Overall GiG Score: -8 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3

SHAP SWIMMING POOL 

Charity object is the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants & visitors to Shap by the provision of a pool.In accordance with our objective, the charities additional aims are to support the people of Shap & the surrounding area by retaining existing services, promoting health & wellbeing in the community & encouraging equality & diversity.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 9 years

shapswimmingpool.co.uk

info@shapswimmingpool.co.uk

07512 466172

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£24£51£-27n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/22£24£27£-3n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21£22£2£20n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/20£21£41£-19n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/19£101£71£30n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/18£45£53£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£18£12£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£22£14£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
Who works here?
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,

Who's supporting 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 - Refurbishment and Modernisation of Shap Swimming Pool
£76,000 25/05/2016
25
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Refurbishment and Modernisation of Shap Swimming Pool'. This project lists its main activity as Multi ....more
Sport England - Refurbishment and Modernisation of Shap Swimming Pool
£76,000 25/05/2016
24
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled Refurbishment and Modernisation of Shap Swimming Pool. This project lists its main activity as Multi ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/06/2015, number: 1162318
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR16: 61 days late,
Main office

Shap Swimming Pool
Shap
PENRITH
Cumbria
CA10 3NL

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF AND VISITORS TO SHAP, BY THE PROVISION OF A SWIMMING POOL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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