Wotton-under-Edge Swimming Pool Limited
## **WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE SWIMMING POOL LIMITED**
**Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year to 31st October 2025**
**Company Registration Number 7520152 Charity Registration Number 1142912**
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## **Reference and Administrative Details**
## **Status**
Wotton-under-Edge Swimming Pool Limited is a company limited by guarantee (registration number 7520152) and is granted charitable status by the Charity Commission under number 1142912.
## **Trustees**
The company was formed on 7[th] February 2011.The directors of the charitable company (‘the charity’) are its trustees for the purposes of the charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the trustees.
The trustees who served during the period were as follows:
Alan George, Chair (Founding Director, appointed 16 Jan 2012, 5 Jan 2015, 7 Jan 2019, 10 Jan 2022)
John Buist, Company Secretary (Founding Director, appointed 16 Jan 2012, 6 Jan 2014, 9 Jan 2017, 6 Jan 2020 and 4 Jan 2023)
Jon Toy – (Appointed 8 Jan 2018 and 11 Jan 2021 and 7 Jan 2025)
Nick Hunt – (Co-opted 16 June 2018, appointed 7 Jan 2019 and 10 Jan 2022). Resigned 15[th] Oct 2025.
Isabel Fisher – (Co-opted 13 Feb 2023, appointed 9 Jan 2024)
Susie Jutsum – (Co-opted 22 July 2023, appointed 9 Jan 2024). Resigned 7 November 2024.
Steve Vaslet – (Co-opted 3 November 2023, appointed 9 Jan 2024)
Clare Barrell – (Co-opted 26 Aug 2024, appointed 7 Jan 2025)
The trustees are appointed at the Annual General Meetings of the Company. The Company’s articles require a third of the trustees to retire every year. Nick Hunt and Susie Jutsum resigned during the year.
Other trustees can be co-opted by the trustees during the year but they are required to resign at the Annual General Meeting – no trustees fall into this category this year.
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No trustee or connected person may buy goods or services from the charity on terms preferential to those applicable to other members of the public, or to sell goods or services to the charity, or receive remuneration, or to receive any other financial benefit from the charity. Financial benefit means a benefit direct or indirect, which is either money or has a monetary value.
## **Registered Office**
The Council Office, Civic Centre, 2 Gloucester Street, Wotton-under-Edge Gloucestershire GL12 7DN.
The charity is not owned or controlled by the Council but by agreement, it uses the Council office for its formal correspondence.
## **Independent Examiner**
Mr Richard Leyshon FCA, 18 Meadows-Sweet Drive, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 0RD.
## **Bankers**
Lloyds TSB, Rowcroft, Stroud Branch, Gloucestershire, GL5 3BD.
## **Solicitors**
During its set-up and early trading months, the Company/Charity benefited from the _pro-bono_ services of the University of the West of England Legal faculty.
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## **Background**
During 2010 Stroud District Council gave notice that they were unable to continue their role with Wotton pool and that they intended to hand back responsibility for the facility to the site owners: Wotton Town Council. Rather than let the pool close, Wotton Swimming Pool Club working with the Town Council investigated the possibility of running the pool themselves. They used their various skills and expertise to examine the existing state of the pool, the costs of running a pool, and the level of energy and enthusiasm within the town to put in the effort to take on the challenge.
The pool condition survey revealed a few urgent maintenance issues, and some of which, if left unacknowledged, could grow into much more serious problems. This survey along with the preparation of a feasibility study and outline business case looked into the costs of maintenance, staffing, utilities, chemicals etc. and the likely level of income through public swimming. It led to the calculation of a recurring funding gap of £28,000 being required to run and maintain the pool for each season.
Wotton Town Council organised a parish poll and Wotton Swimming Club led a ‘vote yes’ campaign where Wotton taxpayers were asked if they would pay an extra 25p a week (per Band D household) on their council tax, to fund the pool. This referendum on 21[st] October 2010 saw an overwhelming 1082 vote in favour and 102 against. The Town Council supported this proposal.
Wotton-under-Edge Swimming Pool Limited was set up on 7th February 2011 as the body responsible for taking on the management of the pool and on 1st April 2011 its directors signed a 25 year lease with Wotton Town Council and also agreed an initial 3 year Service Level Agreement for the provision of a grant linked to the availability of the pool to the public. (This agreement has subsequently been renewed for a further term through to March 2030).
