BYRNE AVENUE TRUST

Registered charity 1172104 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To restore Byrne Avenue Baths.To re-open Byrne Avenue Baths as a sports and community centre run by the charity for the community.To provide a range of sports, healthy activities and community events for local people.

Objects

(1) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF WIRRAL AND THE NATION AT LARGE THE GRADE II LISTED BUILDING OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORIC INTEREST KNOWN AS BYRNE AVENUE SWIMMING BATHS.(2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF ROCK FERRY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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

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Latest income
£168k
Latest spending
£152k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £15,653 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total funds of £605,370. The trustees note that income levels remain a challenge in the current economic climate but confirm the charity is operating on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The administration of the charity is performed by the trustees on a voluntary basis.
“The administration of the charity is performed by the trustees on a voluntary basis.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 2025-12-31)
  • Equity: £605k
  • Average employees: 3

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Byrne Avenue Baths (matched by registered charity number).

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)

1 registered title 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.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£168k£152k
31/12/2024£188k£180k
31/12/2023£136k£138k
31/12/2022£146k£157k
31/12/2021£173k£189k

Common questions

Is BYRNE AVENUE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £15,653 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total funds of £605,370. The trustees note that income levels remain a challenge in the current economic climate but confirm the charity is operating on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BYRNE AVENUE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BYRNE AVENUE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5k
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England17/05/2022£0COVID19 - Active Together (Crowdfunding)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/08/2017£9k"Byrne Avenue Baths - Strength from the Start"