FRIENDS OF HAY SWIMMING POOL

Registered charity 1180135 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the CIO are: 1. To advance the education of the public in water safety, primarily through providing swimming pool facilities for the use of Hay on Wye Primary School and other local school pupils: and, 2. In the interest of social welfare of the inhabitants of Hay on Wye and the surrounding area, to make swimming facilities available for recreation and

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN WATER SAFETY, PRIMARILY THROUGH PROVIDING SWIMMING POOL FACILITIES FOR THE USE OF HAY ON WYE PRIMARY SCHOOL AND OTHER LOCAL SCHOOL PUPILS: AND, 2. IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE INHABITANTS OF HAY AND WYE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, TO MAKE SWIMMING FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN ORDER TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION.

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
£114k
Latest spending
£101k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported total income of £114,434.01 and total expenditure of £101,340.80 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a surplus of £13,093.21. The closing bank balance was £14,118.90, indicating positive cash flow despite the charity having no employees and relying on self-employed staff and volunteers.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Director Edward Richards is a partner at Thorne & Co, the accounting firm handling the accounts, but no specific transaction amount is disclosed in the text.
“Edward Richards Partner and Director Thorne & Co”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Late filing admitted
“This annual return has not been submitted and no Declaration has been made” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 2 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Powys

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£114k£101k
31/03/2024£35k£37k
31/03/2023£45k£44k
31/03/2022£26k£24k
31/03/2021£17k£24k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF HAY SWIMMING POOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported total income of £114,434.01 and total expenditure of £101,340.80 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a surplus of £13,093.21. The closing bank balance was £14,118.90, indicating positive cash flow despite the charity having no employees and relying on self-employed staff and volunteers.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF HAY SWIMMING POOL£114k—0unclear—no doubt
WIVEYPOOL FY2025£300k—0above—no doubt
FRIENDS OF CHICHESTER HOSPITALS FY2025£351k—0unclear—no doubt
ELEANOR HARRIS CIO FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
PAULTON COMMUNITY POOL FY2025£323k—0unclear—no doubt
GREAT HAYWOOD UNDER 5'S FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt

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