SWIM TORQUAY LIMITED

Registered charity 272712 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PLAINMOOR SWIMMING POOL

Running a swimming pool, teaching swimming to all ages and abilities, provision of water based exersize classes.Promotion of swimming as a sport. Promotion of sporting activities.

Objects

1) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF A SWIMMING POOL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF TORQUAY AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY2) IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS, TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF OTHER FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS3) TO UNDERTAKE THE PRESERVATION AND SAFE-GUARDING OF LIFE BY EDUCATING AND TRAINING THE PUBLIC IN SWIMMING AND SAFETY STANDARDS IN AQUATIC PURSUITS

Area of benefit: TORQUAY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£481k

Latest spending

£431k

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £50,782 for the year, supported significantly by £122,092 in grant funding. Free unrestricted reserves were held at approximately £56,936, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target of £45,000 to £90,000. The trustees confirmed the charity remains a going concern with further funding secured for future capital improvements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of annual operating costs (held: £57k)

“The trustees aim to hold free reserves equivalent to 3 to 6 months of annual operating costs, currently estimated at £45,000 to £90,000.” — page 3

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Swim Torquay Limited (Plainmoor Community 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

Kathryn Merrickchair
Andrew Charles Boulton
CORAL MARGARET URSULA WALDOCK · trustee of 1 other charity
KARIN SUNDHOLM
Kim Lorraine Corner
Leonard Martin PITTS
Peter Tysoe
ROBERT GEORGE WILLIAM MARGETTS
Rachel Ives

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

Operates in: Devon · Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£481k	£431k
31/10/2024	£369k	£371k
31/10/2023	£356k	£334k
31/10/2022	£312k	£327k
31/10/2021	£286k	£259k

Common questions

Is SWIM TORQUAY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £50,782 for the year, supported significantly by £122,092 in grant funding. Free unrestricted reserves were held at approximately £56,936, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target of £45,000 to £90,000. The trustees confirmed the charity remains a going concern with further funding secured for future capital improvements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/05/2019	£10k	Community Water Mobility

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
BLUESPARK FOUNDATION	1	—

Charities like this

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

DARTMOUTH SWIMMING POOL COMPANY LIMITED income £116k
SWIMTAYKA income £111k
BRIXHAM ADMIRAL SWIM COMPANY LTD income £349k
THE SWIMMING TEACHERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £2.6m
FAREHAM NOMADS SWIMMING CLUB income £234k
WYRE FOREST SWIMMING CLUB income £148k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SWIM TORQUAY LIMITED	£481k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DARTMOUTH SWIMMING POOL COMPANY LIMITED FY2024	£116k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SWIMTAYKA FY2024	£111k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
BRIXHAM ADMIRAL SWIM COMPANY LTD FY2025	£349k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SWIMMING TEACHERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025	£2.6m	£120,001 - £130,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FAREHAM NOMADS SWIMMING CLUB FY2025	£234k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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