Settle Area Swimming Pool
Analysis
Settle Area Swimming Pool is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Settle. It was registered in February 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Settle Area Swimming Pool reported income of £659k and spending of £532k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £417k to £659k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Settle Area Swimming Pool sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 BCPC (£659k), The Duchenne Research Fund (£659k) and Ipartner India (£658k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 53%, trading 35% and donations and legacies 12%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. It employed 28 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 12%
- Charitable activities 53%
- Trading 35%
- Investments 0.2%
In the charity's own words
To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Settle and the surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| BCPC | Somerset | £659k |
| The Duchenne Research Fund | London | £659k |
| Ipartner India | London | £658k |
| Cambridge United Foundation Limited | Cambridge | £659k |