SETTLE AREA SWIMMING POOL

Registered charity 1171790 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Settle and the surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SETTLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £390,486, exceeding the trustees' stated reserves policy target of three months' running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £126,993 and has reduced its long-term liabilities, indicating a stable financial position despite rising employment costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Year-over-year changes

• Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2025) → no going-concern doubt (FY2026).

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Settle Area Swimming Pool (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).

• Sport England — “Sport England have partnered with us since 2019 with major grant aid, and consultancy for the new development” (source page)
• The National Lottery Community Fund — “The National Lottery Community Fund have given grants for many years” (source page)
• The Bernard Sunley Foundation — “The Bernard Sunley Foundation have granted us funding since 2020” (source page)
• North Yorkshire County Council — “We are grateful to North Yorkshire County Council for granting us funds at the start of our building project in 2020” (source page)
• KeyFund — “KeyFund have supported us financially from 2020 during the building project.” (source page)
• Craven District Council — “Craven District Council have given consultancy and financial support since 2021” (source page)
• Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund — “Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund have donated to the recent pool development.” (source page)
• The Craven Trust — “The Craven Trust has helped our recent development within their remit to support local community projects” (source page)

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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (53% 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: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (06/12/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (17/03/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (28/06/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Hirstchair
• Elaine Lillian Howarth
• Ian Dryburgh
• Katherine Anne Galloway
• Ken Larkins
• Michael John Smith
• Rebecca Jane Valentine
• Robert Andrew Bellfield · trustee of 3 other charities
• Robin Ian Bates

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION.

• HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION income £199k
• HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE SWIMMING CLUB income £236k
• YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
• DARTMOUTH SWIMMING POOL COMPANY LIMITED income £116k
• SHINE@NECHELLSPOD income £186k
• THE ISLAND TRUST LIMITED income £273k

Side by side with its peers

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