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2025-03-31-accounts

ASHBURTON SWIMMING POOL

REGISTERED CHARTITY NO. 1164272 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

ASHBURTON SWIMMING POOL

Contents

Page
Legal and administrative information 1
Trustees’ Annual report 2 - 6
Independent examiner’s report 7
Receipts and payments account 8
Statement of assets and liabilities 9

ASHBURTON SWIMMING POOL

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees Mr Dave Glenton – Chair – Resigned 11 November 2024 Ms Lucy Wood – Chair – Appointed Chair 11 November 2024 Mr Chris Waugh – Treasurer Mr Anthony Arnold – Resigned 30 November 2025 Mr Jerry Griffiths Mrs Barbara Waugh – Appointed 22 April 2024 Ms Claire Hill – Appointed 04 June 2025 Secretary Ms Helen Faith Burch – Secretary – Resigned 20 May 2024 Mrs Barbara Waugh – Secretary – Appointed Secretary 20 May 2024 Charity number 1164272 Principal address Ashburton Swimming Pool c/o The Town Clerks Office The Town Hall North Street Ashburton TQ13 7QQ

Independent examiner Mrs Louisa Lulek FCA Darnells Chartered Accountants Quay House Quay Road Newton Abbot Devon TQ12 2BU

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period From Period start date T Period end date Day Month Year o Day Month Year 1 April 2024 31 March 2025 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Ashburton Swimming Pool Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1164272 Charity's principal address Town Hall, North Street, Ashburton Devon Postcode TQ13 7QQ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
Dave Glenton Chair Resigned 11 November
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2024
2 Chris Waugh Treasurer
3 Anthony Arnold Resigned 30 November
2025
4 Jerry Griffiths
5 Lucy Wood Chair Appointed Chair 11
November 2024
6 Helen Faith Burch Secretary Resigned 20 May 2024
Barbara Waugh Secretary Appointed 22 April 2024,
7 Appointed Secretary 20
May 2024
8 Claire Hill Appointed 04 June 2025
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B

Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by resolution

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Section C

Section C Objectives and activities To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Ashburton and the surrounding area, the provision of facilities for leisure for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the objective of improving Summary of the objects of the the life of the said inhabitants. charity set out in its governing document

To advance the education of the public in the subject of water safety.

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The CIO primarily provides swimming facilities at Ashburton Swimming Pool (outdoor) for the people of Ashburton and the surrounding areas. The pool is open from May until the beginning of September each year and during that time is open on a daily basis with a variety of different swimming sessions to suit the different needs of the community so as to have the greatest impact on improving the lives of the community. These include general swimming, lane swimming for fitness, lessons as well as a variety of other activities such as water polo. Through the provision of lessons and guidance from the lifeguards, the CIO also ensures that the public are educated in water safety.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the In running the CIO in this way, the trustees have had regard to the public benefit in relation to guidance issued by the Charity Commission on Public Benefit. these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

● contribution made by volunteers.

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Achievements and performance

Section D

Summary of the main The period from April 2024 to March 2025 saw us taking on a new Pool achievements of the charity Manager who successfully recruited and retained for the entire Summer during the year season a highly motivated and skilled team of Lifeguards. The Lifeguard team all received safeguarding training and accredited external training to ensure that their qualifications remained up to date and compliant with Royal Life Saving Society UK regulations. A new Secretary, Barbara Waugh, was appointed on 20 May 2024 and existing Trustee Lucy Wood became Chair of Trustees when Dave Glenton, Chair since 2019, stepped down at the Pool’s AGM on 11 November 2024. The Pool Manager introduced several new, profitable and popular activities such as Sound Baths alongside the return of adult and child swimming lessons, aqua fitness, private hire for parties and regular fun sessions plus lane swims all contributing to a varied programme of activities with something for everyone. Other highlights included a summer swimming gala and our first ever dog swim on the last day of the season. The café, run and staffed entirely by local volunteers, continued to thrive and the donation of a catering barbecue by a local restaurant was a wonderful addition to our food offer. Volunteers also took responsibility for works associated with opening and closing the site. The phase 1 works for the skimmer replacement and wall stabilisation started in March 2025. Financing and project managing our ongoing programme of essential repairs proved to be challenging and Trustee sought to identify new and diverse sources of funding to ensure that our commitments in this area can be met. As ever, the local community and local funders, including Ashburton Town Council and the local League of Friends, made a significant and valued contribution to our fundraising efforts as well as providing much appreciated support to the continuation of our wonderful community asset.