The pool re-opened to great acclaim on 30th April 2011, 50 years on from its original opening ceremony in 1961.
Formal recognition by the Charity Commission of charitable status was given on 18th July 2011.This means that the charity is required to report annually to the members and file an annual report and accounts with the Charity Commission in a prescribed format.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
_Membership_ Anyone 16 or over is welcome to apply to become a member of the charity. The liability of members is limited to £1, being the amount that each member undertakes to contribute to the assets of the charity in the event that it is wound up.
_Trustee induction and training_ The trustees provide a tailored programme for the induction and training of any new trustees who are appointed at the Annual General Meeting.
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_Governance_ The charity is run and managed by the trustees who are volunteers supported by a wider group of volunteers. During the summer months when the pool is operational, salaried pool managers are appointed by the trustees.
The trustees meet regularly with the other volunteers and the pool managers (when in post) to ensure that the charity meets its objects, operates the pool safely and complies with all relevant legislation.
_Risk Management_ The trustees assess the major risks to which the charity is exposed especially in respect of maintaining the safety of pool users, employees and volunteers. In addition, the trustees consider the other operational and financial risks to the charity and where appropriate take out insurance cover. As part of this process a set of operational procedures is produced together with other necessary policy statements. Nick Hunt was the director specifically designated to monitor and report on risk management for 2025.
_Public Benefit_ The trustees have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the commission.
The Wotton-under-Edge Swimming Pool Ltd has established a pattern of meetings with its members and the public including its Annual General Meeting (January) and further meetings with volunteers and managers at other times.
An active Membership has been maintained with the energy and commitment across the community.
## **Objectives and Activities**
**Objects of the charity.** The registered purpose of the charity with the Charity Commission is:
_**To promote, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Wotton-under-Edge and the surrounding area, the provision of facilities for the recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have a need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic interests. Or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of such inhabitants.**_
In plain English, our objective is to run and develop the open-air swimming pool in Symn Lane, Wotton-under-Edge for the benefit of the whole community and ensure it continues to be available in the future.
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## **Review of the main aims and achievements in the year Chair’s report**
What an astonishing summer season we have had! The weather has been exceptionally warm and dry (not a record apparently, but still comparable with the gorgeous summer of 1976) and this has had a number of effects on the pool.
**The first is a significant uplift in use** : public swim income was up by 33% and private hire income by 15%. This meant that our already congested timetable and throughput was further challenged. It was an extra effort for the staff supervising the swims and keeping the site and water in good condition, but it was also a tremendous achievement in providing the town with a markedly increased swimming pool recreation service. And, as in previous seasons, we had a full complement of schools, swimming lessons, and special sessions, and this summer we added in a course of aqua-aerobics sessions.
**The second effect was the benefit to the pool water heating system** : We have 120 m[2] of thermal solar panels on the roof of the changing rooms that heat the water directly. But when it’s cold and rainy we have to heat the water with off-peak electricity, which is expensive. Also this summer we had the benefit of the new floating thermal blanket that we used to keep the heat in the pool overnight. We thought we would be able to demonstrate the benefit of the blanket by comparison with the electricity bill for last year. But, our hopes of a sensible comparison were dashed by the spectacular weather, because we had an uncharacteristically large input of solar heat during the gorgeous weather. The combined effects of the extra sun and the insulating blanket were a reduction in our electricity consumption by a staggering 38%. This is a significant cost saving (about £6k).
In spite of the increased demand, things ran very smoothly with high levels of availability of the pool and another full complement of lifeguards trained. I would like to thank and congratulate our team of employees (managers and lifeguards) and the volunteers for their tremendous efforts keeping the pool running so smoothly.
**And in another exceptional aspect of this summer** , one of our lifeguards actually saved the life of a swimmer while on holiday at the coast in Devon. The swimmer was unconscious in the water and the lifeguard towed him to safety and carried out the necessary first aid while and ambulance was called. The casualty would surely have died were it not for his intervention. The lifeguard showed exceptional courage, presence of mind and a serious commitment to safety. This incident is also a tribute to our pool trainer-manager for her professionalism, quality of training and leadership of the lifeguards. The coastguard confirmed that the casualty was able to walk out of the hospital later that evening. Although the dangerous situation was obviously traumatic for the casualty, it is a matter of huge credit to the lifeguard and his trainer that this unfortunate accident resulted in propitious outcome.
