Thirsk and Sowerby Swimming Baths

Analysis

Thirsk and Sowerby Swimming Baths is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northallerton. It was registered in June 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Thirsk and Sowerby Swimming Baths reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £722k to £1.4m (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Thirsk and Sowerby Swimming Baths sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beyond Sport Foundation (£1.4m), Air Cadet Charity CIO (£1.4m) and Snow Camp (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.