Brightlingsea Lido

Analysis

Brightlingsea Lido is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Brightlingsea Lido reported income of £232k and spending of £167k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £63k to £232k (+268%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 190%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Brightlingsea Lido sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Megacentre Foundation (Active Christian Trust) (£232k), St Agnes Day Nursery (£232k) and Lower Grange Community Association (£232k).