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Returning to less heroic matters, we are sorry to say goodbye to Susie Jutsum who had to resign from the trustees due to work and personal commitments. We wish her well and thank her for her efforts while she was with us. Also, Nick Hunt has decided to stand down from the trustee group but thankfully is remaining with the team to help keep the pool running in a non-trustee role. And, a gratifying development for me in standing-down as chair of trustees, I am delighted to say that one of the other trustees has offered to take my place. We are currently in a handover period and plan to transfer the role formally at the AGM in January; the incoming chair has confirmed that he is keen for me to stay involved with the pool.
Also, after 15 years of operating as a community enterprise we were able to negotiate an uplift of our annual grant from the Town Council from the initially awarded amount (£28k pa) to £33k. This will help ensure the ongoing availability of the pool as a civic asset. And, regarding other sources of financial support, I would like to acknowledge the generosity of townsfolk and others who have contributed to the pool with funds raised from various sources including baking and selling cakes and running a very successful triathlon.
And on a personal note, it has been a pleasure and an honour to have been the chair of trustees since the inception of the pool as a community enterprise in 2010. I have greatly appreciated the comradeship and professionalism of the board of trustees whom I see as a truly formidable team and my personal friends. It has been a big part of my life – and what an amazing final year it has been…!
## _Alan George_
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## **Highlights of the season**
## **Availability and Use**
- The pool was open for 154 days from 14[th] April to 14[th] September. (Compared to 159 days in the 2024 season from 1st April to 8th
- September). The pool was open as planned in 2025, as in 2024.
- Public swimming income was £26,086 (£19,682 in 2024) up by 33%. The increase in activity was 17% with the balance due to higher prices: increased from £3.50 to £4.00 for adults and from £2.50 to £3.00 for children and concessions.
- There were 372 private party bookings (364 in 2024), up 2% but income was up 15% at £22,140 (£19,155 in 2024) of which 10% was due to price increases and 3% due to more sales of advanced bookings compared to short notice bookings.
- Water temperature was maintained at a consistent 27C – 29C.
- Water used in 2025 was 603 cubic meters compared to an estimated 549 cubic meters in 2024.
- Electricity use in 2025 was 29.6 MWh, down from 47.5 MWh in 2024 i.e. down 38%.
## **Lifeguard training and Swimming Lessons**
- The pool is registered as an approved training centre with the Royal Life Saving Society and trained 11 new qualified lifeguards (11 in 2024) as well refresher training for existing lifeguards.
- Swimming lessons involved 129 children (121 in 2024)
## **Facility Improvements**
- This year saw a relatively quiet year on maintenance and improvements with total spending of £6,993 (£12,912 in 2024). The main item was a replacement for the chlorine doser which cost £5,197. Repairs to the solar panel system were £798 and other minor electrical items came to £529. The balance was spent on defibrillators, pool toys, flowers.
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## **Community Involvement and Volunteers**
- The pool benefited from the dedication of 17 volunteer gate keepers who provided a total of 227 hours (22 volunteers and 185 hours in 2024). In monetary value, this would have cost the pool an estimated £3,100 (£2,400 in 2024) if these volunteer hours were not available.
- As usual, working parties helped to get the pool ready for opening with several days of work carried out to tidy the site, cut back vegetation, plant flower tubs. Volunteers also gave their professional skills for payroll, cashiering, electrical work, web design, plumbing, carpentry, accounting and in many other areas too including cleaning.
- In addition to gatekeeping, volunteers put in another 943 reported hours (470 skilled, 154 administrative and 319 unskilled) compared to 987 hours in 2024. If these hours were costed at a conservative average of £27 an hour, this would equate to a contribution to the pool of £25,000. (£25,000 in 2024)
## **Staffing**
- Three highly professional and committed part-time Pool Managers provided the day-to day management throughout the season and rose to the challenge of working with the trustees to establish a safe and friendly atmosphere at the pool.
- 26 paid lifeguards (33 in 2024) were employed for varying hours during the summer – mainly local young people. Their efforts were much appreciated to ensure a safe environment for staff and swimmers.
- A cleaner was employed to maintain the cleanliness of the changing rooms.
- 4 paid swimming instructors were employed this year (7 in 2024)
## **Fund Raising**
- The pool received £3,618 through the Wotton Triathlon put on by volunteers on behalf of the Pool. This included £500 from Renishaw to help fund the costs of the event. This was a big increase on the £877 in 2024 and reflects increased numbers of participants.
