Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

WIGTON BATHS TRUST

Provision of public swimming baths at Wigton Cumbria
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£248£198£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£193£177£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£138£142£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£166£156£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£141£165£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£161£152£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£213£151£62n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£164£140£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

http://wigtonbaths.co.uk/

trust@wigtonbaths.co.uk

01697342412

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust£25,000
Sport England£20,000
Cumbria Community Foundation£18,480
Co-Operative Group£4,964
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£25,000 31/07/2023
The grant enabled us to train more swimming and SEN teachers and also replaced our ageing heating system.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Pool hoist for disabled swimmers
£4,630 08/12/2022
11
Pool hoist for disabled swimmers
Sport England - Pool Hall improvements
£20,000 04/05/2022
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Leisure centre extension. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Essential maintenance
£4,850 02/12/2021
Essential maintenance
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Wigton Baths
£4,964 23/10/2021
We aim to help people achieve their personal physical and mental health goals, whether this be by increasing their exercise capabilities or just by getting their face in the water for the first time.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Revenue support
£5,000 02/12/2020
Revenue support
Cumbria Community Foundation - Revenue Support
£4,000 05/12/2019
Revenue Support
Sport England - Leisure centre extension
£80,000 23/05/2019
11
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Leisure centre extension. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Leisure centre extension
£80,000 23/05/2019
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Leisure centre extension'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability. This funding has contributed ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Wigton Baths Trust
£2,972 29/11/2017
We want to encourage participation by young people aged 8 -16 years by introducing sessions to develop water safety and life saving skills.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-73
  • JO WOLLOFF Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
  • KEVIN ARMSTRONG Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Environmental Compliance Manager
  • LOUISE BAXTER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Primary School Teacher
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/11/2014, number: 1159069
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/03/2014, number: 08952126
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

Wigton Baths
Stony Banks
WIGTON
CA7 9GZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WIGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SWIMMING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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