Portishead Pool Community Trust

Analysis

Portishead Pool Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06748050). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Portishead Pool Community Trust reported income of £540k and spending of £435k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £43k to £540k (+1150%), an average of +88% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 627%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Portishead Pool Community Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 South East Wales Rivers Trust (£539k), Nottingham Wildcats Community Basketball and Sports Trust (£548k) and Friends of New Earswick Swimming Pool (£539k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71%, donations and legacies 27% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.8%. Reserves of £698k would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.