WESTBURY PUBLIC BATHS

Registered charity 270324 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main activities of the charity focus around the provisions of swimming. This specifically includes swimming for schools, mums and toddlers, lessons for both adults and children, aqua fit classes and general public swimming sessions.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A SWIMMING BATH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WESTBURY AS CONSTITUTED ON THE 24TH MAY 1888 WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF WESTBURY (AS IN 1888)

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

£162k

Latest spending

£162k

Registered

1975

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total expenditure for the year was £162,242, an increase from the previous year's £150,226. The charity relies on Wiltshire Council for all necessary funding to pursue its objects, having been gifted without an endowment fund. The net book value of the swimming pool asset is reported at £143,059.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Wiltshire Council is the sole trustee and provides all necessary funding and administration.

“The charity has been operated by the Council since then as part of the Council’s leisure services function, from which it receives all necessary funding to pursue its objects.” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

WILTSHIRE COUNCIL · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£162k	£162k
31/03/2024	£150k	£150k
31/03/2023	£146k	£135k
31/03/2022	£100k	£84k
31/03/2021	£97k	£99k

Common questions

Is WESTBURY PUBLIC BATHS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total expenditure for the year was £162,242, an increase from the previous year's £150,226. The charity relies on Wiltshire Council for all necessary funding to pursue its objects, having been gifted without an endowment fund. The net book value of the swimming pool asset is reported at £143,059. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WRAGBY AND DISTRICT SWIMMING CLUB.

THE WRAGBY AND DISTRICT SWIMMING CLUB income £193k
THIRSK AND SOWERBY SWIMMING BATHS income £1.4m
SWIM TORQUAY LIMITED income £481k
WYRE FOREST SWIMMING CLUB income £148k
THE NEWCASTLE EMLYN AND DISTRICT SWIMMING POOL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ASSOCIATION income £200k
SWIM NARBERTH income £251k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WESTBURY PUBLIC BATHS	£162k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WRAGBY AND DISTRICT SWIMMING CLUB FY2025	£193k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THIRSK AND SOWERBY SWIMMING BATHS FY2025	£1.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SWIM TORQUAY LIMITED FY2025	£481k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WYRE FOREST SWIMMING CLUB FY2025	£148k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NEWCASTLE EMLYN AND DISTRICT SWIMMING POOL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ASSOCIATION FY2025	£200k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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