Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +0

Overall GiG Score: 11

AXE VALLEY SWIMMING ASSOCIATION

Provision and maintenance of a swimming pool for the benefit of inhabitants of Axe Valley and its neighbourhood who are in need thereof by reason of their social circumstances or youth, sickness or old age.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

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	*	£696	£603	£93	£27	£1,649	£525	10.4	43	15
31/03/22		£494	£500	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/21		£389	£416	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/20		£539	£589	£-50	£38	£1,588	£368	7.5	45	15
31/03/19		£525	£584	£-60	£50	£1,638	£380	7.8	47	12
31/03/18		£512	£577	£-65	£31	£1,698	£400	8.3	57	0
31/03/17		£551	£592	£-41	£59	£1,763	£426	8.6	54	0
31/03/16		£535	£545	£-10	£53	£1,804	£429	9.4	46	0
31/03/15	*	£564	£554	£10	£67	£1,814	£392	8.5	37	0
31/03/14	*	£507	£481	£26	£70	£1,804	£398	9.9	37	0
31/03/13		£484	£494	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£450	£490	£-40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£451	£515	£-64	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£464	£479	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£452	£457	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 32%
Reserves/Spending: 10.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 19.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 16 years

www.flamingopool.co.uk

CHAIRFLAMINGO@OUTLOOK.COM

07756540096

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Education/Training
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Devon, Dorset, Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£3,164	21/12/2020 3	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£8,800	02/06/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving
National Lottery Community Fund - Flamingo Pool Aqua Gym
£50,000	27/11/2014 12	Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 32-83

DIANA CHURCH Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Retired

ELIZABETH BEWSHER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

GARETH PARKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Manager

JANE BROOM Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Retired

JONATHAN EBDON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance Officer

JUNE ELIZABETH TURNER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

RACHEL JORDAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: CHARD, ILMINSTER AND DISTRICT U3A,

SHIRLEY PARRIS Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Housewife

SUZANNE STOKES-MUNTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: HOLDITCH HALL,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/03/2008, number: 1123066
Registered at Companies House on 12/06/2006, number: 05843714

Gift Aid

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
Investment
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

15 returns made; AR23: 71 days late, AR15: 112 days late, AR14: 35 days late, AR12: 0 days late, AR09: 28 days late,

Main office

Flamingo Pool
Lyme Road
AXMINSTER
Devon
EX13 5AZ

Objectives

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF AXE VALLEY AND WHO ARE IN NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR YOUTH, SICKNESS OR OLD AGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

AXE VALLEY

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