LEE GARDENS POOL COMMITTEE

Registered charity 1171621 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Lee Gardens Pool Committee was set up to re-open Lee Gardens Pool, Penrhiwceiber, Mountain Ash, RCT. The pool closed in 2013. The Committee was set up in 2015. In 2016 the pool re-opened. Lee Gardens Pool Committee carry out the day-to-day running of and fundraising for the project while Lee Gardens Volunteers carry out the general maintenance. Lee Gardens Volunteers is an intergenerational group.

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Latest income
£227k
Latest spending
£175k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted funds of £100,386, with free unrestricted reserves of approximately £55,089. The trustees consider this level of reserves appropriate given ongoing operational commitments and maintenance obligations. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £51,901 for the year, indicating a surplus position.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Joanne Neads received £26,982 for work as Activities and Training Co-ordinator.
“Joanne Neads, a trustee, during the year was paid a gross salary of £26,982 (2025 : £22,932) for working as an Activities and Training Co-ordinator for work carried out for Lee Gardens Pool Committee. No remuneration or benefits were paid for work done as a trustee.” — page 25
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Rhondda Cynon Taff

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£227k£175k
31/03/2025£299k£171k
31/03/2024£136k£164k
31/03/2023£343k£136k
31/03/2022£402k£67k

Common questions

Is LEE GARDENS POOL COMMITTEE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted funds of £100,386, with free unrestricted reserves of approximately £55,089. The trustees consider this level of reserves appropriate given ongoing operational commitments and maintenance obligations. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £51,901 for the year, indicating a surplus position. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LEE GARDENS POOL COMMITTEE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEE GARDENS POOL COMMITTEE as a grant recipient include Alex Ferry Foundation, THE ALBERT HUNT TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Alex Ferry FoundationFY2023£10kCommunity grants
THE ALBERT HUNT TRUSTFY2023£2kHealth and Wellbeing appeals

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/03/2025£50kWales COL- Lee Gardens Pool: Let’s Get Together
Postcode Lottery28/06/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2022£30kUKP Cost of Living - Lee Gardens Volunteers: Let's Get Together!
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2021£9kCOVID-19 - Caring for Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2019£479kLee Gardens Volunteers: Let's Get Together!
The National Lottery Community Fund29/09/2016£5kLee Gardens Pool
The National Lottery Community Fund23/08/2016£1kLee Gardens Pool

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
The Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service Limited1£32k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREYSTOKE AND DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LEE GARDENS POOL COMMITTEE£227k—0within—no doubt
GREYSTOKE AND DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
GREENBANK POOL FY2025£636k—0unclear—no doubt
HENLEAZE SWIMMING CLUB FY2025£753k—0unclear—no doubt
DARTMOUTH SWIMMING POOL COMPANY LIMITED FY2024£116k—0unclear—no doubt
LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY PROJECT FY2025£163k—0unclear—no doubt

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