- In addition, many of our other old supporters have continued to support the pool: the Heaven of the South mountain bikers (£650), Kingswood Council (£1,500) and Town Hall Teas (£426). More unusually, the local Bridge Club ran an event featuring the Times’ Andrew Robson which led to a donation of £727
- The charity benefitted from the continued support of Wotton Town Council. The on-going agreement was renewed following constructive discussions with the Town Council and its officers through to March 2030. This is a five-year extension and has also been increased from
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- £28,000 (set in the 2011 agreement) to £33,000 in 2025 and going forward. This provides the base level of funding required to operate the pool sustainably.
- The Pool received a grant of £1,760 from Gloucestershire County Council through the Build Back Better scheme (£1,000 in 2024). This was used to help fund the costs of lifeguard training.
## **Future development plans**
The next phases in the site redevelopment plan include:
- Landscaping/re-purposing of the area beyond the veranda to provide safe access and enhance the enjoyment of the pool site
- Development of plans for the maintenance or refurbishment of the pool enclosure
as well as relying on the availability of appropriate volunteers.
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## **Financial Review**
## _Outturn and Outlook_
- of £6,232 in 2024 and reserves at the year-end of £60,749).
- Equally important is that the pool has made great strides in securing its medium-term financial stability. I would highlight:
1. The £5k increase in the Wotton Town Council to £33k for the next four years to 2030.
2. The price increases which have increased income by around £6k
3. The energy savings which have saved around £6k in electricity costs
4. The level of reserves means we are able to cope with most unforeseen financial hits.
- This year’s outturn is unlikely to be repeated in the coming years with the following issues likely to reduce future performance:
1. Activity levels have led to some £3k of extra income due to the exceptional summer and cannot be relied upon in future
2. Cost inflation is likely to continue and so erode our position but we have a fixed price agreement with the Town Council
3. A late Easter in 2025 meant a shorter managerial season and reduced heating costs in the early season
4. Maintenance levels are likely to increase especially with the costs of modernising the enclosure
5. There remains the risk of the loss of free volunteer inputs which may need to be replaced by paid suppliers.
## _John Buist_
## _Investment Policy for Surplus Funds_
The charity holds its funds within its bank account. If appropriate and worthwhile, it seeks to hold funds on fixed term deposit at the bank particularly over the dormant winter months. With the return of real interest rate options on deposits, the charity has actively managed its funds accordingly.
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## _Reserves Policy_
As our site re-development programme has reached a pause, we do not face significant project risks as in previous years. However, the risks to income and costs from energy shocks and the economic environment require the Pool to continue to hold a reasonable level of general reserves to be able to:
- Carry out routine repairs and maintenance during the closed season
- Withstand adverse financial conditions either in terms of falling receipts from swimmers, a bad summer, donations running at a lower level, changes in the trustee body, increasing non-pay costs including electricity and chemicals, continued pay pressures linked to staff availability and national minimum wage
Designated reserves held for site improvements following fundraising and donations have now begun to accumulate again and stand at £26,614. The overall level of general reserves appears adequate to withstand the risks identified above for 2026. Accordingly, the trustees are developing
plans to further improve the site and reduce backlog maintenance.
The trustees continue to actively monitor these issues.
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## **Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and regulation. The trustees are required to prepare Financial Statements for each accounting period in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (UK Accounting Standards and applicable law). The Financial Statements are required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of its incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for the period. In preparing these Financial Statements, the Trustees are required to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- Make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- Prepare the Financial Statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the Financial Statements comply with the Companies Act 1985. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **Registered Office Signed by Order of the Trustees**
The Council Offices
Civic Centre
2 Gloucester Street
Wotton-under-edge
Gloucestershire GL12 7DN **Alan George (Chair of Trustees)**
Date: 1 December 2025
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## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Wotton-under-Edge Swimming Pool Limited Charitable Company**
I report on the accounts of the company for the period ended 31st October 2025, which are set out on pages 17 to 25.
**Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner.** The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. The charity is required by company law to prepare accrued accounts and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
- -examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act) and section 44(1)(c) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005
(the 2005 Act);
- -follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act and
-state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
**Basis of independent examiner’s report.** My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
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## **Independent examiner’s statement.** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006 and section 44(1)(a) of the 2005 Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of the Companies Act 2006, section 44(1)(b) of the 2005 Act and
Regulation 8 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations; and which are consistent with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities have not been met; or
- (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Richard Leyshon, FCA Date 12th December 2025
Meadows-Sweet Drive, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 0RD
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## **Director’s Statement**
The notes on page 19 to 25 form part of these financial statements
The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the provisions of the Companies Act 1985 relating to the audit of the financial statements for the period by virtue of section 249A (1), and that no member or members have requested an audit pursuant to section 249B (2) of the same Act.
The Directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:
- i) ensuring that the company keeps proper accounting records which comply with section 221 of the Act
its income and expenditure for the financial period in accordance with the requirements of section 226, and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Act relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.
These financial statements were approved by the trustees on 1[st] December 2025 and are signed on their behalf by:
Alan George John Buist
Chairman Company Secretary
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## **Statement of Financial Activities including Income and Expenditure account for the year to 31st October 2025**
|**Note**
**Income**
Donations and Grants
2
Pool income
3
**Total income**
**Expenditure**
Charitable activities
4
Governance costs
5
**Total expenditure**
**Net surplus/(deficit) for the year**
Total funds brought forward
**Total Funds Carried forward**|**2025**
**2025**
**2025**
**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
8,715
-
8,715
90,573
6,000
96,573
99,288
6,000
105,288
76,105
6,137
82,242
6,465
-
6,465
82,570
6,137
88,707
16,718
-137
16,581
60,612
137
60,749
77,330
-
77,330|**2024**
**2024**
**2024**
**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
17,591
6,000
23,591
73,964
6,000
79,964|
|---|---|---|
|||91,555
12,000
103,555|
|||78,747
12,912
91,659
5,664
-
5,664|
|||84,411
12,912
97,323|
||||
|||7,144
-912 6,232
53,468
-1,049
54,517|
|||60,612
137
60,749|
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|**Balance Sheet as at 31st October**
**Current Assets**
Cash at Bank and in hand
Debtors
6
Creditors falling due within 1 Year
7
**Net Assets**
**Unrestricted Funds**
8
Designated funds
General funds
**Restricted Funds**
8
**Fund balances**|
26,614
50,716|**2025**
**£**
78,413
-
-1,083
**77,330**
77,330
-
**77,330**|
19,659
40,953|**2024**
**£**
61,723
-
-974
**60,749**
60,612
137
**60,749**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the period. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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## NOTES to the FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
## **Note 1 Accounting Policies**
- a) The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Companies Act 1985, applicable financial and reporting standard (FRS 102) and the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) for Charities issued in October 2019.
- b) Income from donations and grants is included in incoming resources where these are receivable except as follows:
- i) When donors specify that donations given to the charity must be used in future accounting periods, the income is deferred until those periods.
- ii) When donors impose conditions which have to be fulfilled before the charity becomes entitled to use such income, the income is deferred until the pre-conditions have been met.
- c) Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred. Resources expended include attributable VAT which cannot be recovered.
- d) Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
- i) Buildings 5 % ii) Fixtures and Fittings 20% iii) Equipment 20%
- Assets purchased during the year are not depreciated in that year. Assets under £4,000 are written off in the year of purchase.
- e) Rentals applicable to operating lease agreements where substantially all of the benefit and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are charged against profits on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
- f) Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.
