FRIENDS OF NEW EARSWICK SWIMMING POOL

Registered charity 1188111 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FONESP

We manage, maintain and develop New Earswick Swimming Pool which we hire to local not-for-profit groups, commercial swim schools and local schools

Objects

1.THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES FOR SWIMMING. 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE AMATEUR SPORT IN YORK FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SPORT OF SWIMMING.3. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN YORK BY THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES FOR SWIMMING LESSONS

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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Registered contact address: York, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£539k
Latest spending
£191k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £347,912 for the year ended 31 January 2025, driven by significant donations and grants. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £537,348, which exceeds the stated policy target of £250,000. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £250k (held: £537k)
“FoNESP intend to build a reserve of £250k such that there is adequate funding available to cover any emergency reparative works.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2025

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Government income: £172,748 — grants £172,748 (1); 32% of the £538,694 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2024

  • Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2023

  • Volunteers: 13
  • Government income: £1,000 — grants £1,000 (1); under 1% of the £144,771 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/01/2025 (received 02/12/2025, 2 days after the 30/11/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of New Earswick Swimming Pool (matched by registered charity number).

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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Total income
£539k
Total spending
£191k
Reserves (reported)
£291k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~18.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (68% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£539k£191k
31/01/2024£229k£180k
31/01/2023£145k£157k
31/01/2022£201k£109k
31/01/2021£135k£74k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF NEW EARSWICK SWIMMING POOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £347,912 for the year ended 31 January 2025, driven by significant donations and grants. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £537,348, which exceeds the stated policy target of £250,000. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF NEW EARSWICK SWIMMING POOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF NEW EARSWICK SWIMMING POOL as a grant recipient include THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England19/11/2020£50kCovid-19 Return to play
UK government19/11/2020£50kALB-SportEngland-Covid-19 Return to Play

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EVERSHOLT SWIMMING POOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF NEW EARSWICK SWIMMING POOL£539k—0unclear—no doubt
EVERSHOLT SWIMMING POOL FY2025£106k—0unclear—no doubt
FAVERSHAM SWIMMING POOLS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE LTD FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
FLOWW FY2025£189k——below—no doubt
FORMBY POOL TRUST FY2025£2.7m—0unclear—no doubt
THE WORCESTER CITIZENS SWIMMING BATH ASSOCIATION FY2025£760k—0within—no doubt

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