WOBURN LIDO

Registered charity 300084 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SWIMMING POOL FUND, WOBURN SWIMMING POOL

To manage and operate the Lido and open air swimming pool known as Woburn Lido. Open all year for the benefit, health and well being of the residents of Woburn and surrounding areas with May to September Summer Season having full pool heating, and the remainder of the year for adult only Cold Water Swimming,

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Latest income
£197k
Latest spending
£197k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved sound financial results for the year ended September 2025, with total receipts of £197,161 and total payments of £196,833. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £91,455 at the period end. The trustees maintain these reserves to ensure the future sustainability of the Lido, noting that major improvements are self-funded.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to ensure future stainability of the Lido with major improvements being self-funded (held: £91k)
Reserves are maintained to ensure future stainability of the Lido with major improvements being self-funded.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£197k£197k
30/09/2024£194k£198k
30/09/2023£148k£192k
30/09/2022£130k£85k
31/10/2021£138k£72k

Common questions

Is WOBURN LIDO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved sound financial results for the year ended September 2025, with total receipts of £197,161 and total payments of £196,833. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £91,455 at the period end. The trustees maintain these reserves to ensure the future sustainability of the Lido, noting that major improvements are self-funded. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England06/10/2016£8kLido Restoration
Sport England24/05/2016£38kLido Restoration

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE TOWN LANDS1£25k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WOBURN LIDO£197k0unclearno doubt
THE WRAGBY AND DISTRICT SWIMMING CLUB FY2025£193k0unclearno doubt
BECCLES LIDO LIMITED FY2025£1.1mUnder £60,0000belowno doubt
DARTMOUTH SWIMMING POOL COMPANY LIMITED FY2024£116k0unclearno doubt
WOLVERTON LEISURE TRUST FY2025£2.1m0aboveno doubt
Cheltenham Lido Limited FY2024£1.9m0unclearno doubt

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