- g) Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
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|**Note 2**
**Donatons and Grants**
Woton Triathlon
Freemasons
Sport England
Ironman: Dave Sycamore
memorial
Heaven of the South
Kingswood Council
Woton Bridge Club
Stroud Council Build back
Town hall teas and cakes
Other|**2025**
**2025**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
3,618
-
3,618
-
-
-
-
-
-
35
-
35
650
-
650
1,500
-
1,500
726
- 726
1,760
-
1,760
426
-
426
-
-
-
8,715
- 8,715|**2024**
**2024**
**2024**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
877
-
877
1,000
1,000
9,898
6,000
15,898
2,737
-
2,737
500
-
500
1,200
-
1,200
-
-
-
1,000
-
1,000
379
379
-
- -|
|---|---|---|
|||17,591
6,000
23,591|
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|**Note 3**
**Pool Income**
Grants and Contracts - Wotton Town Council
Swimming Pool - Public swimming
Swimming Pool - Private hire
Swimming Pool Hire and lessons for Schools
Swimming Lessons and lifeguard training
Refreshments and other sales
Interest|**2025**
**2025**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
27,000 6,000
33,000
26,086
-
26,086
22,140
-
22,140
6,740
-
6,740
6,155
-
6,155
380
-
380
2,072
-
2,072
90,573 6,000
96,573|**2024**
**2024**
**2024**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
22,000
6,000
28,000
19,682
-
19,682
19,155
-
19,155
6,690
-
6,690
4,761
-
4,761
141
-
141
1,535
-
1,535|
|---|---|---|
|||73,964
6,000
79,964|
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## Wotton-under-Edge Swimming Pool Limited
|**Note 4**
**Expenditure- Charitable actvites**
Lifeguards
Site Managers
Instructors and Training
Cleaning costs
Rates
Water
Electricity
Pool Chemicals
Marketng (signs, T-shirts, adverts)
Miscellaneous costs including bank charges+payroll
Telecoms
Maintenance
Catering and costs of other sales|**2025**
**2025**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
£
£
£
29,553
-
29,553
16,794
-
16,794
8,038
-
8,038
1,528
-
1,528
-
-
-
3,086
-
3,086
8,021
-
8,021
4,690
-
4,690
674
-
674
2,045
-
2,045
674
-
674
856
6,137
6,993
146
-
146
76,105
6,137
82,242|**2024**
**2024**
**2024**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
£
£
£
28,900
-
28,900
17,609
-
17,609
6,689
-
6,689
1,808
-
1,808
-
-
-
2,004
-
2,004
13,948
-
13,948
5,574
-
5,574
-
-
-
1,674
-
1,674
469
-
469
-
12,912
12,912
72
-
72|
|---|---|---|
|||78,747
12,912
91,659|
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## **Note 5**
|**Note 5**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Governance costs**
Insurance and DRB Fees
Independent Examiner's fee|**2025**
**2025**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
6,115
-
6,115
350
-
350
6,465
-
6,465|**2024**
**2024**
**2024**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
5,314
-
5,314
350
-
350|
|||5,664
-
5,664|
|**Note 6 Debtors**
**Note 7 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**
Tax and NI
Accruals|**2025**
**£**
-
-
**2025**
**£**
-
1,083
1,083|**2024**
**£**
-|
|---|---|---|
|||-|
|||**2024**
**£**
-
974|
|||974|
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## Wotton-under-Edge Swimming Pool Limited
|**Note 8 Movement in funds**
**Restricted funds:**
Maintenance, repairs and upgrades
Total Restricted funds
**Unrestricted funds:**
Designated fabric fund
General fund
Total unrestricted funds
Total funds|**Incoming**
**Outgoing**
**At 31**
**Oct**
**Resources**
**Resources**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
6,000
-6,137
-
6,000
-6,137
-
6,955
-
26,614
92,333
- 82,570
50,716
99,288
- 82,570
77,330
105,288
- 88,707
77,330|**Incoming**
**Outgoing**
**At 31**
**Oct**
**Resources**
**Resources**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
12,000
-12,912
137|
|---|---|---|
|||12,000
-12,912
137|
|||6,693
-1,928
19,659
84,862
-82,483
40,953|
|||91,555
- 84,411
60,612|
||||
|||103,555
- 97,323
60,749|
## _**Purpose of restricted funds**_
Restricted funds carried forward at 31 October 2025 were £nil (£137 at 31 October 2024).
## _**Purpose of Designated Funds**_
Designated funds of £1,760 were received from Gloucestershire County Council and spent on lifeguard training. Other General donations received in the year of £6,955 have been designated for use on the site fabric and to address backlog maintenance. Total funds of £26,614 were held in the designated fund on 31 October 2025 (£19,659 in 2024).
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## Wotton-under-Edge Swimming Pool Limited
## _**Note 9 Staff Costs and numbers**_
The charity employed 3 pool managers during the period April to October. Lifeguards, swimming instructors and a cleaner were also employed on a sessional basis. There were no staff employed at the beginning or the end of the accounting period.
## _**Note 10 Taxation**_
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
## _**Note 11 Tangible Fixed Assets**_
There were no fixed assets purchased during the period.
## _**Note 12 Trustees expenses**_
The trustees do not receive any remuneration. Four trustees received the following total reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of Wotton-under-Edge Swimming Pool Limited: Maintenance £1,147, Training £847, Telecoms £168, Catering £41, Governance £34.
