Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

FORMBY POOL TRUST 

Provision of swimming pool, fitness and ancillary facilities for the use of inhabitants and visitors of Formby and the surrounding area in the interests of social welfare and health.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£2,090£2,117£-27£0£224£2241.3810
31/03/22£1,611£1,616£-6£0£250£2501.9700
31/03/21£865£1,073£-208£0£256£2562.97610
31/03/20*£1,565£1,506£59£0£464£4643.7718
31/03/19£1,524£1,444£80£0£406£4063.4755
31/03/18£1,494£1,427£67£0£325£3252.7700
31/03/17£1,285£1,461£-176£0£259£2592.1650
31/03/16*£1,551£1,459£92£0£208£2081.7650
31/03/15*£1,522£1,546£-24£4£116£1160.9340
31/03/14£1,440£1,437£3£115£140£1401.2340
31/03/13£1,345£1,324£21£88£137£1371.2340
31/03/12£1,248£1,234£14£51£116£1161.1300
31/03/11*£1,122£1,112£10£37£102£1021.1300
31/03/10*£1,147£1,088£59£1,087£92£921270
31/03/09*£1,050£1,056£-6£27£33£330.4200
31/03/08£760£745£15£14£39£390.6270
31/03/07*£206£184£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£45£45£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£22£22£0£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 64%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 21 years

www.formbypool.co.uk

info@formbypool.co.uk

07768343084

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Sefton,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 81 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-77
  • MARK SNAYLAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Locality Service Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/10/2003, number: 1099941
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/07/2002, number: 04479074
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR23: 7 days late, AR20: 8 days late, AR16: 59 days late, AR15: 178 days late, AR11: 173 days late, AR10: 1 days late, AR09: 23 days late, AR07: 40 days late, AR05: 14 days late,
Main office

Formby Pool Trust
Elbow Lane
Formby
LIVERPOOL
L37 4AB

Objectives

TO PROVIDE A SWIMMING POOL AND TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF OTHER FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE COMMUNITY AND VISITORS OF FORMBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

FORMBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

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