THIRSK AND SOWERBY SWIMMING BATHS

Registered charity 701662 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing swimming and fitness facilities to the general public.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A SWIMMING POOL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA COMPRISING THE TOWN OF THIRSK AND THE PARISH OF SOWERBY (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: TOWN OF THIRSK AND PARIH OF SOWERBY

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £4,784,114, with the vast majority (£4,782,490) held in restricted funds for the freehold property. The charity relies heavily on North Yorkshire Council for both operational staffing and significant grant income, with the auditor noting the key risk is a change in the terms of this contracted service agreement.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Chipchase Manners. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARK ROBSONchair
• Daniel Sladden
• GARETH DADD

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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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
• HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE SWIMMING CLUB income £236k
• SETTLE AREA SWIMMING POOL income £659k
• SWIM TORQUAY LIMITED income £481k
• BATH RECREATION LIMITED income £1.3m
• WOLVERTON LEISURE TRUST income £2.1m

Side by side with its peers

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