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Section E

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

The charity aims to hold enough reserve to support the day-to-day cash flow of the pool over poor ticket sales. With the pool being seasonal and open air, the weather has a huge impact on its main income so good years reserves are used to cover for multiple poor years. The charity also aims to build reserves to support replacement of equipment that has a life span such as the pool plant filters.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

● the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

● how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; ● investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

The key income of the swimming pool is through ticket sales, a combination of season tickets and day passes. This is also supported by activities such as private hire, lessons and special events. However, the above doesn't cover the full cost of keeping the pool open and running, especially with the inevitable costs of equipment replacement, grounds maintenance and general upkeep and improvement.

Therefore, the pool is also reliant on grants and especially fund-raising activities to support the general income.

Section F

Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Chris WauChris Waughgh (Jan 19, 2026 13:09:34 GMT) Full name(s) Mr Chris Waugh Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Trustee Date 19/01/2026

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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Ashburton Swimming Pool Charitable Incorporated Organisation (‘the CIO’)

I report on the receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities of the CIO for the period ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages 8 to 9.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As the charity’s trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner's statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with 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 the 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.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

have not been met; or

………………….. Louisa Lulek FCA Darnells, Chartered Accountants Quay House, Quay Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2BU

Date 14 January 2026

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Ashburton Swimming Pool 1164272
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01-Apr-24 31-Mar-25
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Pool income 50,812 - - 50,812 48,822
Café income 5,788 - - 5,788 3,913
Merchandise - - - - -
Grants, fundraising and donations 39,323 - - 39,323 80,532
Other income 15,932 - - 15,932 -
Interest 360 - 360 341
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
- - 112,215 133,608
AR) [ 112,215 ]
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 112,215 - - 112,215 133,608
A3 Payments
Wages and lifeguard costs 43,183 - - 43,183 37,257
Classes costs - - - - -
Café stock 2,921 - - 2,921 1,479
Opening costs 2,504 - - 2,504 2,131
Chemicals 6,116 - - 6,116 7,245
Utilities 25,837 - - 25,837 23,377
Insurance 6,964 - - 6,964 2,490
Maintenance 44,467 - - 44,467 4,466
Marketing - - - - -
Independent Examiner's fees 630 - - 630 630
Other 5,265 - - 5,265 17,931
Bank and Stripe fees 1,375 - - 1,375 1,266
- - - -
Sub total [ 139,263 ] - - 139,263 98,272
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments [ 139,263 ] - - 139,263 98,272
Net of receipts/(payments) (27,048) - - (27,048) 35,336
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 59,719 3,758 - 63,477 28,141
Cash funds this year end 32,671 3,758 - 36,429 63,477
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Details
Pool cover
Ground source heat pumps x 3
Site with restricted use
Shelter
Pressure washer
Defibrillator
Signs and matting
Card readers and ipad
Details
PAYE payable
Dosing pump and pool cleaner
Bank balances
Signature
Chris Waugh (Jan 19, 2026 13:09:34 GMT)
Chris Waugh		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
32,709
3,758
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32,709
3,758
Agreement Error
OK
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to nearest £
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Fund to which
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Cost (optional)
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liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
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37
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Print Name
Chris Waugh		 Endowment
funds
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OK
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funds
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
19/01/2026

CCXX R9 accounts (SS)

14/01/2026

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