Arundel and Downland Community Leisure Trust
Analysis
Arundel and Downland Community Leisure Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04203203). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Arundel and Downland Community Leisure Trust reported income of £541k and spending of £504k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £170k to £541k (+218%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Arundel and Downland Community Leisure Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Society of Interventional Radiology (£540k), The Ian Askew Charitable Trust (£541k) and The Angus Lawson Memorial Trust (£540k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64% and donations and legacies 17%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £183k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 17%
- Charitable activities 64%
- Investments 0.9%
- Other 18%
In the charity's own words
The Trust's objectives are to provide swimming pools & other recreational facilities for the community of Arundel and visitors. The Trust aims to improve conditions of life & health, particularly for those who are disadvantaged, and, as the only Lido remaining in West Sussex, to preserve the lido heritage. The Lido is open all year round, with pools heated from April to September and at Christmas
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| British Society of Interventional Radiology | London | £540k |
| The Ian Askew Charitable Trust | East Sussex | £541k |
| The Angus Lawson Memorial Trust | High Wycombe | £540k |
| Oasis Lord's Hill | London | £541k |