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FAVERSHAM POOLS, FAVERSHAM POOLS AND LEISURE

The provision and operation of leisure and swimming pools in Faversham and other leisure actvities.

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an operational surplus of £11,276 for the year, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit. Net assets increased to £837,266, with unrestricted funds standing at £565,623, indicating a stable financial position. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Burgess Hodgson Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Faversham Pools (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£24k
Reserves (reported)
£174k
Employees
75

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (78% 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.5m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2023£1.3m£1.2m
31/03/2022£956k£923k
31/03/2021£612k£597k

Common questions

Is FAVERSHAM SWIMMING POOLS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an operational surplus of £11,276 for the year, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit. Net assets increased to £837,266, with unrestricted funds standing at £565,623, indicating a stable financial position. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Burgess Hodgson Audit Limited.

Who funds FAVERSHAM SWIMMING POOLS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FAVERSHAM SWIMMING POOLS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE LTD as a grant recipient include THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST, EDWARD VINSON 1957 CHARITY SETTLEMENT, QUEENBOROUGH FISHERY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2023£100k
EDWARD VINSON 1957 CHARITY SETTLEMENTFY2024£20kRefurbishment of facilities
QUEENBOROUGH FISHERY TRUSTFY2022£4k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2022£2k
QUEENBOROUGH FISHERY TRUSTFY2023£750

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England17/03/2023£0COVID19 - Active Together (Crowdfunding)
The National Lottery Community Fund05/11/2021£8kEnergy-saving swimming at Faversham Pools
Sport England24/09/2019£49kInstallation of new boiler and heating system

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST1£31k
THE WIGHT AID FOUNDATION1£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RED LODGE COMMUNITY POOL LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FAVERSHAM SWIMMING POOLS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE LTD£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
RED LODGE COMMUNITY POOL LIMITED FY2025£292k—0unclear—no doubt
WEST LEIGH SWIM SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£142k—0unclear—no doubt
WATERSIDE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£773k—0below1.6%no doubt
FAREHAM NOMADS SWIMMING CLUB FY2025£234k—0unclear—no doubt
PLYMOUTH SWALLOWS SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS FY2025£385k—0unclear—no doubt

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