The Worcester Citizens Swimming Bath Association

Analysis

The Worcester Citizens Swimming Bath Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in February 2015, 11 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 06548736). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Worcester Citizens Swimming Bath Association reported income of £760k and spending of £622k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £296k to £760k (+157%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Worcester Citizens Swimming Bath Association 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Henleaze Swimming Club (£753k), Dorking Rugby Football Club Limited (£760k) and HWHC Limited (£749k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £528k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.