Petersfield Open Air Swimming Pool
Analysis
Petersfield Open Air Swimming Pool is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Petersfield. It was registered in September 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and recreation, 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 and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Petersfield Open Air Swimming Pool reported income of £430k and spending of £388k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £222k to £430k (+94%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Petersfield Open Air Swimming Pool sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Equality Trust (£430k), Welcome House (£430k) and Crawley Swimming Club (£430k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the Petersfield Open Air Swimming is to promote community participation in healthy recreation by the provision and maintenance of a swimming pool for the benefit of the inhabitants of Petersfield and the surrounding area and by providing leisure swimming, training facilities, lessons courses and associated facilities for local individuals, schools and organisations.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Equality Trust | London | £430k |
| Welcome House | Hull | £430k |
| Crawley Swimming Club | West Sussex | £430k |
| The Reginald M Phillips Charitable Foundation | Bristol | £430k |