BRIDGEND SWIM CLUB

Registered charity 1203752 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Objects

TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PARTICIPATION IN SWIMMING, TRIATHLON, LIFESAVING AND SUCH OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF PROMOTINGHEALTHY 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

£123k

Latest spending

£133k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £10,058 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total expenditure of £133,461 exceeding total income of £123,403. The closing bank balance was £49,978, which is below the stated reserves policy target of approximately six months of operating expenditure. The trustees have implemented measures to increase membership fees and reorganise pool sessions to target break-even in the coming financial year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 6 months of operating expenditure (held: £50k)

“The club aims to maintain reserves equivalent to approximately 6 months of operating expenditure to ensure financial sustainability.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The club has shown a deficit for the 24/25 financial year, steps have been taken to increase membership fees modestly and re-organise pool time to make more efficient use of the sessions available to ensure that the club at least breaks even in the upcoming years” — page 6

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Watkinschair
David McNally · trustee of 1 other charity
Huw Lewis · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bridgend

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£123k	£133k
30/06/2024	£138k	£130k

Common questions

Is BRIDGEND SWIM CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £10,058 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total expenditure of £133,461 exceeding total income of £123,403. The closing bank balance was £49,978, which is below the stated reserves policy target of approximately six months of operating expenditure. The trustees have implemented measures to increase membership fees and reorganise pool sessions to target break-even in the coming financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE SWIMMING CLUB.

HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE SWIMMING CLUB income £236k
THE DEEPINGS SWIMMING CLUB income £109k
THE AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION (SWIM ENGLAND) LIMITED income £19.8m
LONDON BOROUGH OF HOUNSLOW SWIMMING CLUB income £242k
SWALLOWS OF HELSTON GYMNASTICS CLUB income £196k
GUILDFORD CITY SWIMMING CLUB income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRIDGEND SWIM CLUB	£123k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE SWIMMING CLUB FY2025	£236k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DEEPINGS SWIMMING CLUB FY2025	£109k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION (SWIM ENGLAND) LIMITED FY2024	£19.8m	£136,000	—	within	—	no doubt
LONDON BOROUGH OF HOUNSLOW SWIMMING CLUB FY2025	£242k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SWALLOWS OF HELSTON GYMNASTICS CLUB FY2025	£196k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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