## _**Note 13 Company Limited by Guarantee**_
The company is limited by guarantee and as such has no issued share capital. In the event of the company being wound up the liability of the members is limited to £1 each.
## _**Note 14 Commitments under lease**_
On 1st April 2011 the directors signed a 25-year lease with Wotton Town Council for the swimming pool site on Symn Lane and agreed a service level agreement which runs parallel and has been renewed until 31 March 2030. The lease is for a nominal annual rent of £1 and requires the Wotton-under-Edge Swimming Pool Limited to insure, maintain and use the premises as a swimming pool.
Under the service level agreement, the charity receives a grant of up to £33,000 for the provision of the facility to the public. £6,000 of the grant is only released on production of accounts to the Council demonstrating the need for the funds to support revenue costs. If the £6,000 funds are not released for revenue costs, then they may still be made available to the charity for the improvement of the fabric of the site on the provision of an application for the funds by the charity to the Council.
**Note 15 Commitments** On the 31st October, Wotton Swimming Pool Ltd had commitments of £nil (£nil in 2024).
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## **Long-term view**
**2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011**
## **Income and Expenditure**
Opening reserves Donations & grants Activity Income (see below) Town Council grant Costs excluding maintenance Maintenenace Surplus/(Deficit) Reserves at year end
## **Activity Income**
Public swimming Private hire Schools Lessons and lifeguard training Interest, Refreshments etc.
|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|61|55|50|38|23|47|31|32|32|23|18|11|22|27|-|
|8|24|6|6|13|47|38|20|41|6|3|1|3|10|25|
|63|52|52|45|46|18|32|34|29|25|22|23|24|22|17|
|33|28|28|28|22|34|28|28|28|28|28|28|28|28|22|
|-80|-85|-75|-57|-58|-35|-50|-52|-47|-45|-43|-41|-43|-40|-27|
|-7|-13|-6|-10|-8|-88|-32|-31|-51|-5|-5|-4|-23|-25|-10|
|17|6|5|12|15|-24|16|-1|0|9|5|7|-11|-5|27|
|78|61|55|50|38|23|47|31|32|32|23|18|11|22|27|
|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|**£'000**|
|26|20|20|20|11|-|15|17|15|13|10|12|14|11|10|
|22|19|20|16|29|18|6|6|5|3|3|3|3|4|4|
|7|7|5|5|4|-|6|6|5|4|5|4|3|3|3|
|6|5|5|3|2|-|4|4|4|4|3|3|3|3|-|
|2|1|1|1|-|-|1|1|-|1|1|1|1|1|-|
|63|52|51|45|46|18|32|34|29|25|22|23|24|22|17|
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|**Activity**
Public swims - children
Public swims - adults
Public swims - total
Days open
Lifeguards employed
Lifeguards trained
Private hire sessions
swimming lesson participants
**Environment**
Water use in cubic meters
Electricity use in MW hours
**Volunteer hours**
Volunteer gatekeeper hours
Volunteer other hours||**2025**
3,400
4,600|**2024**
2,900
4,000|**2023**
3,300
4,300|**2022**
3,100
4,100|**2021**
2,000
2,600|**2020**
-
-|**2019**
3,400
3,400|**2018**
3,900
3,800|**2017**
3,400
3,200|**2016**
3,900
3,300|**2015**
2,900
2,500|**2014**
3,700
3,000|**2013**
4,200
3,600|**2012**
3,900
2,400|**2011**
3,600
2,100|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||8,000|6,900|7,600|7,200|4,600|-|6,800|7,700|6,600|7,200|5,400|6,700|7,800|6,300|5,700|
|||154
26
11
372
129
603
29.5
227
943|159
33
11
364
121
549
47.5
189
987|161
22
12
391
129
563
54.7
359
953|142
20
-
307
127
593
45.0
357
1186|155
22
12
892
-
480
49.1
386
1068|60
12
-
597
-
466
29.6
182
1014|148
21
9
97
95
534
42.2
377
1081|155
13
4
104
87
608
52.7
365
1164|149
24
10
85
89
492
51.1
223
1151|156
29
12
57
92
778
55.0
437
1239|142
24
11
43
89
411
51.8
364
475|142
156
19
24
12
8
43
58
77
NR
411
476
46.0
57.0
360
460
NR
NR
NR Not
Recorded||142
18
12
66
NR
NR
56.2
210
NR|149
17
0
60
NR
NR
42.0
450
NR|
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