HAMPTON POOL TRUST

Registered charity 294117 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAMPTON POOL

PROVISION OF A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL AND VARIOUS ALLIED ACTIVITIES

Objects

3. THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE TRUST IS ESTABLISHED ARE: 3.1. TO PROVIDE SWIMMING AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AT HAMPTON SWIMMING POOL SITUATE AT HIGH STREET, HAMPTON, MIDDLESEX, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL INHABITANTS OF HAMPTON, HAMPTON HILL AND LOCAL AREA AFORESAID WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR POLITICAL OR OTHER OPINIONS; 3.2 TO ASSOCIATE WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE SAID INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE SUCH SWIMMING AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: HAMPTON AND HAMPTON HILL

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
£668k
Latest spending
£476k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust generated a surplus of £192,073 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising 54% to £667,846. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,801,844, providing adequate liquid resources to continue operations for at least the next twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Funds are being specifically retained by the trustees at the present time to safeguard the Trust and to enable the delivery of its charitable objectives, by helping to fund the refurbishment of the swimming pool facilities. In addition, funds are held in case of adverse factors arising beyond the control of the trustees, including climatic conditions and unforeseen major maintenance. (held: £1.8m)
“Funds are being specifically retained by the trustees at the present time to safeguard the Trust and to enable the delivery of its charitable objectives, by helping to fund the refurbishment of the swimming pool facilities. In addition, funds are held in case of adverse factors arising beyond the control of the trustees, including climatic conditions and unforeseen major maintenance.” — page 10
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.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hampton Pool Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£668k
Total spending
£476k
Cost of raising funds
£293k
Reserves (reported)
£1.8m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~45.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (55% 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: 43.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£668k£476k
31/03/2024£435k£311k
31/03/2023£476k£316k
31/03/2022£211k£26k
31/03/2021£45k£36k

Common questions

Is HAMPTON POOL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust generated a surplus of £192,073 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising 54% to £667,846. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,801,844, providing adequate liquid resources to continue operations for at least the next twelve months. 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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HAMPTON POOL TRUST£668k—0above—no doubt
DARTMOUTH SWIMMING POOL COMPANY LIMITED FY2024£116k—0unclear—no doubt
WIVEYPOOL FY2025£300k—0above—no doubt
WOLVERTON LEISURE TRUST FY2025£2.1m—0above—no doubt
WATERSIDE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£773k—0below1.6%no doubt
Docklands Sailing Centre Trust FY2024£739k—0unclear—no doubt

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