Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2

SWIM TORQUAY LIMITED 

Running a swimming pool, teaching swimming to all ages and abilities, provision of water based exersize classes.Promotion of swimming as a sport. Promotion of sporting activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 47 years

www.swimtorquay.co.uk

swimtorquayfinance@outlook.com

01803323400

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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
31/10/22£312£327£-15n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/10/21£286£259£27n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/10/20£258£226£32n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/10/19£292£283£8n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/10/18£278£301£-24£0£0£0n/a015
31/10/17£307£307£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£281£265£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15£262£249£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14£229£221£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13£183£229£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/12£249£245£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/11£230£234£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/10£220£223£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/09£194£205£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/08£167£200£-33£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/07£179£198£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/06£176£182£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/05£177£173£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/04£172£155£17£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 10 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon, Torbay,

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Plainmoor Community Swimming Pool
£4,859 24/10/2020
We plan to continue our programmes for families with children, community members with mobility problems, and seniors needing exercise.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Water Mobility
£10,000 23/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver swimming sessions for members of the local community. The project aims to improve beneficiaries' physical wellbeing and support community inclusion.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • KATHRYN MERRICK (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Business Support & It Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/04/1977, number: 272712
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/05/1975, number: 01214211
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Swim Torquay Ltd
Plainmoor Swimming Pool
Plainmoor
TORQUAY
TQ1 3QP

Objectives

1) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF A SWIMMING POOL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF TORQUAY AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY2) IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS, TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF OTHER FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS3) TO UNDERTAKE THE PRESERVATION AND SAFE-GUARDING OF LIFE BY EDUCATING AND TRAINING THE PUBLIC IN SWIMMING AND SAFETY STANDARDS IN AQUATIC PURSUITS

Defined Area of Benefit:

TORQUAY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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