Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

WOBURN LIDO 

To manage and operate the Lido and open air swimming pool known as Woburn Lido. Open all year for the benefit, health and well being of the residents of Woburn and surrounding areas with May to September Summer Season having full pool heating, and the remainder of the year for adult only Cold Water Swimming,
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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
30/09/22?£130£85£44n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/10/21£138£72£65n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/10/20£20£20£0n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/10/19£39£47£-7n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/10/18£70£49£21£0£0£0n/a02
31/10/17£43£46£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£47£42£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15£23£24£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14£24£22£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13£23£13£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/12?£19£26£-6£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11*£12£23£-11£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10*£31£21£9£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09*£18£19£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£43£41£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07?*£11£14£-3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£31£30£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 60 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Central Bedfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 volunteers

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 - Lido Restoration
£45,757 24/05/2016
18
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Lido Restoration'. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving. This funding has ....more
Sport England - Lido Restoration
£45,757 24/05/2016
18
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled Lido Restoration. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving

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 06/08/1964, number: 300084
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR11: 53 days late, AR10: 546 days late, AR09: 911 days late, AR07: 275 days late,
Main office

Crawley Road
Woburn
MK17 9QG

Objectives

THE PURPOSE OF A SWIMMING POOL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WOBURN IN THE COUNTY OF BEDFORD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF WOBURN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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