Formby Pool Trust

Analysis

Formby Pool Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04479074). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Formby Pool Trust reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £865k to £2.7m (+208%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Formby Pool Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teikyo Foundation (UK) (£2.7m), University of Brighton Students' Union (£2.7m) and Crystal Palace Park Trust (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and donations and legacies 7.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £232k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 116 people.