01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 28 November 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £582,867
- Latest expenditure
- £601,952
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: BIRTLEY SWIMMING POOL, DURHAM ROAD, BIRTLEY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 2PA
Website recorded by the regulator: Birtleycommunityaquaticcentre.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Birtley Community Aquatic Centre (BCAC) Charitable Incorporated Organisation was established to achieve a community asset transfer for Birtley Swimming Centre from Gateshead Council, enabling the delivery of swimming and associated activities to the community which will promote physical fitness and mental health. We plan to reopen the pool in September 2024 if we can raise the required funds
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £582,867
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £601,952
- Fin Period Start Date
- 28 November 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £437,217
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £379,347
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 14 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £582,867
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £601,952
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £51,253
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 17
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 28 November 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £437,217
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £379,347
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Grants
- £293,026
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 11
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Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 14 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 21015
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 54229
- Income Charitable Activities
- 507623
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 582867
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £601,952
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 601952
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 600
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 34040
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £38,785
- Assets Total Fixed
- 329333
- Assets Own Use
- 329333
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £58,392
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £348,940
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £38,785
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 29800
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 319140
- Assets Cash
- £28,486
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 38785
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 38785
- Count Employees
- 30
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Gateshead
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Tyne And Wear
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BIRTLEY COMMUNITY AQUATIC CENTRE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-11-28T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 28 Nov 2023
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BIRTLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AT BIRTLEY COMMUNITY AQUATIC CENTRE, FOR SWIMMING AND OTHER AQUATIC ACTIVITIES CAPABLE OF PROMOTING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND FITNESS.
- Area Of Benefit
- LOCAL
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures