Lee Gardens Pool Committee
Analysis
Lee Gardens Pool Committee is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mountain Ash. It was registered in February 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Lee Gardens Pool Committee reported income of £227k and spending of £175k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £402k to £227k (-44%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Lee Gardens Pool Committee sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sapphire Partnership (£227k), The Abhayaratna Trust (£227k) and Islamophobia Response Unit (£227k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Lee Gardens Pool Committee was set up to re-open Lee Gardens Pool, Penrhiwceiber, Mountain Ash, RCT. The pool closed in 2013. The Committee was set up in 2015. In 2016 the pool re-opened. Lee Gardens Pool Committee carry out the day-to-day running of and fundraising for the project while Lee Gardens Volunteers carry out the general maintenance. Lee Gardens Volunteers is an intergenerational group.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sapphire Partnership | 2 St Georges | £227k |
| The Abhayaratna Trust | North Yorkshire | £227k |
| Islamophobia Response Unit | London | £227k |
| Plasma of Hope | Bloxwich | £227k |