SALTDEAN LIDO TRUST

Registered charity 1173503 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust's current activities are primarily concerned with fundraising towards the restoration of the building known as "Saltdean Lido".

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Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported total consolidated income of £2,292,862 and net income of £853,918 for the year ended 31 December 2024. The trustees confirm that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis without identifying any material uncertainties.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of expected overheads (currently estimated at £8,000) (held: £118k)
“The Trustees have a policy to retain minimum free reserves within the parent charity equal to expected overheads for 12 months (currently estimated at £8,000) to ensure future sustainability.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Saltdean Lido CIC
“The following was a subsidiary undertaking of the Trust: Saltdean Lido CIC, the company registered number is 08206744.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lewis Brownlee (Chichester) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Saltdean Lido Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£216
Reserves (reported)
£9.1m
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~76.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.3m£1.4m
31/12/2023£96k£208k
31/12/2022£31k£29k
31/12/2021£31k£29k
31/12/2020£311k£7k

Common questions

Is SALTDEAN LIDO TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported total consolidated income of £2,292,862 and net income of £853,918 for the year ended 31 December 2024. The trustees confirm that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis without identifying any material uncertainties. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Lewis Brownlee (Chichester) Limited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2022£108kSaltdean Lido, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8SP
UK government01/04/2021£108kSaltdean Lido, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8SP
UK government—£91kRepair Grants for Heritage at Risk

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 WIGHT AID FOUNDATION1£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SALTDEAN PRE-SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SALTDEAN LIDO TRUST£2.3m—0unclear—no doubt
SALTDEAN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£115k—0above—no doubt
ARUNDEL AND DOWNLAND COMMUNITY LEISURE TRUST FY2025£541k—0unclear—no doubt
Cheltenham Lido Limited FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
WATERSIDE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£773k—0below1.6%no doubt
WOBURN LIDO FY2025£197k—0unclear—no doubt

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