FENS POOL VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 700518 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

11 week a year play scheme held during school holidays. Bingo sessions - Thursday & Sunday evenings. Bookings taken for hire of room, eg, parties, meetings, classes, groups, etc. Open to all.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income

£123k

Latest spending

£139k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a loss of £16,006 for the period ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a significant drop in cash reserves from £17,735 to £1,729. The independent examiner's report highlights a material limitation in their examination because a fire at the premises destroyed supporting documents, restricting the information available for review.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“In connection with my examination, we have been limited to the information we have been able to obtain due to a fire at the premises of Fens Pool Voluntary Association destroying supporting documents.” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Audit opinion: qualified

“In connection with my examination, we have been limited to the information we have been able to obtain due to a fire at the premises of Fens Pool Voluntary Association destroying supporting documents.” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The examiner states they were limited to information due to a fire destroying supporting documents, which implies a failure in record-keeping or control, though not explicitly labeled as a 'serious incident' in the governance section, it is a material limitation disclosed.

“In connection with my examination, we have been limited to the information we have been able to obtain due to a fire at the premises of Fens Pool Voluntary Association destroying supporting documents.” — 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.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rebecca Jayne Spittlechair
T-Jay Malcolm Joseph Gwilliams
Tracey Bowen
Tracy Northall
Yasmeen Penney-Wootton

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

Operates in: Dudley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£123k	£139k
31/12/2024	£41k	£35k
31/12/2023	£48k	£46k
31/03/2023	£10k	£8k
31/03/2022	£10k	£8k

Common questions

Is FENS POOL VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a loss of £16,006 for the period ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a significant drop in cash reserves from £17,735 to £1,729. The independent examiner's report highlights a material limitation in their examination because a fire at the premises destroyed supporting documents, restricting the information available for review. 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	23/04/2026	£20k	Fenspool community centre
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/08/2024	£20k	Fenspool Youth
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/06/2023	£10k	Bringing Back Fenspool
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/08/2015	£10k	Fens Pool Voluntary Association
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/05/2004	£5k	Childcare Worker and Play Equipment